Performance Date
Monday, May 26
1 p.m. BLUES PROJECT - Threadgill Theater
Formerly a member of Delta Roux, Austin singer and
slide guitarist Harry Bodine gloriously
displays his terrific grasp of roots styles on the
self released "Which Way Home".
"Drivin' Up Thru Memphis" rides a
swaggering groove a mile wide, Nick Connolly's
swirling organ vying with Bodine's guitar for
highway mastery. "Time On My Hands"
has Delta mud all over it, while the swampy
"Twenty-Four Hours" is dark and oppressive,
with buzzing, snake- charmer slide. "What
Would I Do" by contrast, is delicate and
touching, recalling Steve Earle's expert
melodic and compositional sense. Each arrangement is
perfectly conceived, from the funky "Can't
Live Without It" to the weird, Waitsian
"Troubled Mind" and the hard boogie of
"Hip Street." With uniformly excellent
song craft, singing, and playing, Bodine has created
a daring new album in the often-stagnant Americana
genre.
Harry's songs are heavily influenced by American
roots music, from black spirituals, delta blues to
New Orleans funk.
For
more information on Harry, visit
www.harrybodine.com
