Blue Mergings
Prolific player Warren Haynes, notably of Govt Mule, has
come up with a two disc set of fine Americana/country-infused songs ably
supported by the band Railroad Earth [their last album reviewed here].
Opener Is It Me Or You
has a Neil Young-esque structure before the wailing violin asserts its tone,
whilst a rockier mood is injected in second Coal
Tattoo. The prettiness of this collaboration is exemplified in third track Blue Maiden’s Tale, the mandolin and
fiddle accompaniments beautifully played, and Haynes' mellowed gruffness of a
voice adding further plaintive atmosphere. And so it goes: delicate mergings of
bluegrass with Haynes’ warm vocal and fine guitar playing, the country blues of
sixth Stranded in Self-Pity
demonstrating some smart pickin’.
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