The BrotherSisters perform 7 to 9 p.m. this Saturday (July 28) at Bluegrass Kitchen in Charleston, W.Va.. Here’s are excerpts from our forthcoming debut CD, which I was busy mixing with Brother Bob Webb, while in Oregon last week. Come out Saturday!
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“This Man Won’t Stand Down” is fresh from the studio oven. This is one of my personal favorite Albert Perrone tunes. Click ‘More’ for lyrics and details.
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“Long Black Veil” has to be one of the saddest songs ever written. But audiences love it, perhaps not for its tale of self-doom through adultery and haunted true-love — always a popular topic — but because of the wailing chorus.
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This is the almost album-ready, version 2 of “The Evening Rain,” missing only some harmony vocals in the chorus. More on the Zen-ish roots of the song after the jump.
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Here’s a freshly re-mixed version of “Angry Angel,” recorded live in the studio, then slightly tweaked. This is the album cut, except for perhaps one more noodle across the mixing board.
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This is a recording studio snapshot of the BrotherSisters version of “Jesus Is On the Mainline” by Mississippi Fred McDowell. We started playing this song out at Boulevard Tavern, where it has become one of our kick-out-the-jams and get-everyone’s-attention song. Listen for the laughter as the tape winds down — it’s a fun song to co-harmonize upon.
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