formed band TR in '90s; influences the ghosts of US primitive landscape: graveyard gospel, trance sounds, sweet melodies chronicling confusions in love. affectionate resonance of stringband. secret affiliation with english balladry, fascination with sinners for whom no god is enough. flat-affect chronicles recant lostness and chaos in the rural states. murder tales play a role.
band changes, road tolls souls. turning from backwater refrain, patton says go it's OK. new strains unabashed brazen. shows with southern boys mcewen / bass, cosenza / drumkit. new thing! softer sound, try to reconcile with darker anarchist guitar scene. secret flourishing, voices multiply. songs: comedies, simple hymns, blues bidding goodbye adieu at least for now...
Tarbox Ramblers: Michael Tarbox, guitar; Scott McEwen, string bass; Robby Cosenza, drums
Discs: Tarbox Ramblers (Rounder); A Fix Back East (Rounder)
Michael and Co., Thanks for takin' me on! I really enjoyed what I got to hear at the fabulous Abilene's in Rochester! I hope to connect more with you all. I felt a real connection with the music and your approach.
B.B. King once sang "how blue can you get" and maybe now we should ask how deep can you go?
2nd Annual DEEP BLUES FEST is right around corner.
Become a member of the Greater Twin Cities Blues Music Society today and get a huge discount on your tickets to one of the hottest blues and roots events this summer in Minnesota. There has never been a better time to join than now. And there is no better way to say "I LOVE THE BLUES" than a blues society membership.
Say it LOUD!
PS - the blues societies' annual membership appreciation picnic is coming up too. So join TODAY, get some free chicken and ribs, a "deep" discount on festival tickets, and hang out with other like minded blues and roots loving people.
Hey Tarbox Ramblers, I love your approach and your soulful energy. Little Moses is great and great version of Were You There. You guys have substance! Bravo. Peace form Nashville - Joni Blind Willie Johnson / c joni bishop
Hey Michael, Love your new stuff!! Ainslie and I were down at David Leopold's house down in PA last year talking about music and he told us The Ramblers were just here!! And crashed in the Ben Solowey Studio!! I love that place & David is a great guy....Wow man it is a small world.
Alright it's dirty slide, it's great fiddle playing and man if Charlie Parr had told me fig newtons would be available I'd have had to put my running shoes on just to make better time to Johnny Ds. Great blues and hey, nice cookies. Hope to get a lesson soon. Come on out to Burren Aug 10 8pm I'll be playing bitter women's slide {and I'll bring toll house}.
I don't know if I can make it to the Sam Bonds show....here's a little tear running down my cheek. :( I'll try, but it's not lookin' good......perhaps the Cottage Grove show, but then I'd have to drive all the way back, and that's a bummer, too.....I'll keep you posted.
Global Village Medicine Show, featured album this week I See Hawks In LA "Hallowed Ground" http://www. nessmp3. com. music/iseehawksinla One of the best live bands I ever saw, and those who were lucky enough to see them at Belladrum 2006 will agree I'm sure, new album and a song on it about Belladrum Festival too, I'll play that and more.
With new albums from The Five Aces "Shout and Shimmy" Joe Ely & Joel Guzman "Live Cactus!" Twilight Hotel "Highway Prayer" Tony Joe White "Deep Cuts" Tockyo Rosenthal "One Score and Ten"
Tuesday 9PM May 13th (BST) Nessmp3. com Live Radio.
Country Blues and Beyond
We will of course feature all our musician friends and neighbours who show up in the chatroom, as well as new releases classic tracks and nessmp3. com artists. Join Rob and the gathered villagers in the chat frame here on Tuesday.
See You at the Minnesota Music Cafe Sunday May 11th.
As a sponsor of the Deep Blues Festival, all members of the Greater Twin Cities Blues Music Society Receive a HUGE discount on Deep Blues Fest Tickets. Become a society member today!
last weekend i went to the closing reception of justin green's art show at shake-it records. i hadn't seen him in a couple of years. the last time i saw him he gave me a watercolor painting he'd painted of me as the bar-maid behind- the- bar style popularized by the absinthe drinkers. i have the painting hanging on my wall at the moment. you should read "musical legends" now. how did you know i just saw that guy? are you guys magical?
