Showing posts with label Jack Rose. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jack Rose. Show all posts
March 26, 2020
March 5, 2017
July 10, 2016
A Jack Rose Flood of Vinyl is on its Way
Do you need to up your Rose collection? Well lucky you, some of this hard to find stuff is coming back...
December 5, 2015
Jack Rose - Mohawk, Austin TX Dec 30th 2008
I don't think this one has ever been posted on Delta Slider!
Sixty minute set, download it here: FLAC
December 4, 2014
Jack Rose Guitar Tab
Here's a couple songs so you can play and remember.
Dusty Grass
Woodpiles on the Side of the Road
December 8, 2013
To remember guitarist Jack Rose on the anniversary of his death, filmmaker Jesse Sheppard has released a never-before-seen clip of Rose playing "Kensington Blues."
Jesse Sheppard took the newly-released footage for his 2010 documentary The Things We Used to Do, which featured performances by Jack Rose and Glenn Jones. The footage was never used in the final cut of the documentary, but has been released on the anniversary of Rose's death to commemorate the esteemed guitarist.
-by Amber von Nagel
Jesse Sheppard took the newly-released footage for his 2010 documentary The Things We Used to Do, which featured performances by Jack Rose and Glenn Jones. The footage was never used in the final cut of the documentary, but has been released on the anniversary of Rose's death to commemorate the esteemed guitarist.
-by Amber von Nagel
April 30, 2012
Jack Rose & John Fahey TAB
Just a post of a mish-mash of TABs today. More from Paul, thank you sir! And some others I found here and there.
First is the excellent little tune Flirtin' With the Undertaker from Jack Rose's Kensington Blues.
Download Flirtin' With the Undertaker
And here we have West Coast Blues, John Fahey's version. I've got two of these so I'll post them both. The text one is from Nicolas on the AG forum thank you sir! I can't recall where I got the other one so if it's yours give a shout so I can give you some credit.
Download West Coast Blues txt
Download West Coast Blues pdf
First is the excellent little tune Flirtin' With the Undertaker from Jack Rose's Kensington Blues.
Download Flirtin' With the Undertaker
And here we have West Coast Blues, John Fahey's version. I've got two of these so I'll post them both. The text one is from Nicolas on the AG forum thank you sir! I can't recall where I got the other one so if it's yours give a shout so I can give you some credit.
Download West Coast Blues txt
Download West Coast Blues pdf
February 1, 2012
Yair Yona - New Release Coming Soon
Yair Yona is set to release his latest effort "World Behind Curtains," Feb. 14th for Strange Attractors Audio House.
Go to Yona's site for a free download of the new single!
In case you aren't familiar with Yair Yona you should know that he is very prolific and always has plenty of music out there for the listening. Below is a small sample to get you by till the release date of the new CD/LP/MP3. Oh yes...vinyl!
Also, if you haven't downloaded this authorized live bootleg, you can get it HERE.
December 28, 2010
Glenn Jones Interview Smorgasbord, & Music Too!
Dwars session and interview
VPRO
Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Recorded 13th November 2004
Broadcast 14th April 2005
-Friday Nights With
-Lauren’s Blues
-Teething Necklace
-Linden Avenue Stomp [with Jack Rose]
-Richard Nixon Orchid
-Sphinx Under Curious Men
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December 9, 2010
Jack Rose's 1997 Island Koa Slide Guitar
by Buck Curran
This summer Shanti and I visited Glenn Jones and took photos of Jack's guitars in Glenn's back yard. It was quite surreal looking at those instruments in the afternoon sun and thinking never again would Jack conjure music out of those bodies of wood and steel. The most curious thing I noticed when looking at all the guitars; underneath the strings on the top between the soundhole and bridge, a patch of white residue that looks like violin bow rosin. I hadn't noticed this before, but I guess most of the time hanging out with Jack was in room lighting. Glenn informed me that for the longest time he didn't know what it was either, but after sometime realized it was the residue from Jack's white thumb picks. I had to laugh when I thought about Jack shredding his thumbpick as he fingerpicked, but it holds testament to Jack's attack on the strings and the strength of his hands. Of course, not so hard to understand when watching him perform or when listening to his records. His right hand was a beautiful thing of power and precision.
