2008-03-31
The songs on Doug MacLeod’s “The Utrecht Sessions” embody the delta blues. Whether playing on his National Delphi or on 12-string guitar, his sound is genuine. Not all tracks are great – “Sheep of a Different Color” is a bit too long and preachy, and several are a little too subdued to maintain my interest – but others are worth a listen. I liked tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, and 11. Tim Smith
BLIND WILLIES
Needle, Feather, and a Rope
JOHN MCCUTCHEON
This Land: Woodie Guthrie's America
INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS
THINGS THAT FLY
Rob Ickes Trey Hensley
The Country Blues
Chris Thile
Deceiver
THE WEEPIES
Hideaway
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