Back to the Well, by Washboard Slim and the BlueLights

Back to the Well

by Washboard Slim and the BlueLights

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1.	I'm Talkin' 'Bout You 02:42	info	buy track
2.	Alligator Man 02:45	info	buy track
3.	Fourth Street Mess Around 03:38	info	buy track
4.	Jug Rag-Memphis Shakedown 03:30	info	buy track
5.	Song for Gus 03:03	info	buy track
6.	Laughing Charlie 03:51	info	buy track
7.	Bound to Lose 04:16	info	buy track
8.	Bulldog 03:56	info	buy track
9.	Sin and Woe 02:38	info	buy track
10.	Hello Stranger 03:09	info	buy track
11.	Adam and Eve 02:13	info	buy track
12.	Get Right with God 03:44	info	buy track
13.	Lord, I Just Can't Keep from Cryin' Sometimes 04:06	info	buy track
14.	Mistreated Mama 04:32	info	buy track
15.	Key Lime Pie 03:47	info	buy track
16.	I'm Gonna Die with the Television On 03:50	info	buy track

about

We drew from the well of southern traditional roots music to re-interpret and update old gems and to write new ones. Of course we included jug band and blues music, but we also took in Cajun, gospel and early country string band styles.

We grouped the songs into two categories, songs about Memphis and the River on one hand - starting with Memphis Minnie's "I'm Talkin' 'Bout You", and songs about sin, redemption, and salvation on the other - starting with "Sin and Woe". Because we all grew up listening to LP’s with an “A” side and a “B” side, we thought it might be fun to treat this CD as an LP from back in the day.

credits

released October 1, 2015

- Peter (Washboard Slim) Menta - Drums, Harmonica, Kazoo, Washboard, Vocals.
- Brooks Barnett - Accordion, Banjo, Drums, Guitar, Mandolin, Piano, Vocals.
- Anna Castleman - Harmonica, Vocals.
- Howard Horn - Banjo, Jug, Washtub Bass, Vocals.
- Mat Kastner - Banjo, Guitar, National Steel Guitar.
- John Pendergast - Guitar, Fiddle, Mandolin, Vocals.
- Mark Crofutt - Slide Guitar, Triangle.

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