May 2013 Catfish Keith “A True Friend Is Hard To Find: A Gospel Retrospective”
Artista / Grupo: Catfish Keith
Álbum: A True Friend Is Hard To Find: A Gospel Retrospective
Discográfica: Fish Tail
Año publicación: 2012
Fecha crítica: 5/2013
Valoración: GREAT
Catfish Keith has exhaustively studied deep Mississippi Delta blues Now he comes back with an exquisite album Once more time Keith showh all his sensitivity and virtuoso mastery wisdom with sixteen beautiful songs, where he plays some guitars of his amazing guitar collection This time, guitars are the following models: 1926 Gibson Nick Lucas, 1930 National Duolian, 1993 Tony Revell Ragtime Model, 1999 National Baritone Polychrome Tricone and finally a 2003 National Custom Baritone Estralita Keith fully shows his wide and varied knowledge of roots music tradition, playing both old-time gospel as well as country blues All songs belong to the period ranging from 1987 to 2008, including some own compositions as well as versions of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Blind Willie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Reverend Gary Davis, Blind Willie McTell and Bo Carter Catfish Keith passionately burns down every song he plays with his emotional, catching flaming blues language, which he communicates to the audience from the the deepest part of his heart instead of doing it from a more intellectual objective position