"Roots & Branches", by Paul Asbell

"Roots & Branches"

by Paul Asbell

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1.	Chunky Monkey Gumbo 03:21	buy track
2.	Needed Time/Jesus On The Mainline 04:09	buy track
3.	Ain't Misbehavin' 04:56	buy track
4.	Parker's Mood 05:39	buy track
5.	Somewhere 04:00	buy track
6.	St. Brendan's Fair Isle/ St. Anne's Reel 03:15	buy track
7.	Fishin' Blues 05:17	buy track
8.	Fool Me Just Once 04:12	buy track
9.	Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You 04:04	buy track
10.	The Water Is Wide 03:03	buy track
11.	Gambling Blues 04:18	buy track
12.	Mystery Train 04:04	buy track
13.	Windin' Boy 04:11	buy track
14.	Hideaway 04:36	buy track

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Roots and Branches
(Further Adventures in Steel String Americana)

The roots of "classic" American guitar can be clearly traced to a small bunch of gifted players who devised their own styles, musical conventions and technical strategies to enable themselves to be a self-sufficient musical world. I discovered some of these early guitar pioneers in my dad's collection of depression-era '78's, and my life was changed forever.
I've come up with the term "Steel-String Americana" to symbolize the legacy of these early acoustic pioneers, and released a CD with that title in 2002. For folks in the 21st century who take the time to listen, there's still an awful lot of nourishment coming up from those roots. In this CD, I continue my homage to that legacy, and, nourished thereby, hopefully sprout a few more branches.
Maybe, someday, in the 22nd century, some young kid will swing on one of them!

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released March 20, 2020

Paul Asbell- guitars, vocals, feet
Clyde Stats- acoustic bass (on Ain't Misbehavin', and Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You)
Michael Zsoldos- tenor saxophone (on Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You)
Joel Smirnoff- fiddle (on Ain't Misbehavin')
Howard Levy- harmonica (on Hideaway and Parker's Mood)

Special thanks to long-time friends and collaborators Chuck Eller and Lane Gibson, for their great ears, helpful advice and support.... Clyde, Michael, Joel and Howard, for their great playing.... John Greven Guitars, T.J. Thompson Guitars, Santa Cruz Guitars, National Resophonic Instruments, John Pearse Strings, K&K Pickups, Rob Hall of Custom Tones... and to my wife Celia, for her continued support, encouragement, and inspiration.

Howard Levy (www.levyland.com) plays Hohner Marine Band (standard tuning) diatonic harmonicas customized by Joe Filisko (www.customharmonicas.com)

Joel Smirnoff appears courtesy of Sony Classical

Produced by Paul Asbell for Busy Hands Records. All recording, mixing, and mastering done at Charles Eller Studios, Charlotte, VT, by Chuck Eller and Lane Gibson. (© 2005 Busy Hands Records, All Rights Reserved)

Artwork by Rose Lucas of Digital Engine Graphics.

Busy Hands Records
56 Pomeroy St
Burlington, VT 05401
www.busyhandsrecords.com

Dedicated to the memory of my dad, Bernie Asbell, and to all the musical titans who've inspired this music.

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Paul Asbell Burlington, Vermont

Paul Asbell has played and recorded with Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin’ Wolf, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Paul Butterfield, Magic Sam, Earl Hooker, David Bromberg, Sonny Stitt, Bobby McFerrin, and many others.
Paul’s 3 solo acoustic CDs received rave reviews in Acoustic Guitar, Guitar Player, Vintage Guitar, Downbeat, and Blues Revue. ... more

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