Jack's guitars include two Taylor dreadnoughts, but the significant guitar of the batch is a unique handmade slide guitar. A Weissenborn style lap guitar made of very lightly figured Hawaiian Koa and featuring a metal saddle and nut. The instrument, serial number 97099 Island Koa Instruments was made in 1997 by English luthier Pete Howlett. This guitar can be heard on Jack's best recordings, and the piece Now That I'm a Man Full Grown II from the 2005 release Kensington Blues is a perfect example of the dynamics and power he could summon with this instrument. There is also some great footage of Jack playing this guitar on the highly recommended DVD The Things We Used to Do released by Strange Attractors Audio House this year.
One thing is for certain...Jack really loved and cared for his guitars. Looking at his Island Koa (though the finish is worn) and both Taylor guitars, I noticed they are structurally in great shape. He may have played hard, but it was the strings that took the blissful punishment. Jack and I exchanged quite a few emails over the years, talking about guitars a lot of the time I really got to know what his preferences were when it came to acoustic guitars. I was building a guitar for him when he passed. I really felt like I could've built him the perfect guitar and it's sad to think we'll never be able to finish that collaboration. It's very clear when thinking about Jack himself and when listening to his music...the World is a much better place for the Life that Jack put in it while he was here. He will be missed always!
~Buck Curran 8 December 2010
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This summer Shanti and I visited Glenn Jones and took photos of Jack's guitars in Glenn's back yard. It was quite surreal looking at those instruments in the afternoon sun and thinking never again would Jack conjure music out of those bodies of wood and steel. The most curious thing I noticed when looking at all the guitars; underneath the strings on the top between the soundhole and bridge, a patch of white residue that looks like violin bow rosin. I hadn't noticed this before, but I guess most of the time hanging out with Jack was in room lighting. Glenn informed me that for the longest time he didn't know what it was either, but after sometime realized it was the residue from Jack's white thumb picks. I had to laugh when I thought about Jack shredding his thumbpick as he fingerpicked, but it holds testament to Jack's attack on the strings and the strength of his hands. Of course, not so hard to understand when watching him perform or when listening to his records. His right hand was a beautiful thing of power and precision.
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| photo by Buck Curran |
Jack's guitars include two Taylor dreadnoughts, but the significant guitar of the batch is a unique handmade slide guitar. A Weissenborn style lap guitar made of very lightly figured Hawaiian Koa and featuring a metal saddle and nut. The instrument, serial number 97099 Island Koa Instruments was made in 1997 by English luthier Pete Howlett. This guitar can be heard on Jack's best recordings, and the piece Now That I'm a Man Full Grown II from the 2005 release Kensington Blues is a perfect example of the dynamics and power he could summon with this instrument. There is also some great footage of Jack playing this guitar on the highly recommended DVD The Things We Used to Do released by Strange Attractors Audio House this year.
One thing is for certain...Jack really loved and cared for his guitars. Looking at his Island Koa (though the finish is worn) and both Taylor guitars, I noticed they are structurally in great shape. He may have played hard, but it was the strings that took the blissful punishment. Jack and I exchanged quite a few emails over the years, talking about guitars a lot of the time I really got to know what his preferences were when it came to acoustic guitars. I was building a guitar for him when he passed. I really felt like I could've built him the perfect guitar and it's sad to think we'll never be able to finish that collaboration. It's very clear when thinking about Jack himself and when listening to his music...the World is a much better place for the Life that Jack put in it while he was here. He will be missed always!
~Buck Curran 8 December 2010
Buck and Shanti Curran are the Indie folk dou Arborea
and are working on a new release.
December 8, 2010
Jack Rose & Glenn Jones - New DVD Review
If you haven't seen the trailer for this yet, check it out.
As you can see, it’s very nicely shot with some great angles on the playing. It definitely has plenty of good camera work for the guitar geek in me. I love the pans across the strings, especially that low E string when it’s been tuned down to C and is floppin’ all over the place.
