
Cat. No. 2873: SUGARCANE COLLINS ~ DOWNUNDER THE BLUES. ACROSS THE RHYTHM RECORDS NO CAT. #.
ANDY "SUGARCANE" COLLINS STARTED HIS CAREER IN THE ROUGH CANEFIELD PUBS AND DNAGEROUS WATERFRONT BARS OF CAIRNS' FAMED AND FEARED BUT NOW GONE BARBARY COAST AND HIS 35 YEAR CAREER IS THE STUFF OF LOCAL LEGEND. INSPIRED BY THE SLASHING DELTA BLUES OF CHARLEY PATTON AND SON HOUSE, THE SPARKLING RAGTIME OF BLIND BLAKE AND THE POWERFUL SONGSTER TRADITIONS OF LEADBELLY, "SUGARCANE" SINGS PASSIONATELY WITH A VOICE THAT IS BIG AND SOULFUL, WRITES SONGS THAT ARE POTENT AND RICH WITH IMAGERY AND HE SPANKS THE GUITAR LIKE NO ONE ELSE AROUND.
HAVING WON THE "CHAIN" AWARD FOR 2007 AUSTRALIAN BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR FOR THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED DEBUT ALBUM "WAY DOWN THE RIVER", "SUGARCANE" FOLLOWED THAT AWARD UP WITH THE "CHAIN" AWARD FOR 2014 AUSTRALIAN BLUES SINGER OF THE YEAR (MALE) COMPLIMENTS OF THE POWER PACKED VOCALS ON THIS ALBUM RELEASE.
TRACK LISTING: The Blues Downunder / Click Go The Shears / Some Fool Done Stole My Mojo / It's A Mystery / Downunder The Blues / Take Your Time / Saddle Up My Pony / Two To The Valley / Flowers By The Roadside / Berry's Creek Dreaming / Line In The Sand / Connect The Dots.
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