Showing posts with label Cary Morin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cary Morin. Show all posts

Friday, August 7, 2020

Cary Morin - Dockside Saints

Size: 124,4 MB
Time: 53:15
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2020
Styles: Electric/Acoustic Blues, Americana
Art: Front

01. Nobody Gotta Know (4:11)
02. Exception To The Rule (3:54)
03. Prisoner (6:12)
04. Because He Told Me So (4:17)
05. Tonight (4:10)
06. Jamie Rae (4:30)
07. Bare Trees (4:22)
08. Valley Of The Chiefs (3:39)
09. Chosen Road (4:26)
10. Cary's Groove (4:58)
11. Blue Delta Home (4:11)
12. Come The Rain (4:20)

This LP provides a curious listener with an array of musical styles that have all been polished without losing any original luster.

If you’re an aficionado of the many varied styles of Americana including Southern-gumbo in bayou doses interpreted brilliantly by a Native American. Then guitar virtuoso Cary Morin delivers generously on a hot steaming platter. A jambalaya of flavors — intriguing & compelling. Morin’s fingerstyle guitar is stylish & his warm raw-boned vocal reminiscent at times of Mark Germino (“Rank & File” LP “Fields of Man’s New Order”) is well-applied.

Out of the starting gate with the fiery “Nobody Gotta Know,” & it’s swinging accordion (Corey Ledet) & dynamic drumbeat of Brian Brignac the track has nothing but proficiency from its musicians. The arrangement & showcase will get feet moving & fever peaking.

Dockside Saints is the 12-track CD that drops Aug 7 – Independent. Produced by multi-Grammy-winning producer Tony Daigle at the infamous Dockside Studios in Louisiana. Players include Lee Allen Zeno (bass), Eric Adcock (keys), Celeste Di Iorio (harmony vocals), Keith Blair & John Fohl (electric guitar) & Beau Thomas on fiddle. Morin adds acoustic/electric guitars & pedal steel.

Cut 2 “Exception to the Rule,” is a splendid melodic ballad while “Prisoner,” begins with crystalline fingerpicking & soulful vocals. At times, the vocal inflections here are reminiscent of Ohio-legend J.D. Blackfoot (not a Native American).

Quite frankly on “Prisoner,” a style similar to Dallas, Texas’ Sam ‘the Sham’ Samudio is evident. How Sam projected on his serious solo LP with Duane Allman “Sam, Hard & Heavy.” No joke. Carey’s inflections & the way he performs with a dirty blues pulsation has amazing results. A singer into the song.

Cary is a Crow tribal member from Great Falls, Montana where he developed his distinguished styles. The majority of the tunes are upbeat, poignant (instrumental “Bare Trees”). On “Jamie Rae,” he still has that Samudio tone but now it’s enriched with a Dr. John groove. Beautiful Ledet accordion, Beau fiddle & guitar work energize the tune. Ah – the sound of instruments talking to each other. What a joy.

And it continues on the instrumental jazzy accordion-driven “Cary’s Groove,” with striking lead guitars & stomping drumbeat. Buckwheat would smile.

“Tonight,” has more sizzling fiddle work by Beau, fingerstyle guitar picking by Morin & thunderous drums by Brian. The musicians seem to make their presence known without ever intruding.

“Blue Delta Home,” – so good, Emmylou Harris should cover this with the Neville Brothers & Cary. So, if I gave stars this is an easy 5. One of the best in a good year for Americana music. ~John Apice

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Saturday, October 27, 2018

Cary Morin - When I Rise

Size: 96,2 MB
Time: 41:08
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Electric/Acoustic Blues
Art: Front

01. When I Rise (4:34)
02. Let Me Hear The Music (3:52)
03. Sometimes (2:09)
04. Dire Wolf (3:53)
05. My Memories Of You (1:15)
06. Jug In The Water (3:11)
07. Devoted One (3:01)
08. Little Martha (2:45)
09. Lay Baby Lay (3:21)
10. Carmela Marie (5:56)
11. We Used To Be (4:09)
12. Jug In The Water (Acoustic Version) (2:57)

Morin’s sixth release, When I Rise, follows close on the heels of an international tour that spanned the U.S. and reached as far as Italy, France, and Germany. The even-dozen tracks on the new album include 10 originals, plus Morin’s take on the Jerry Garcia/Robert Hunter song, “Dire Wolf,” and a beautiful version of Duane Allman’s classic, “Little Martha.”

Morin’s last album, Cradle to the Grave, generated reams of high praise from the critics and substantial radio airplay. “‘Cary Morin is a unique and brilliant guitar player, songwriter and singer,’ says renowned folk musician David Bromberg, extolling the virtues of one of his favorite players. ‘It’s hard to pick out what he does best. As a guitar player, I have huge respect for Cary’s style and technique on the guitar. If you haven’t heard him yet, you should. Try to remember that it’s only one guitar.’ – Dan Forte for Taylor Wood & Steel

For the Colorado recording sessions, Cary Morin (guitars, pedal steel guitar, vocals) surrounded himself with a sympathetic cast of all-star musicians that uniquely complemented what he created: Steve Amedée – drums, percussion; Paul Benjaman – electric guitar; Celeste Di Iorio – vocals; Jay Forrest – drums, percussion; Jason Larson – vocals, piano, bass guitar) Dexter Payne – clarinet and harmonica; Kim Stone – acoustic and electric bass); Andy Weyl – piano; Lionel Young – violin. When I Rise was produced by Kim Stone, Celeste Di Iorio and Jason Larson. ~Mark Pucci

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Friday, May 5, 2017

Cary Morin - Cradle To The Grave

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:30
Size: 92.7 MB
Styles: Acoustic country blues
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[3:34] 1. Cradle To The Grave
[3:25] 2. Laid Back
[4:32] 3. Dawn's Early Light
[2:38] 4. Lay Baby Lay
[4:42] 5. Mishawaka
[3:45] 6. Mississippi Blues
[3:25] 7. Ghost Dog
[5:07] 8. Trust
[3:09] 9. Back On The Train
[2:47] 10. Nothing Compares 2 U
[3:20] 11. Watch Over Me

“One of the best acoustic pickers on the scene,” Cary Morin brings together the great musical traditions of America and beyond like no other. Deft fingerstyle guitar, vocals that convey melodic elation and gritty world-weariness, Morin crafts a style often characterized as acoustic Native Americana with qualities of blues, bluegrass, jazz, jam, and reggae.

"A man and a guitar, a lot of soul, and an understanding of the history of soulful men with guitars in American music can sometimes achieve this kind of timelessness in their work…,” comments Richard Higgs (Public Radio Tulsa). “Morin has the chops. [His] performances… would stand out, variously, among the old-school delta blues pliers, the Greenwich Village folk crowd at the end of the 1950s, the back-to-nature bards of the late '60s, or today's thriving scene. Morin references all these styles, but he's no dilettante. His engaging sound is his alone...."

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