The DVD kicks things off with two duets,
Miss May’s Place
Gage Blues
Revolt
Levee and
Song for the Owl
Dusty Grass
Fishtown Flower
The World Has Let Me Down
Kensington Blues and
Blessed be the Name of Lord
Rose gave up playing the 12 string at some point of his career, so we don’t get to see him play that instrument. But it’s all good because Glenn Jones is up next and takes us thru his world of bizarre 12 string tunings and partial capos. In some ways it’s surprising that these guys played together when you see them play in this DVD, there’s a real shift in the feel as you are watching this video. We go from Rose’s muscular playing that is very bluesy to Jones with the more expansive, longer, intricate pieces, nearly all from the recently released “Barbecue Bob in Fishtown.”
Redwood Ramble Misremembered
Barbecue Bob in Fishtown
1337 Shattuck Avenue, Apartment D
A Geranium for Mano-a-Mano
David and the Phoenix and
A Lark in Earnest
The last song is new territory for Glenn, a piece for the banjo.
Jones plays
Dead ReckoningKeep it 100 Years
Medley: Island 1 / Against my Ruin
Rose performs an equally diverse set
Cross the North ForkLuck in the Valley
St. Louis Blues
Closing out the DVD is an interview with the two musicians. This may be my favorite part of the entire DVD. I have always been rooted in the acoustic guitar. I’m not sure I can get into any deep philosophical reason for it. It’s always just been the instrument that spoke to me. Even before I discovered the blues of Mississippi John Hurt, Ackerman’s stuff and of course Fahey, I was in love with the acoustic. I always loved the rock songs that had am acoustic base to them. Like the backbone of Heart’s “Crazy on You” and Led Zepplin’s “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You.” I don’t know if it’s the clichéd sounding “well it’s organic” or what there is about it. But while I have always really appreciated the electric and the power it wields, when it gets down to it I would rather play an acoustic.
So I really identify with how Rose talks about starting off on the acoustic and eventually coming back to it with all that electric playing in the middle. As much as I love electric players of all kinds I want to listen to it more than play it.
Name dropping is always a useful part of any interview to discover new artists. Byron Coley even mentions Ragtime Ralph!
Glenn talks quite a bit about driving Robbie Basho around on an east coast tour, very interesting. The highlight might be Glenn’s impersonation of Fahey, it’s quite funny.
And DO NOT miss the discussion of “pussy chords.” According to Rose: Glenn uses “pussy chords,” hilarious!
This is a fantastic deal for the money. Nearly two hours of great music and a 37 minute interview. This DVD really has it all, duets, solo performances by each, both “studio” and in a live setting and to top it all off, an interview of the two.
Head on over to Strange Attractors Audio House and pick up this DVD ! Regular shipping is free, even the big river company can't beat this price.
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| Keep on pickin' and grinin'! |
Jack Rose - NPR and Andrew Stranglen pay Tribute
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| Tim Bugbee/Tinnitus Photography |
Andrew Stranglen has sent me a couple tunes to share with all of you!
Andrew is certainly no Fahey traditionalist! Instead preferring electric sounding mixes, flabby low-tuned guitars and usually improvising as often as not. It's great!
Hit the link to d/l 2 songs: "I Didn't Know Jack" and "Dis Wam Me"
About "I Didn't Know Jack" - "I recorded at home with a crappy mic and a soundhole p.u.and the mic's not prominent at all in the mix Tuning is open C/NO, it's Open A7th tune to open C then drop it down to A, then tune the high string from C# to C for that 7th nice and flabby drop tuning"
About "Dis Wam Me" - Recorded with a ZOOM, part of a larger project Andrew is working on.
Get Andrew's tunes HERE
Rose has been garnering some attention on NPR as of late. Here's some links to those in case you missed them.
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And some older stuff too!
Or get it here: Jack Rose Interview 03Oct2005
December 7, 2010
Jack Rose Guitar TAB
You can't ask for much more than the effort some people put into tabbing out songs. I've done a few myself and I find it a long and tedious process.
