Jack Rose - Dr Ragtime And His Pals / Jack Rose

Beautiful Happiness

OK, this might be a hard sell but bear with us. This is a double CD (2 albums, one previously unreleased in Europe) of ‘primitive’ American country/blues. Now, before you think Garth Brooks and boot-wearing line dancers, think again. This is authentic Appalachian hills, sitting-around-a-campfire blues. There are no lyrics, no vocals. Perhaps the odd harmonica, even a washboard courtesy of Sean Bowles, but these aren’t really songs. They’re instrumental, but played by “one of this century’s finest guitar players,” according to Wire magazine. The lap-steel, slide guitar and finger-picking are amazing; they beckon you in with their mesmerising intricacies like the perfect soundtrack to any Western. If you want to hear traditional country music played well, then look no further. Andrew Williamson

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DOWNLOAD: ‘WALKIN’ BLUES’, ‘SPIRITS IN THE HOUSE’.
FOR FANS OF: COWBOYS, ‘OH BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?’.

Issue #51 - I Told You This Would Be A Good Issue

Featuring Biffy Clyro, Of Montreal, Duke Special, Frightened Rabbit, Cold War Kids, Jay Reatard, Pat Mills, and more.