Dan Livingstone is a singer and virtuoso guitar player who mastery knows fingerpickin’ style, as well as dobro, he combines in this recording with a loose dynamism Together with his acoustic band The Griffintown Jug Addicts, he and the group mastery perform with intensity and passion ragtime, roots blues, swing and they even dare to play spirituals In this way the musicians create a warm atmosphere that gradually grows up filled with that particular environment where simplicity and fun were essential elements in those old times black people daily lives Besides Dan Livingston on vocals, dobro and acoustic guitar, the band also includes Julia Narveson at the washtub bass and vox, Brad Levia on washboard and vox and Colin Perry on acoustic guitar and banjo A couple of guest musicians collaborate in the song I Like My Chicken Frying Size, Dom Desjardins on banjo and Jerome Dupuis-Cloutier on trumpet This is a delicious album, with beautiful songs coming from Fred McDowell, Reverend Gary Davis or Blind Blake, all of them performed from the bottom of their hearts with honesty and a deep respect and knowledge of these particular styles