Bman's Blues Report

I have just received the newest release, Field Recordings , by Kevin Breit and the Upper York Mandolin Orchestra and it's quite interesting. The recording opens with the title track, Field Recordings , which has a Euro street cafe sound. This is not a simple recording but actually fairly complex musically on a simple theme. Nothing About Us is a really cool track with the palette of a movie soundtrack. Worry Floor has an unusual melody that sticks in your mind sounding a bit like a carousel. The multiple mandolins played by Sarah Corteur, Bradley Chaput, Mel johnson, Candice Sandino, Keith Dooley and Vincent Tallon; the mandolas played by Peter Galkin, Mario Sandino, Susan Hartwick, and Ron Litton; the mandocellos played by Robert Noonan, Cory Delisle and Ron Litton and the double bass played by Russell Boswell come into play orchestral style on the King Kong Strut , a period style quirky piece. Cool! On Heavyweight Champion (of the world) Breit really shines as a vocalist soun...

Field Recording: An Astonishing New CD From Kevin Breit & The Upper York Mandolin Orchestra Canadian artist Kevin Breit is without a doubt one of North America’s most enigmatic and multifaceted guitarists.   Considered a “guitarist’s guitarist”, Breit   has recorded with Norah Jones, Rosanne Cash,   k.d. Lang, Hugh Laurie, Holly Cole, Amos Lee, Jane Siberry, Molly Johnson, Serena Ryder, Natalie McMaster, Jane Bunnett, and many others. Breit’s extensive career as an in demand guitarist has seen him garner multiple awards and accolades - he has performed on recordings that have earned ten Grammy Awards. Breit is a member of the popular all male quartet, Sisters Euclid. Their brilliant disc, Run Neil Run , was received a Juno Award for best instrumental recording in 2006. With the Sisters Euclid, he has recorded ten albums, and received a Juno Award for the Run Neil Run recording. They have performed thr...