So a big thanks to crabbe_head over at the FaheyGuitarPlayers forum for taking the time to work these out!
Download them:
Jack Rose - Kensington Blues
Jack Rose - Blessed be the name of the Lord, from raag manifestos
Enjoy!
A Collection of Jack Rose Links
Unfortunately I never got to see Jack Rose play, never met him. But when I finally discovered his music, namely the releases on VHF, I ordered all three of them at once. I wasn't worried that I wouldn't like them. I knew I had found a hell of a guitar player. I've bought about everything of his I could get my hands on ever since. If you like Rose's music, please make the effort to buy some.
This simply a collection of the links about Jack Rose, about his death and about his music.
Scenes from the Jack Rose wake last Saturday in Philly
“Honest Strings: A Tribute to the Life and Work of Jack Rose” now available
“Ah, man”: A long afternoon conversation with American musician JACK ROSE, July 2009
Sat, Dec. 12: Jack Rose memorial services and gathering
“one for jack” by byron coley
REMEMBERING JACK ROSE…
BUY Jack Rose from EMUSIC
December 5, 2010
Podcast - Christmas Music & Jack Rose Tribute
In this first episode I play some tracks from the new Sean Smith Christmas release as well as tracks by Mike Fekete and Ragtime Ralph. The second part of the show is a tribute to Jack Rose where I play a wide variety of his music.
DOWNLOAD the show.
Show Notes
00:53 – Sean Smith – Christmas Time is Here, a Meditation from “Christmas”
03:14 – Mike Fekete – Silent Night, KAOS 89.3 Olympia WA broadcast
09:58 – Ragtime Ralph – White Christmas from “Vol. 4”
14:23 - Sean Smith – Christmas Morning (Improvisation I) from “Christmas”
15:32 - Sean Smith - Christmas Eve (Improvisation II) from “Christmas”
17:03 - Part Two – Jack Rose
18:20 – Jack Rose – Tex from BBC Maida Vale
31:55 - Jack Rose – Dark was the Night, Cold was the Ground from BBC Maida Vale
36:01 - Jack Rose – Kensington Blues from Peel Sessions
39:16 – Jack Rose – Buckdancer’s Choice from split 7” on Funeral Folk (same cut as Dr. Ragtime CDr)
41:40 – Jack Rose – How Green was my Valley from split 7” on Funeral Folk
43:53 – Jack Rose – Knoxville Blues from Dr. Ragtime CDr
Credits, etcetera…
Thanks to Tompkins Square, Mike Fekete and Ragtime Ralph for permission to play selected cuts.
Jack Rose cuts are bootlegs or out of print.
Thanks to James “Tapeleg” Gralian for the voice over introduction.
Into and outro bumper music by Ragtime Ralph
Produced by J Scott Moore
Thanks for listening.
DOWNLOAD the show.
Show Notes
00:53 – Sean Smith – Christmas Time is Here, a Meditation from “Christmas”
03:14 – Mike Fekete – Silent Night, KAOS 89.3 Olympia WA broadcast
09:58 – Ragtime Ralph – White Christmas from “Vol. 4”
14:23 - Sean Smith – Christmas Morning (Improvisation I) from “Christmas”
15:32 - Sean Smith - Christmas Eve (Improvisation II) from “Christmas”
17:03 - Part Two – Jack Rose
18:20 – Jack Rose – Tex from BBC Maida Vale
31:55 - Jack Rose – Dark was the Night, Cold was the Ground from BBC Maida Vale
36:01 - Jack Rose – Kensington Blues from Peel Sessions
39:16 – Jack Rose – Buckdancer’s Choice from split 7” on Funeral Folk (same cut as Dr. Ragtime CDr)
41:40 – Jack Rose – How Green was my Valley from split 7” on Funeral Folk
43:53 – Jack Rose – Knoxville Blues from Dr. Ragtime CDr
Credits, etcetera…
Thanks to Tompkins Square, Mike Fekete and Ragtime Ralph for permission to play selected cuts.
Jack Rose cuts are bootlegs or out of print.
Thanks to James “Tapeleg” Gralian for the voice over introduction.
