Source: Digital Lossless Copy
Size: 115.6 MB
Time: 50:08
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2004
Styles: Acoustic Blues Folk
Art: Front & Back
01. People Get Ready (5:43)
02. Goin' Down The Bayou (4:43)
03. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (6:17)
04. Blues Stay Away From Me (3:57)
05. Wake Me, Shake Me (2:02)
06. Long Black Veil (5:39)
07. East Kentucky Coaldust (5:04)
08. I'll Be Around (3:42)
09. Parchman (3:31)
10. Workin' On A Building (5:34)
11. Lost Highway (3:51)
Recorded in Germany late in 2003, "Southern Cross" gracefully represents Spencer Bohren's lifelong passion for America's traditional music. From the breathtaking lapsteel intro of Curtis Mayfield's soul / gospel classic, "People Get Ready" to the sage advice of Hank Williams' "Lost Highway," Spencer's musical vision never falters, and his love for the music is clear throughout. A wide spectrum of Southern music is represented, with soulful readings of everything from a coal miner ballad, to a post-Elizabethan murder ballad, to a prison lament and a gospel rave-up. Laced between the traditional pieces are Spencer's own original songs, written with obvious reverence for the form and indistinguishable from the others. In addition to his celebrated lapsteel guitars, Spencer uses clawhammer banjo, acoustic guitars, and acapella voices to imbue the album with an almost spiritual ambience. The title, "Southern Cross," refers to the intersection at which the roots of all this southern music inevitably cross.
The compelling artwork on the cover is evidence of a recent divergence in Spencer's creative path. Assembled during stolen moments of concert tours, his "Petite Mysteres" document a life in motion with artifacts and images gathered along the way.
The compelling artwork on the cover is evidence of a recent divergence in Spencer's creative path. Assembled during stolen moments of concert tours, his "Petite Mysteres" document a life in motion with artifacts and images gathered along the way.
Southern Cross
Source: Digital Lossless Copy
Size: 112.5 MB
Time: 48:56
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Acoustic Blues Folk
Art: Front
01. Travelin' (4:41)
02. A Thousand Dusty Miles (5:06)
03. Lost Forever In Your Kiss (4:56)
04. I've Been Delivered (4:16)
05. Is Your Heater Hot Tonight (5:06)
06. In The Absence Of The Sacred (6:04)
07. Thief In The Night (4:38)
08. Makin' It Home To You (4:44)
09. The River's Risin' (4:35)
10. Delia (4:45)
What’s the old saying . . . Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue? The adage describes this album just about perfectly. A couple gems from my long-ago repertoire are reimagined with the able assistance of my crackerjack band, the Whippersnappers. There are several new songs, some of which were being polished until the last take of the recording sessions. A couple were borrowed from friends. And blue? Well, some people say everything I sing is blue to some degree.
Makin' It Home To You
3 comments:
RIP, Spencer. He played at a benefit at a local club in April, and while everyone knew he was ill, he looked and sounded great. Saw him next at JF and he looked horrible (still sounded fantastic).
One of his sons, Andre, is both a fantastic concert pianist and an in demand drummer (most notably, plays drums in Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes).
A million thanks for this and also for Southern Cross. Such a shame that Spencer Bohren has passed away. Bluestender, you really did a good deed posting these; thank you :)
Hello Bluestender.
GREAT post! Thanks you very much for this last "Makin' It Home To You"(2018) album. Thanks! :-)
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