Blues CD Reviews 2-24-06
Catfish Keith -- "Sweet Pea" (Fish Tail Records) AThe 10th album from this acoustic guitar virtuoso features simply dazzling guitar playing with special focus on bottleneck and resonator guitar arrangements. Keith takes liberties with just about everything and adds harmonic notes simultaneoulsy with string stretches that boggle the pickin' imagination. Really really fine work -- he's one of the best. His vocals are sung with feeling and sometimes disingenuious swagger...that Catfish thing (he refers to himself in the third person). But what a player...good for all mixes except maybe not #3 that refers to "Poontang" repeatedly.
Various -- "Blues Guitar Women" (Ruf Records) A-
A great collection of lady string ticklers. CD 1 is largely of the electric blues variety from young players to oldsters, acoustic to SRV and rockin' gospel. CD 2 is more solo acoustic stuff, ending with some real old-time blues ladies on the last four tracks. Good collection--makes a girl proud.
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