Into and outro bumper music by Ragtime Ralph
Produced by J Scott Moore
Thanks for listening.
The Big Post of Jack Rose Bootlegs
Today is all music.
The first five of these are new to this site.
The rest has been posted here before but are now collected all into one post.
Hope you enjoy, raise a toast to the memory of Jack Rose.
Thanks to Ghost-Capital for this one.
1 Teoc 2:57
2 Gage Blues 3:11
3 Old Country Rock (Bill Moore) 1:51
4 Buckdancer's Choice (Sam Mcgee) 2:23
5 Knoxville Blues (Sam Mcgee) 3:29
6 Flirtin' With The Undertaker 3:05
(17th Nov, 2004)
01 Tex 13:33
02 Dark was the Night, Cold was the Ground 4:07
(08-12-2006)
Great set of 12 string and lap style!
01 Cathedral Et Chartres
03 Sun King Rag
04 Now That I'm a Man Full Grown II
05 Flirtin' with the Undertaker
06 Rappahanock River Ragg
Kensington Blues
St. Louis Blues
Sun Dogs
Black Pearls
Jack Rose
Brickbat Books
Philadelphia PA July 10 2009
Personnel on this one is Nathan Bowles on washboards and banjo throughout, Harmonica Dan joins on a few tracks, and Glenn Jones joins in on the last two tracks.
01 Kensington Blues / Blessed Be the Name of the Lord / Luck in the Valley
02 ?
03 Soft Steel Piston
04 Woodpiles on the Side of the Road
05 Walkin' Blues
06 St. Louis Blues
07 Special Rider
08 When Tailgate Drops, The Bullshit Stops
09 Linden Avenue Stomp / Moon in the Gutter
10 Moon in the Gutter [continued]
Get it HERE
Jack Rose
"Dr Ragtime & His Opium Jass Hounds"
Brickbat Books
Philadelphia PA Feb 27 2009
01 Sunflower River Blues
02 Kensington Blues
03 Calais to Dover / The World Has Let Me Down
04 The World Has Let Me Down [continued]
05 Dusty Grass
06 When Tailgate Drops, The Bullshit Stops
07 Linden Avenue Stomp
08 St. Louis Blues
09 Walkin' Blues
10 Special Rider
11 Fishtown Flower
12 ?
13 Luck in the Valley
Get it HERE
September 4, 2009Night Light Chapel Hill
recorded by threelobed
1. -intro-2. Everybody Ought To Pray Sometime3. -4. Sail Away Ladies5. Kensington Blues6. Luck In The Valley7. Soft Steel Piston8. Some Happy Day9. Hand Me Down My Walking Cane10. Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord11. Knoxville Blues12. Revolt13. Special Rider14. Goodbye Booze
The Black Twig Pickers & Jack Rose
Now Music & Fashion, Alexandria, VA, USA March 7, 2003
The Black Twig Pickers
01 Old Plank Road 02 Nine-Pound Hammer 03 ?04 ? 05 Going Down the Road 06 Handsome Molly 07 31 Week Blues 08 Sittin' on Top of the World 09 Worried Blues 10 Once I Had a Fortune 11 Where'd You Get Your Whiskey?
36 minutes.
Jack Rose
01 [tuning]02 Flirtin' With the Undertaker 03 Whiskey Before Breakfast 04 Mississippi Sawyer 05 Black Pearls06 Buckdancer's Choice / Nobody's Business
26 minutes.
recorded by threelobed
1. -intro-2. Everybody Ought To Pray Sometime3. -4. Sail Away Ladies5. Kensington Blues6. Luck In The Valley7. Soft Steel Piston8. Some Happy Day9. Hand Me Down My Walking Cane10. Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord11. Knoxville Blues12. Revolt13. Special Rider14. Goodbye Booze
The Black Twig Pickers & Jack Rose
Now Music & Fashion, Alexandria, VA, USA March 7, 2003
The Black Twig Pickers
01 Old Plank Road 02 Nine-Pound Hammer 03 ?04 ? 05 Going Down the Road 06 Handsome Molly 07 31 Week Blues 08 Sittin' on Top of the World 09 Worried Blues 10 Once I Had a Fortune 11 Where'd You Get Your Whiskey?
