Results for "Stony Plain Records"
Blues Masters: Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite and New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers

The tradition of the blues remains tried but true over generations of musicians and fans, the devotion of the latter mirroring and complementing the loyalty of the former. And the twisting, turning geography of the music's evolution, from Africa to the Southern delta (and its adjacent hill country) up the Mississippi River to Chicago, is itself ...
Spring 2020

Blues Deluxe is a regular column comprised of pithy takes on recent blues and roots-music releases of note. It spotlights titles in those genres that might otherwise go unnoticed under the cultural radar. David Clayton-Thomas Say Somethin' Linus Entertainment 2020 Circa Spinnin' Wheel" plus And When I Die," ...
Amour

Label: Stony Plain Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: Careless Love (Instrumental); Don’t Let Go; Honest I Do; Careless Love; Crazy Arms; For The Good Times; Lover Please; What Am I Living For; Dearest Darling; I Forget To Remember.
Colin Linden & Luther Dickinson: Amour

On Amour, Colin Linden (of Blackie & The Rodeo Kings) and Luther Dickinson (from North Mississippi Allstars) offer a collaborative paean to romantic love that is not entirely sentimental. Even on such an otherwise earnest effort, there is an inherent danger that might come across as campy, but the two guitarists/vocalists demonstrate an abiding loyalty to ...
Up From The Roots: Cary Morin, Colin James, Joanne Shaw Taylor & Chris Youlden

Blues musicians invariably cover traditional genre material because it connects them with the wellspring of emotion at the heart of this music and illustrates the major influences on their personal style. Sometimes these gestures are more obvious than others, but as are those of Cary Morin's on his latest album, they can bespeak bold courage as ...
Winter 2017

'Blues Deluxe' is a regular column comprised of pithy takes on recent blues and roots-music releases of note as well as spotlights on those titles in the aforementioned genres that might otherwise go unnoticed under the cultural radar. Mark Porkchop" Holder Death And The Blues (Alive Natural Sound): 2017
Blues Deluxe 2

The cultural fragmentation of recent decades or so has resulted in such a multiplicity of niche categories that the blues community only benefits by its long-term loyalty to the genre. Yet even the oftentimes arbitrary nature of the categorization(s) can't prevent the cross-pollination of styles. And, reasonably speaking, who wants to argue the dividing lines between ...
Good News

Label: Stony Plain Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: I Met Her On That Train; Change Is Gonna Come; Time To Remember; In The Wee Hours; Good News; Six String Blessing; Marje's Melody; Blues For Henry; Puddin' Pie; Runnin' In Peace.
Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters: Good News

Ronnie Earl first gained national attention in 1979 when he replaced Duke Robillard as the lead guitarist for Roomful Of Blues. After spending eight years as the main axeman in that group, Earl decided it was finally time to completely branch out on his own. Though Earl had released his first solo disc, Smokin', in 1983 ...