Maurice Hope's Blog (70)

PAUL CURRERI —CALIFORNIA - Tin Angel (media)

www.tinangelrecords.co.uk www.paulcurreri.com Singer-songwriter, producer and picker Paul Curreri is an all rounder of that there is no doubt about it. His latest album California was inspired through him having to take time off the road… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on November 29, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

HENNESSY KEANE —NOWHERE FAST (Own label)

www.hennessy/keane.com Fronted by Shaun Hennessy (guitars, banjo, backing vocals) and Ian Keane (lead vocals, drums) and partnered by Carl Storey (guitars, backing vocals), Spencer Brown (bass) and producer Nick Beere, who also guests on Hammond organ Nowhere Fast is very much… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on November 27, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

CHARLIE POOLE —THE ESSENTIAL CHARLIE POOLE (Proper Records) 4 disc box set and Ramblin' Boys: A Journey - The Martin Stephenson/Charlie Poole connection (media)

www.properuk.com North Carolina-born, Charlie Poole was undoubtedly one of the most colourful characters of his age, and for that matter a good few more since then. In some ways he was like the Hank Williams of his day, but singing old time music and not country. He drank heavily and… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on November 27, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

PIETA BROWN —SHIMMER (Red House)

www.redhouserecords.com www.pietabrown.com Produced by Don Was (Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson etc) Shimmer is a seven-track collection of stripped demos by Pieta Brown. The daughter of famed Iowa singer-songwriter, Greg Brown who too… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on November 27, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

MALCOLM HOLCOMBE —FOR THE MISSION BABY - Echo Mountain Music (media)

www.malcolmholcombe.com Here we have yet another superb album from singer-songwriter Malcolm Holcombe. Spitting out lyrics like bullets from a shogun, his rough-hewn vocals and acoustic guitar aided by the likes of his good friend Jared Tyler (dobro) plus Tim O… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on November 22, 2009 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

CHIP TAYLOR —YONKERS NY Train Wreck (media)

www.trainwreckrecords.com/ Chip Taylor is a legend! Nothing less, and once you have seen him put on a show and listened carefully to his records and no longer take him solely as songwriter you will also agree. He has penned such songs as ‘Wild Thing’, ‘Angel Of the Morning’, ‘Son Of A Ro… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on November 22, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

MARTHA ANN BROOKS —LATELY…. Own label (media)

www.marthaannbrooks Martha Ann Brooks is singer-songwriter originally from Montgomery, Alabama but raised in Augusta, Georgia who blends folk, country, and jazz with pop and has a wonderful controlled singing voice. Unlike all too many today she really can sing,… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on November 21, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

CHARLEY PATTON —THE DEFINITIVE CHARLEY PATTON PROPERBOX - Proper Records (media)

www.properuk.com As blues legends go Charley Patton is up there with the best, and seen by many as the most important figure of the pre-war Mississippi Delta blues scene through his rich, full-bodied music. In comparison to the likes of Robert Johnson, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters and Sun House among… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on November 20, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

HEATHER MASSE —BIRD SONG - Red House (media)

www.heathermasse.com www.redhouserecords.com First off I must state what a fabulously voice New York-based musician Heather Masse possesses and that she uses it beautifully. With support from her band of Jed Wilson (keyboards), Karl Doty (ba… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on November 20, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

CLAIRE LYNCH —WHATCHA GONNA DO (Rounder)

Bluegrass singer and hit songwriter Claire Lynch has changed little since I first heard her in the early 1980s fronting t… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on November 15, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW —LIVE AT THE ORANGE PEEL AND TENNESSEE THEATRE LIVE (DVD) Nettwerk (Media)

Since breaking onto the scene, the Old Crows have made a huge impression with their blending of traditional country, folk, blues, jug band music and bluegrass fueled by a ton of energy . That has made them firm favourites at festivals in Europe as well as their native h… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on November 15, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

DANNY SCHMIDT —on tour soon! Maurice Hope finds out all you need to know before you go (Media)

Texas-raised singer-songwriter Danny Schmidt is one of the most talented writers to emerge on the Americana scene this decade and counting. After him winning Kerrville’s New Folk Award in 2007 and critical acclaim of Little Grey Sheep the following year, 2009… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on November 9, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

CHRIS SMITHER —TIME STAND STILL (Signature Sounds)

www.smither.com www.signaturesounds.com Folk blues Americana act Chris Smither who has been writing great songs for a long time and had the likes of Bonnie Raitt pick up on his work seems to make class albums at will. Since the beginning Chris S… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on November 8, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

BEN REEL —TIME TO GET REAL (B.Reel Records)

www.benreel.com Inspired by the likes of Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Ben Reel is a singer-songwriter from Silverbridge, County Armagh that merges his work with country rock Americana yet it is his passion and ability as a genuine story-telling that see him grasp… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on November 8, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

LYLE LOVETT —NATURAL FORCES (Hump Head)

www.lylelovett.com www.humpheadcountry.com When it comes to great Texas singer-songwriters, performers and recording acts then Lyle Lovett is up there with the very best, and to many he is the best! Such is his unique stylist qualities b… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on November 2, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

SAM BUSH —CIRCLES AROUND ME (Sugar Hill)

SAM BUSH —CIRCLES AROUND ME (Sugar Hill) www.sambush.com www.myspace.com/sambushband.com This could well be Sam Bush’s best solo album to date, for his vocals have never sounded better with as always the instrumental work of another class! As Sam… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on November 1, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

ROD STEWART —THE ROD STEWART SESSIONS 1971-1998 (Stiefel Entertainment -Warner Bros)

www.rodstewart.com Scottish rocker Rod Stewart found there was life after the Faces, the band he fronted before and after he started out as a solo act. A born entertainer, songwriter and as has been underlined over the years a gifted producer. As demonstrated on among others his best selling alb… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on October 30, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

THE O’S –WE ARE THE O’s (Idol Records)

THE O’S –WE ARE THE O’s (Idol Records) www.wearetheos Understated and a little off-kilter Taylor Young and John Pedigo play a list of instruments between them as The O’s utilise traditional folk country in a good honest fashion. On first listen their music for me doesn’t pull up any trees maybe… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on October 25, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

VARIOUS ARTSTS —DANCING ALONE (True North Records)

VARIOUS ARTSTS —DANCING ALONE (True North Records) www.wmhawkins.com www.truenorthrecords.com Combining folk, blues, jazz and country a bunch of 22 songs of famed Canadian poet and songwriter, William Hawkins’ w… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on October 25, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

NAOMI SOMMERS —GENTLE AS THE SUN (American Melody)

www.naomisommers.com http://houseconcerthub.ning.com/profile/NaomiSommers Oh, I love the music this girl makes. Daughter of one-time lead vocalist and songwriter with Washington DC bluegrass ensemble… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on October 20, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

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