From: petefyfe
[petefyfe_at_aol_dot_com]
Sent: 08 September 2012 11:16
Subject: Pete Fyfe: Session A9
review & sleeve
SESSION A9 - Session A9 (RAJ Records
005)
Featuring four world class fiddle players; Charlie McKerron,
Gordon Gunn, Adam Sutherland and Kevin Henderson plus, for good measure Marc
Clement (guitar), Brian McAlpine (piano and accordion) and percussionist David
"Chimp" Robertson there's no monkey-ing around with Session A9. The first
track, McKerron's "The Surfing Bride" is an attractive set-up with gentle piano
introduction followed by solo fiddle before unleashing a glorious orchestra of
fiddles washing over the listener like a musical spa before shifting up a gear
into the key-alternating "Ruffus And Molly's Wedding Polka" and the grand
finale "One For Oliver". For a bunch of musicians the other nice thing about
the band is that they cover some excellent songs including Jackson Brown's
"These Days" featuring some country styled mandolin licks and the good -time
"One For The Road" by the much missed John Martyn. In Clement (well, they can
weather it) the group have a gifted lead vocalist and with all the members
taking a stab at backing vocals they make an impressive wall of sound. This is
the kind of recording where it sounds like all the members are having a blast
playing together so be prepared to have your dancing shoes ready for some
serious ceilidh swinging with a good time guaranteed . Nice one lads! www.sessiona9.com
PETE FYFE