Sam Shackleton, a.k.a. The Solely Bard, is an excellent blend of so many good things that are happening in both the Americana and folk music scene right now. This is a stripped down album that is both beautiful and raw. The Scottish singer songwriter is a tremendous story teller and has clearly time traveled from the 60’s of NYC and also from sometime somewhere in old-time Scotland. I’m a sucker for all of that in addition to the sound of a harmonica/guitar pairing. Something Shackleton does quite well. And if you are a fan of the banjo(I am.) – he’s pretty dang good at that too. If you’re into sippin’ & front porch sittin’ then I highly recommend this album. It’s been on a steady rotation and it seems to get better each time.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
#meanwhile #music #collector #meanwhilemusic #meanwhileradio #vinyl #records #musicblog #muiscislife #applemusic #itunes #spotify #country #altcountry #americana #honkytonk #albums #vinyl #singers #songs #songwriters #R&B #soul #surf #psychedelic #alternative #rockNroll #indie #album #scottland #samshackleton
