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Live
in Ireland 2001
CD - CRS CECD4
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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.
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1 |
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Soul
On Fire (Peter Kempe) |
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2 |
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Don't
Give It Up (Peter Kempe) |
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3 |
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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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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”. |
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enjoy,
Charlie Hussey.
Charlie Hussey presents and produces ”The Blues Train”
on Anna Livia F.M., Dublin, Ireland.
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