[NEohioPAL]JIMMIE RODGERS/HANK WILLIAMS Sr. Satyrday Nove 27 at THE ROSE in Medina

Fri Nov 26 16:08:24 PST 2004

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At 8PM Saturday evening Rob McNurlin http://www.robmcnurlin.com/ and =
John Lilly http://www.johnlillymusic.com will present their musical =
tribute to the music of Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams Sr.=20

Here is a little about John:

Only the vagaries of American corporate music can explain why you don't =
already know this CD by heart. "Last Chance to Dance" debuted at #1 in =
September 2003 on the Freeform American Roots chart (where the DJ's =
choose their favorite new roots releases) and it's easy to hear why. On =
it, John Lilly sets out to honor and contribute to the great tradition =
of American folk dance - and he does - but he can't help but veer back =
into the dark and lonesome territory that made 2000's "Broken Moon" such =
a stunning solo debut. On the new album, however, he demonstrates the =
full range of his talent as instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, and =
interpreter of the American folk tradition, exploring not only his =
previous themes of love, heartbreak and redemption, but also traditional =
country themes of home, the loss of family, and growing older. It's a =
tribute to his talent that all this adds up to a diverse and, yes, =
upbeat collection of music.=20

His spare and clean instrumental performances on guitar, mandolin and =
bass, are outstanding, as before, with an even greater diversity of =
styles; so are the lead and harmony vocals. But while the earlier album =
gave only a tantalizing sample of what he can do as a songwriter, LCTD =
really shines as a songwriting showcase. Of special note are the opening =
track, "Whodunnit?" which gives the appearance of a throwaway novelty =
number, but which in fact is an intense musical and lyrical display of =
jealousy and suspicion, and "Blue Boy", which is in the great tradition =
of the country torch song, and deserves to become a standard.=20

Other favorite cuts are the two great yodeling songs, Jimmie Rodgers' =
"No Hard Times" and Lilly's own comic original "A Little Yodel Goes a =
Long Way" (recorded live), great examples of the American country =
yodeling tradition. (See also his performance of Hank Williams' "Pan =
American" on "Southern Ramble" by Ralph Blizard and the New Southern =
Ramblers.) The world-weary and fervid arrangement and performance of the =
traditional "Long Time Traveling" are also haunting and memorable, as is =
the Hazel Dickens' classic, "Coal Miner's Grave". The title song and =
"Good News, Bad News" are some other engaging cuts, but really, there =
are too many to name: listen and pick your own favorites!=20

Appearing again on this CD are the same group of collaborators who made =
"Broken Moon" so memorable: the great Ginny Hawker on harmony vocals, =
Buddy Griffin on fiddle (who ranges from the heartbreaking to the =
sardonic), with the addition of Sonny Landreth on slide guitar. David =
O'Dell returns, this time providing some great banjo as well as doing =
the recording and mixing.=20

This album should be of great interest not only to American roots music =
purists, who are looking for the next Gillian Welch or Iris DeMent, but =
also to those fans of contemporary country and folk =
songwriter/performers such as Robbie Fulks and Fred Eaglesmith. However, =
I am reminded as well of many older country and folk-based performers: =
not only the obvious influences of Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams, but =
also the subsequent generation of writer/performers such as John Prine =
and Steve Goodman, who are both whimsical and profound. In addition, =
fans of Richard Thompson will admire both Lilly's instrumental =
virtuosity and the intensity and humor with which he plumbs old genres =
and makes them new. Once again, a must-have!=20

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John:</FONT></DIV>
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<P>Only the vagaries of American corporate music can explain why you =
don't=20
already know this CD by heart. "Last Chance to Dance" debuted at #1 in =
September=20
2003 on the Freeform American Roots chart (where the DJ's choose their =
favorite=20
new roots releases) and it's easy to hear why. On it, John Lilly sets =
out to=20
honor and contribute to the great tradition of American folk dance - and =
he does=20
- but he can't help but veer back into the dark and lonesome territory =
that made=20
2000's "Broken Moon" such a stunning solo debut. On the new album, =
however, he=20
demonstrates the full range of his talent as instrumentalist, vocalist,=20
songwriter, and interpreter of the American folk tradition, exploring =
not only=20
his previous themes of love, heartbreak and redemption, but also =
traditional=20
country themes of home, the loss of family, and growing older. It's a =
tribute to=20
his talent that all this adds up to a diverse and, yes, upbeat =
collection of=20
music. </P>
<P>His spare and clean instrumental performances on guitar, mandolin and =
bass,=20
are outstanding, as before, with an even greater diversity of styles; so =
are the=20
lead and harmony vocals. But while the earlier album gave only a =
tantalizing=20
sample of what he can do as a songwriter, LCTD really shines as a =
songwriting=20
showcase. Of special note are the opening track, "Whodunnit?" which =
gives the=20
appearance of a throwaway novelty number, but which in fact is an =
intense=20
musical and lyrical display of jealousy and suspicion, and "Blue Boy", =
which is=20
in the great tradition of the country torch song, and deserves to become =
a=20
standard. </P>
<P>Other favorite cuts are the two great yodeling songs, Jimmie Rodgers' =
"No=20
Hard Times" and Lilly's own comic original "A Little Yodel Goes a Long =
Way"=20
(recorded live), great examples of the American country yodeling =
tradition. (See=20
also his performance of Hank Williams' "Pan American" on "Southern =
Ramble" by=20
Ralph Blizard and the New Southern Ramblers.) The world-weary and fervid =

arrangement and performance of the traditional "Long Time Traveling" are =
also=20
haunting and memorable, as is the Hazel Dickens' classic, "Coal Miner's =
Grave".=20
The title song and "Good News, Bad News" are some other engaging cuts, =
but=20
really, there are too many to name: listen and pick your own favorites! =

Appearing again on this CD are the same group of collaborators who =
made=20
"Broken Moon" so memorable: the great Ginny Hawker on harmony vocals, =
Buddy=20
Griffin on fiddle (who ranges from the heartbreaking to the sardonic), =
with the=20
addition of Sonny Landreth on slide guitar. David O'Dell returns, this =
time=20
providing some great banjo as well as doing the recording and mixing. =

This album should be of great interest not only to American roots =
music=20
purists, who are looking for the next Gillian Welch or Iris DeMent, but =
also to=20
those fans of contemporary country and folk songwriter/performers such =
as Robbie=20
Fulks and Fred Eaglesmith. However, I am reminded as well of many older =
country=20
and folk-based performers: not only the obvious influences of Jimmie =
Rodgers and=20
Hank Williams, but also the subsequent generation of writer/performers =
such as=20
John Prine and Steve Goodman, who are both whimsical and profound. In =
addition,=20
fans of Richard Thompson will admire both Lilly's instrumental =
virtuosity and=20
the intensity and humor with which he plumbs old genres and makes them =
new. Once=20
again, a must-have! </DIV></BODY></HTML>

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