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James McCandless - Out West Somewhere CD


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Out West Somewhere album for sale by James McCandless was released Jul 20, 1994 on the Waterbug label. A beautifully crafted Western concept album, Out West Somewhere is complete with hopeful frontiersmen, homesick families, disoriented travelers, broken down cowboys, and ornery outlaws all soaking into the expansive plains which house them. McCandless shows himself to be a rather eclectic songwriter, as well as excellent guitarist, with the rolling fingerpicked guitar of the optimistically apprehensive title track, the strange imagery and foreboding viola of "Christopher," and the country-blues guitar workout of "Lowdown Yankee Liar." The sing-songy satire of a self-confident star in "It May Go on Without Me" has a definite Irish folk feel in both phrasing and melody, just as "The Drunken Brawl" strongly calls to mind the chaotic sprawl of the classic Irish tune "Johnny McAldoo." John Williams' sympathetic accordion works well in underscoring the characters in transition in the lilting "King of Mugs," with Williams returning to contribute a wooden whistle instrumental in "The Black Rose." Deserving the equal billing she receives, Julianne Macarus adds perfect violin to many tracks, with her mandolin, pianolin, and viola further filling out the rather sparse sound. ...See Full Description

James McCandless - Out West Somewhere Album Track Listing

	Trk	Song
	1	Out West Somewhere
	2	Tom Horn
	3	Old Guy
	4	King of the Mugs
	5	Christopher
	6	Black Rose
	7	Six Years from Home
	8	It May Go on Without Me
	9	Boys of Bluehill
	10	Drunken Brawl
	11	Lowdown Yankee Liar
	12	Red Crow
	13	One Rock
	14	In The Fog

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CD Universe Part number	1198067
Label	Waterbug
Orig Year	1991
Catalog number	9
Discs	1
Release Date	Jul 20, 1994
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	James McCandless
Engineer	Victor McCandless; Victor Sanders
Recording Time	47 minutes
Personnel	John Williams - accordion, concertina Julianne Macarus - vocals, whistling, guitar, mandolin, veena, violin, viola, accordion James McCandless - vocals, guitar, mandolin, bodhran