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East River String Band
"Drunken Barrel House Blues"
Genres: Blues, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Drunken Barrel House Blues
2. The Rain Don't Fall On Me
3. Johnson Boys
4. The Fate Of Talmadge Osborne
5. Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues
6. The Last Kind Word Blues
7. Gonna Raise A Ruckus Tonight
8. I Wish I Were A Mole In The Ground
9. Yellow Bee
10. Too Tight Blues
11. Corrina Blues
12. Devilish Mary
13. The Spasm

CD Details

All Artists: East River String Band
Title: "Drunken Barrel House Blues"
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: East River Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 10/30/2009
Genres: Blues, Pop, Rock
Style: Acoustic Blues
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 094922481771

Synopsis

Product Description

The 3rd release from the New York City based duo Eden & John's East River String Band (Eden Brower - vocals, ukulele and guitar/John Heneghan - vocals, guitar,mandolin and kazoo). It features their 2nd cover by underground comic legend Robert Crumb (The Book Of Genesis, Heroes Of The Blues, American Splendor). This record includes performances from special guests Dom Flemons (The Carolina Chocolate Drops), Eli Smith (Down Home Radio Show, The Dust Busters) and Pat Conte ( The Otis Brothers, The Secret Museum Of Mankind). Their previous CD/LP release "Some Cold Rainy Day also featured a cover by R. Crumb and received critical acclaim which led to tours of the U.S. and Europe. "Drunken Barrel House Blues" features classic Country and Blues masterpieces by legends such as Charlie Patton, Memphis Minnie and Ernest V. Stoneman.

CD Reviews

ANOTHER SWEET ALBUM

Scrapironjazzerino | New Joisy | 12/03/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you want some "real", heartfelt stringband and country blues to make you feel alive, then look no further. The EAST RIVER STRINGBAND out of the Village in NYC have come up with another fine album. Eden Brower is really getting a feel for these old-time tunes, and her partner John Heneghan always plays well and in a manner fitting this beautiful old music. There's fine toe-tappin, authentic dance tunes, moving ballads such as Geeshie Wiley's "Last Kind Words Blues", and even that plaintive classic from Appalachia, an early Bascom Lamar Lunsford classic, "I Wish I was a Mole in the Ground." 2 Charley Patton tunes receive a nice treatment as well, "Yellow Bee" and "Screamin' and Hollerin the Blues" (solid guitar by John, just right). They're joined by their friend Don Flemons, the superb multi-instrumentalist and scholar of old-timey music from The Carolina Chocolate Drops. Eli Smith and the ubiquitous Pat Conte round out the band, keeping the groove steady and tight.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, THIS COLLECTION! So, if you want to dance, or cry, or feel the beauty of music made on the front porch, in the jook joint, at the dancehall, or the living room of real Americans struggling to make their way through hard times and fighting back through handmade music and everyday poetry, then buy this cd now. You won't be disappointed. John and Eden make rollicking and lovely music. Cover art is by their good friend, R. Crumb.

If you're familiar with Eden and John's playing, you might want to check out another great disc which has just been released, Devine's Jug Band's "Terrible Operation Blues" featuring Meredith Axelrod."