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Live
in Ireland 2001
CD - CRS CECD4 |
I
was first introduced to the music of ”The Juke Joints”
back in 1995 when their album ”Tin House” arrived
to me at the radio station. I was immediately impressed by
both the quality and selection of music contained on that
CD and the following week I played a couple of tracks from
it on my show.
On this new album ”Live in Ireland” all styles of
blues are represented, from the acoustic Big Bill Broonzy´s
”Bankers Blues”and ledbelly´s ” Out On
The Western Plain”, both firm favourites of Rory |
Gallagher
and ”Going To My Hometown” on which Peter Kempe,
the band´s lead vocalist, steps out from behind the
drums to play the mandolin.
The Juke Joints have recorded three live albums so far, and
five studio albums, and now this, their latest, was recorded
in my country Ireland! Although they have toured Ireland several
times, it was only this year on their 4th trip to Ireland,
with lots of their loyal fans travelling with them, that they
finally made it to JJ Smyth´s, Dublin´s ”home
of the blues”, where to of the tracks for this project
were recorded and indeed my first time to see them live. I
knew it was going to be a great night of blues, that night
last March when they opened up with ”The Blues Had A
Baby”, the Kilkenny version is on this CD, other recordings
took place in Myrtleville, Youghal and Midleton.
The opener ”Soul On Fire” is a new original that
swings along, Boogie Mike contributing a fine guitar solo
as does Sonnyboy on the harmonica, good solid bassguitar too
from Peter van Merode and check out the Zydeco flavoured original
”Don´t Give It Up” with Sonnyboy this time
switching to the accordion that he bought in Dublin.
Well if you´ve been sitting down, which I doubt, while
this CD´s been playing in the background, ”My Baby”
is sure to have you up dancing, as will Dave Alvin´s
”So Long Baby, Goodbye”, the closing track on the
album.
Of course all you Juke Joint fans know that the best way to
enjoy their music is to see them perform live and failing
that, well, you´re holding the next best thing in your
hand: ”Live In Ireland”. |
enjoy,
Charlie Hussey.
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Hussey presents and produces ”The
Blues Train” on Anna Livia F.M., Dublin, Ireland |
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Soul
On Fire (Peter Kempe) |
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Don't
Give It Up (Peter Kempe) |
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Blues
Had A Baby (Morganfield/McGhee) |
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Humping
To Please (Peter Kempe) |
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Youghal
Song (trad. arr. by the Juke Joints) |
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Bankers
Blues (Broonzy) |
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Going
To My Hometown (Gallagher) |
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Mojo
Hand (Peter Kempe) |
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Calling
Card (Gallagher) |
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Out
On The Western Plain (Letbetter) |
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My
Baby (Peter Kempe) |
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So
Long Baby, Goodbye (Alvin) |
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