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I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Stone Cold , from Russ Green , and it's a driving blues rocker. Opening with Lint Redux , you are immediately in the middle of a swampy blues with modern effects. With a firm foot stomp by Felix Pollard on drums and Vic Jackson on bass Russ Green on harmonica and vocals really has the earthy feel. Giles Corey on slide gives the track great grease and Green's harp work is strong. Excellent opener. 12 Feet of Water opens with a terrific harmonica aria before grinding into a super drum driven romp. With the feel that I can only describe as Hill Country , Green delivers such soulful vocals, comforted by Joe Monroe on keys, this track just grabs you. Green's harmonica is like a shuddering wind blowing through you with the thumping bass of Vic Jackson and Vince Agwada on guitar. Excellent! Easy going shuffle, Nobody Knows has a smooth, supple melody with backing acoustic guitar, minimal drum work and melodic ha...
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Chocolate Drops' Rhiannon Giddens teams with sister for album
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Chocolate Drops' Rhiannon Giddens teams up with sister Lalenja on
I Know I've Been Changed
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Corinne Everett Belch
corinne@musicmaker.org
919-643-2456
HILLSBOROUGH,
N.C. (April 18, 2013) - Music Maker Relief Foundation, an organization
dedicated to assisting elderly Roots musicians and preserving American
Traditional music, is excited to announce the upcoming release of I Know I've Been Changed by the Giddens Sisters on April 30th. The duo will also perform across North Carolina and in Tennessee on six dates in March.
On the 15-track album, Rhiannon Giddens, of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, and her sister Lalenja Harrington team up to perform
both traditional and original tunes. Rhiannon plays banjo and fiddle on
the album, in addition to singing. Lalenja lends her vocals, along with
her skillful poem and songwriting.
Tim
Duffy, Founder of Music Maker Relief Foundation and co-manager of the
Carolina Chocolate Drops, says, "Rhiannon Giddens showcases her lifelong
musical partnership with sister Lalenja, through gospel duets, old-time
music and original poetry. Mixing these three genres has never been
done before on one album, especially by artists of this magnitude. We
are so lucky that these brilliant and virtuosic sisters have teamed up
to bring this art to the world."
The songs and poems on I Know  I've Been Changed were inspired by a range of styles and musicians, from gospel to banjo finger picking-from Billie Holliday to Ola Belle Reed. I Know I've Been Changed will be officially released on April 30, 2013, and is currently available for special pre-release at shop.musicmaker.org. The album was recorded in April 2010 at Music Maker Studios by Tim Duffy and produced by Ardie Dean.
For more information about the album, including a downloadable version available for media, click here.
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About Music Maker Relief Foundation:
Music
Maker Relief Foundation is a 501c3 dedicated to preserving the musical
traditions of the American South. Since 1994 they have partnered with
traditional artists over 55 years old who survive on a yearly income of
less than $18,000, sustaining their day-to-day needs while building
their careers.
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