36 minutes.
Jack Rose
01 [tuning]02 Flirtin' With the Undertaker 03 Whiskey Before Breakfast 04 Mississippi Sawyer 05 Black Pearls06 Buckdancer's Choice / Nobody's Business
26 minutes.
thanks to http://twitter.com/oldmanwall for this one
London, 12th March 2008
01 intro (00:29)
02 Linden Avenue Stomp (04:14)
03 Miss Mary's Place (02:55)
04 Bells/Gage Blues/St. Louis Blues (10:08)
05 Revolt (03:14)
06 Levee (04:15)
07 Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord/Kensington Blues/? (10:49)
08 tuning (01:24)
09 Fishtown Flower (03:01)
10 Dusty Grass (05:43)
11 Flirtin' With The Undertaker (03:07)
12 Buckdancer's Choice (03:26)
total 52:44
Jack Rose
Nathan Bowles
Mike Gangloff
01 [intro/tuning]
02 Bright Sunny South
03 Little Sadie
04 Revolt
05 Soft Steel Piston
06 All Over the Floor
07 Luck in the Valley
08 Blessed Be the Name of the Lord
09 Kensington Blues
10 Sail Away Ladies
11 Buckdancer's Choice
12 Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
13 Special Rider
14 Some Happy Day
15 Everybody Ought to Pray Sometime
16 [drink break/encore]
17 Lick Mountain Ramble
total 70:39
Mike Gangloff
01 [intro/tuning]
02 Bright Sunny South
03 Little Sadie
04 Revolt
05 Soft Steel Piston
06 All Over the Floor
07 Luck in the Valley
08 Blessed Be the Name of the Lord
09 Kensington Blues
10 Sail Away Ladies
11 Buckdancer's Choice
12 Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
13 Special Rider
14 Some Happy Day
15 Everybody Ought to Pray Sometime
16 [drink break/encore]
17 Lick Mountain Ramble
total 70:39
The owner of Three Lobed Recordings made this available.
Setlist:
01 Kensington Blues
02 Blessed Be the Name of the Lord
03 Cross the North Fork
04 Rappahannock River Rag
05 St. Louis Blues
06 Gage Blues
07 Miss May's Place
08 Linden Avenue Stomp / Now That I'm a Man Full Grown II (false start)
09 Now That I'm a Man Full Grown II
This is a radio broadcast.
Tracks 2-4 are Found on the Kensington Blues release, 5 & 6 can be found on the Dr. Ragtime & Pals release.
Here is the info received with the files. I made some spelling corrections to the titles.
January 16, 2007
DeSmet studio's
Amsterdam, Holland.
Broadcast: February 1, 2007
Broadcast: February 1, 2007
Dwars, Concertzender
The Netherlands
01 Intro
01 Intro
02 Kensington Blues
03 Cross the North Fork
04 Rappahanock River Rag
05 Dusty Grass
06 Miss May's Place
07 Closing
February 1, 2010
Delta-Slider’s Tops of the Decade
Hey, you aren’t a real blog if you don’t do a Top Ten list, Best of the Decade or some other sort of list that says, “I know something you don’t…”
Well I don’t know shit, but here it goes anyway…
in no particular order:
Bob Brozman is usually all over the place, and that's fine, but I generally like his blues work the best. And this one is a beauty! You can get a run-down of each song on Blues Reflex at his website. I love to read where the song is from, what the artist was trying to do or how they got an idea. This isn't your usual blues playing and Brozman smacking, tapping and beating on the guitar is a bonus! Get it!
Yair Yona is up next, going in a completely different direction. See my short review of this one here, posted just recently.
Ah, Sean Smith. This was one of the first modern American Primitive releases that I stumbled across. Though his second effort is arguably more intricate and his composition abilities made a huge leap, this one is a favorite of mine, perhaps just because of how blown away the first time I heard it. You can find him HERE
Jack Rose was a monster when it came to releasing stuff and I decided that one of the rules I was going to have for this list was only one effort per artist would be listed. When I got to Rose, that rule made things difficult. But I decided to go with Kensington Blues. It's got a little of everything, slide, 12 string, 6 string, raga and rag influences and a Fahey cover. Be sure to check out VHF Records, Thrill Jockey and Three Lobed Records for releases.
