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Folk, African American Americana, banjo, bluegrass, roots, Nashville.

Plain and simple: the musical notes and phrases of the 18 songs and tunes on What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow live so deeply within Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson that the duo evokes the earthiness and the spirit of the old-time string music they celebrate and honor. The pair traveled back to the North Carolina houses of their mentors Joe Thompson and Etta Baker and included their mentors’ arrangements of these songs and tunes. Many of the tracks feature the singing of birds or the buzzing of cicada, airily blending the music of nature with the strums and fingerpicking of Giddens’ banjo and the flights of Robinson’s fiddle.

Justin “Demeanor” Harrington’s bones provide the rhythmic foundation for Robinson’s jaunty fiddling and vocals on animated “Rain Crow,” perfect for a hoedown. “Brown’s Dream,” a traditional tune arranged by Giddens and Robinson, features the two of them trading hot licks as they allow their notes to dart and dash around the central melodic theme. The animated air “Going to Raleigh” blends a jump blues structure with a playful use of time signatures. Nimble banjo picking and spry fiddling flow under the duo’s harmony vocals on Joe Thompson’s arrangement of “John Henry,” while Harrington’s skittering bones drive the feverish tarantella tune “Molly Put the Kettle On.” Brisk fiddling propels the scampering-down-the-road tempo of “Little Brown Jug,” while Giddens’ cascading banjo picking and rolling mimics the rhythms of the title bird in the leisurely unfolding “Marching Jaybird.” On “Country Waltz,” the duo produces an ethereal sound that’s the perfect accompaniment for dancing across the floor.

On What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow, Giddens and Robinson invite us to join them in their front yard, or on their front porch, to come and sit a spell, and to dance, tap our feet, clap our hands, and sing, reveling in the beauty and grandeur of old-time string music.

Tracks:
01. Rain Crow
02. Brown's Dream
03. Hook and Line
04. Pumpkin Pie
05. Duck's Eyeball
06. Ryestraw
07. Little Brown Jug
08. Going to Raleigh
09. Country Waltz
10. Molly Put the Kettle On
11. Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
12. John Henry
13. Love Somebody
14. Ebenezer
15. Old Joe Clark
16. Old Molly Hare
17. Marching Jaybird
18. Walkin' in the Parlor

Staat er compleet op, 10% pars mee gepost. Met zeer veel dank aan de originele poster. Laat af en toe eens weten wat je van het album vindt. Altijd leuk, de mening van anderen. Oh ja, MP3 doe ik niet aan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcygqWub60o&t=2s