Jan 2016 Andra Faye & Scott Ballantine “Coulda Woulda Shoulda”
Artista / Grupo: Andra Faye & Scott Ballantine
Álbum: Coulda Woulda Shoulda
Discográfica: VizzTone
Año publicación: 2015
Fecha crítica: 1/2016
Valoración: VERY GOOD
Andra Faye was member of Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women from 1992 to 2009 Since the band fell apart, she has gradually got a good reputation as a versatile musician as well as an able multi-instrumentalist, especially on mandolin, an instrument she feels very comfortable with Not in vain her mandolin mentors were Yank Rachell and Johnny Young Andra is also gifted with a powerful confident voice but at the same time full of sensuality, which perfectly fits with the sense of humour and the hopeless feeling of some of her lyrics In this album Andra also plays violin, bass and double bass On the other hand Scott Ballantine has a natural skill to play with his guitar any style of American popular music like jazz, blues, rock or country and western He has a long and wide career which has made him become a reliable high quality artist His way of playing the slide, the bendings and the vibratos is as fluid as water running in a crystal clear stream This is the second album of this duet and includes twelve songs, eight original ones, but all them performed with exquisite softness, wrapping warmth and great care