I came across Andrew Stranglen either on the Fahey board or MySpace...or maybe it was CD Baby...I don't recall, but I'm glad I did. This little gem is about as far as I go when it comes to experimental music. I know, I know, maybe I need to try harder. But nonetheless this one works for me. Love it!
Ok, Cam Deas. Here's a guy I found clicking around on MySpace again. He gets the comparisons to James Blackshaw, and he does play 12 string, but Deas is much rawer, something I like. This release WAS available here but he has since re-released it so you'll have to go to his site to get it. Go HERE to read the review.
John Hammond has really come though on this one. This is strictly solo guitar and harmonica along with some stomping and grunting. Hammond is an amazing act to catch live and this is almost as good.
Pat O’Connell was featured here on Delta-Slider back in June of 2009 when I wrote a review of his forth-coming release of On the Sunny Side of Ashland, also available at Amazon.
Mike Fekete was featured here in August of 2009 as a prelude to a successful tour. Mike is planning on re-releasing some of his earlier work this year. You can get his CD Yellow and Red on Amazon or CDbaby.
Next we have C. Joynes’ Anglo-Naïve and Contemporary Parlour Guitar Vol. 1. The title is a bit much but the music is much simpler. I love the feel of the recording. I think this is a home recording and it has a great feel to it. The songs are simple and beautiful. Joynes has a real talent for playing songs in an unhurried way. It’s a real hard thing to do, most people try to play everything as fast as possible. Whenever I try to play slow it just sounds boring…and slow. This is out of print so d/l it at the link above. Don't miss this one. Also, Joynes has been busy as of late and you can get a couple more releases on Amazon or at the label, Bo'Weavil Recordings.
Next is Ragtime Ralph’s Vol. 4 release, click on the lick to d/l it!!
Ragtime Ralph and his nom de plume Blind Brand X have been VERY popular downloads here on Delta-Slider. All of his stuff is here on Delta-Slider and it's all free. And it's all good. Just give him a listen, you’ll understand!
Mark Lemhouse plays the blues, damnit! This release, Big Lonesome Radio is amazing. No, I don’t have a free download for ya. Here’s the deal, this came out in 2002 and since then Lemhouse has been spiraling into insanity, an insanity catalyzed by banjo playing. It’s said that he wanders aimlessly around the Northwest. And when he isn’t plunking his Banjo, he’s cuddled up to it asleep…dreaming of plunking it. Nonetheless, he does stop by Yellow Dog Records once in a while to pick up a royalty check. Won’t you buy a copy of Big Lonesome Radio?
What do you think of what I DID include?
How is it possible that I didn’t include a single Radiohead release?
Well I don’t know shit, but here it goes anyway…
in no particular order:
Bob Brozman is usually all over the place, and that's fine, but I generally like his blues work the best. And this one is a beauty! You can get a run-down of each song on Blues Reflex at his website. I love to read where the song is from, what the artist was trying to do or how they got an idea. This isn't your usual blues playing and Brozman smacking, tapping and beating on the guitar is a bonus! Get it!
Yair Yona is up next, going in a completely different direction. See my short review of this one here, posted just recently.
Glenn Jones' three releases have all been great and after much waffling I pretty much picked this one at random. They are all very good efforts. But I do have one criticism of Glenn, dude, post your touring schedule somewhere, I just missed you recently and I'm very sad.
Ah, Sean Smith. This was one of the first modern American Primitive releases that I stumbled across. Though his second effort is arguably more intricate and his composition abilities made a huge leap, this one is a favorite of mine, perhaps just because of how blown away the first time I heard it. You can find him HERE
Jack Rose was a monster when it came to releasing stuff and I decided that one of the rules I was going to have for this list was only one effort per artist would be listed. When I got to Rose, that rule made things difficult. But I decided to go with Kensington Blues. It's got a little of everything, slide, 12 string, 6 string, raga and rag influences and a Fahey cover. Be sure to check out VHF Records, Thrill Jockey and Three Lobed Records for releases.
