Bman's Blues Report

I just received the newest release, Rough and Tumble South , by Ray Cashman . The release opens with Food Song , a great juke track with a strong rhythm and back beat. This is simple, raw and fun with Cashman on vocal and guitar, Davis Coen on guitar, Grace Askew on backing vocal John Estes on bass and Adam Verone on drums. A more laid back country style track, Simple Life , opens with Ollie Oshen on fiddle and the song is delivered in it's simplest form describing the merits of slowing down. Nobody But You has a definite swamp rock bottom with a great groove. A droning guitar part with a more melodic bass gives Cashman's raw vocals a perfect stage for breathing. I really like this track... let's call it power swamp. Feeling No Pain has a distinct dixieland flavor with the addition of a little banjo by Cashman and some real cool trombone work from Diego Vasquez. Mudbugs is a bit more uptempo and a blend between Appalachian and Cajun style with and rural instrumentatio...