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Maurice Hope's Blog – November 2010 Archive (5)

HOT CLUB OF COWTOWN —WHAT MAKES BOB HOLLER (Proper Records)

www.properuk.com

www.hotclubofcowtown.com

And about time, too HCCT —because this album has been ten years in the making and not come a moment too soon. Since this trio are one of the finest components of Western Swing (and more) to have come along since Asleep At The Wheel first emerged in 1970. I was on my initial impression disappointed… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on November 26, 2010 at 18:00 — No Comments

JOHN WORT HANNAM —QUEEN’S HOTEL (Black Hen)

www.blackhenmusic.com

www.johnworthannam.com

www.continental.nl

Canadian singer-songwriter John Wort Hannam offers something different as his terse tales of love, regret and getting through situations once thought devoid of a happy conclusion seep into the subconscious of the listener.

Hannam… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on November 25, 2010 at 22:30 — No Comments

ERIC BRACE & PETER COOPER —MASTER SESSIONS (Red Beet Records)

www.redbeetrecords.com

Together Red Beet Records acts Eric Brace and Peter Cooper are a force to be reckoned with since on singing harmonies like all classic duos they join as one. Close your eyes and you get that feeling a multitude of occasions. Plus they have in Julie Lee and Jon Randall who sing on three cuts two wonderful foils and better still Master Sessions have legendary… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on November 10, 2010 at 22:30 — No Comments

PETER ROWAN BLUEGRASS BAND: LEGACY (Compass)

www.compassrecords.com

Peter Rowan is a giant in terms of music and character. Who as a young man played with the father of bluegrass music, Bill Monroe as a member of his Bluegrass Boys and has since gone on the carve out his own legacy in the music. Here he has for company Jody Stecher (mandolin), Keith Little and Paul Knight as his Bluegrass Band plus guest slots from Del McCoury, Ricky… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on November 8, 2010 at 22:00 — No Comments

ANNIE KEATING —WATER TOWER VIEW (own label)

www.anniekeating.com

New York-based singer-songwriter Annie Keating after her sublime album Belmont has once again come through with a mighty fine album. Water Tower View is one of those recordings that eat away at the listener’s defences, rounding off the edges as it deftly creeps into one’s subconscious (like in the poetic gem ‘Victoria Station’; a song inspired by her visit here… Continue

Added by Maurice Hope on November 2, 2010 at 7:00 — No Comments

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