I came across Andrew Stranglen either on the Fahey board or MySpace...or maybe it was CD Baby...I don't recall, but I'm glad I did. This little gem is about as far as I go when it comes to experimental music. I know, I know, maybe I need to try harder. But nonetheless this one works for me. Love it!
Ok, Cam Deas. Here's a guy I found clicking around on MySpace again. He gets the comparisons to James Blackshaw, and he does play 12 string, but Deas is much rawer, something I like. This release WAS available here but he has since re-released it so you'll have to go to his site to get it. Go HERE to read the review.
Careening back into the realm of blues: Felonius Smith is a local here in Colorado and I have the good fortune to see a lot of good live music from these guys. Get the CD Hoolay Moolay. This is blues with an old-timey and fun feel to it. But don't let that fool you, there's some great chops on this one. Felonius studied with Bob Brozman before moving to Colorado.
John Hammond has really come though on this one. This is strictly solo guitar and harmonica along with some stomping and grunting. Hammond is an amazing act to catch live and this is almost as good.
Pat O’Connell was featured here on Delta-Slider back in June of 2009 when I wrote a review of his forth-coming release of On the Sunny Side of Ashland, also available at Amazon.
Mike Fekete was featured here in August of 2009 as a prelude to a successful tour. Mike is planning on re-releasing some of his earlier work this year. You can get his CD Yellow and Red on Amazon or CDbaby.
Mike Fekete and Pat O’Connell have something in common, besides being great guitarists. They, along with Aaron Sheppard are expected to be on the next release of Tompkins Square’s Imaginational Anthem Vol. 4. Yeah, freakin’ awesome, eh? In addition, Sheppard is going to be on volume two of Berkeley Guitar. Volume one of Berkeley Guitar gets an honorable mention in the Delta-Slider list.
Nick Schillace’s first solo CD, Box Canyon was fantastic, but he upped the ante with the second: Landscape and People. You can also get his stuff at CD Baby
Next we have C. Joynes’ Anglo-Naïve and Contemporary Parlour Guitar Vol. 1. The title is a bit much but the music is much simpler. I love the feel of the recording. I think this is a home recording and it has a great feel to it. The songs are simple and beautiful. Joynes has a real talent for playing songs in an unhurried way. It’s a real hard thing to do, most people try to play everything as fast as possible. Whenever I try to play slow it just sounds boring…and slow. This is out of print so d/l it at the link above. Don't miss this one. Also, Joynes has been busy as of late and you can get a couple more releases on Amazon or at the label, Bo'Weavil Recordings.
Next is Ragtime Ralph’s Vol. 4 release, click on the lick to d/l it!!
Ragtime Ralph and his nom de plume Blind Brand X have been VERY popular downloads here on Delta-Slider. All of his stuff is here on Delta-Slider and it's all free. And it's all good. Just give him a listen, you’ll understand!
Mark Lemhouse plays the blues, damnit! This release, Big Lonesome Radio is amazing. No, I don’t have a free download for ya. Here’s the deal, this came out in 2002 and since then Lemhouse has been spiraling into insanity, an insanity catalyzed by banjo playing. It’s said that he wanders aimlessly around the Northwest. And when he isn’t plunking his Banjo, he’s cuddled up to it asleep…dreaming of plunking it. Nonetheless, he does stop by Yellow Dog Records once in a while to pick up a royalty check. Won’t you buy a copy of Big Lonesome Radio?
Pat Donohue's latest is Freeway Man. This is one of the best Donohue has put out in years. His choice of music is unique and he arranges them nicely as well. He’s got a thumb and an attack that is just so solid.
This was really off the top of my head hard and took a lot of time! I was going to do an honorable mentions section but I think I will just save that for a later post skip it.
I’m sure I forgot some great music. What do you think I should have included?
What do you think of what I DID include?
How is it possible that I didn’t include a single Radiohead release?
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