blue barry faust – smoky mountain blues society
Wow! Did I ever hear some music that knocked me
out this week.
Actually a few weeks ago, but it doesn’t matter when it happened, just
that it did. Izzy & Chris have a new
CD out called “Preaching The Blues Vol 1,” on Blind Raccoon. Try out myspace.com/izzyandchris. That’s Izzy Stetar on vocals and guitar, and
Chris Nacy on blues harmonica. In the
footsteps of Cephas and Wiggins, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee, and Satan
& Adam, they are an acoustic duo that is just better than they should
be. Izzy does most of the writing and
plays stellar guitar. Chris is a killer,
tasty, on the money, harp player. They
play a refreshingly laid back style of acoustic blues that is just sure to
please. I love it. There are 11 songs on the CD and they are
just one good tune after another. If
this is Vol 1, I can’t wait for Vol 2 to come out. My favorite cuts are “Flat Broke &
Busted,” been there, and “Country Blues #5.”
I’m talking country style, old timey blues, and some fine ragtime. Now I’ll admit that I’m pretty jaded toward
old style country blues, but I just love this CD. For you harp players out there, there’s
plenty of licks to learn from Chris. You
can also learn some great phrasing. He
never overplays, lays
that great harp right in there, and obviously has done is homework listening to
the greats. Not too loud, not a ton of
reverb and octave stuff, just harp. Who
could imagine? Izzy can play that guitar
too. Great vocals on
top of it. Takes
his time, nice & easy.
Looking for something that will surprise you, here it is. Have a great summer. Thanks guys.
Keep up the good work. Don’t
believe me, listen for yourself. One love.........blue barry