It's a little hard to describe all the things I like about this recording because it conjures up feelings that are hard to get a grip on; it resonates inside. 
    I like the "Buddy Holly meets Woody Guthrie" song: "Alone By Me." I hear echoes of Gordon Lightfoot in 'Hurricane.' I love the song titled, 'Someone Like You.' It's my favorite, so far, on this album. Matching a cello with that harmonica is genius. This song could catch fire. I like the song that reminds me of the Soggy Bottom Boys, 'CARRY ME DOWN.' 'Ballad Of Jenny Kim is cool like Dylan's, 'Jack Of Hearts.'  And,  I can just hear the pick-up trucks pulling into a shit-kickin' bar in Bakersfield in the line dance boogie number, 'Cowboy Blues.'  Some of these songs create feelings that drift around and through you. There's even a stunning sitar on 'Mockingbird.'
 The writing and production are excellent, as are the musicians and arrangements. This is a pretty broad look at genuine North American musical styles (not counting the sitar), but it stands on it's own very well. This is good stuff. I really like this album.   -Mark Weeks, SLC Utah
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