Topic: South Memphis String Band - Old Times There

[uncle bud]

The South Memphis String Band have a new CD out, Old Times There. Blues, medicine show tunes, country songs played on guitars, banjos, mandolins, harmonica, by Alvin Youngblood Hart, Jimbo Mathus and Luther Dickinson, plus acoustic bass from new member Justin Showah. Apparently recorded very quickly, and it shows in places, not a bad thing in my books, since it is so relaxed and unpolished - enough that the producer credit is "?nknown". They do some traditional material, some old songs, and a few new ones written by Mathus as if they were old. Some short instrumentals, several choices that touch on slightly prickly race themes (Can You Blame the Colored Man, Turnip Greens, B-L-A-C-K). Reminds me of the Band in a couple places.

A buncha guys having a good time playing some tunes with each other, and it shows.

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/southmemphisstringband

[Parlor Picker]

I've recently spent too much time watching their videos on YouTube.

[Adam Franklin]

The last album came out on vinyl, anyone know if this will?

I can't find a website.....

[uncle bud]

Apparently it will/is. http://www.memphisinternational.com/

[Adam Franklin]

Thanks Pal, I had a look on the MI site, not hard enough apparently......

The first album is a blast, I'll look forward to this one!

[Stuart]

http://www.amazon.com/Times-There-South-Memphis-String/dp/B007LNJ4HE

If you choose this option, don't forget to go through the Amazon search box down at the lower left of this page.

[Parlor Picker]

Mmmm - vinyl!! Now you're talking. Thanks for the tip-off, Adam.