Geoff & Maria Muldaur - Pottery Pie
Year: 1971
Label: Hannibal
Review by Brian Beatty
The
second of just two albums to be released by the easier-going American
equivalent of Richard & Linda Thompson (without the brooding gloom
and biting irony), this set includes some virtuoso folk-blues
performances, as well as the version of "Brazil" made famous in Terry
Gilliam's movie of the same name. Though the ten tunes here are all
covers, Geoff & Maria Muldaur treat each as if molded from clay of
their own making, just as they had old traditional numbers as members
of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band. It's probably no coincidence that this
album would eventually find its way to Joe Boyd's Hannibal label. It's
a collection that suggests the Richard & Linda Thompson albums he
would release throughout the '70s. Unfortunately, Pottery Pie is only
available on CD as a pricey, difficult-to-find import. For many fans,
it will be more than worth the money and effort.
Tracks
1 Catch It - VonSchmidt - 3:16
2 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Dylan - 3:54
3 New Orleans Hopscop Blues - Thomas - 2:44
4 Trails, Troubles, Tribulations - Traditional - 4:44
5 Prairie Lullabye - Hill - 4:49
6 Guide Me, O Great Jehovah - Traditional - 1:36
7 Me and My Chauffeur Blues - Memphis Minnie - 6:22
8 Brazil - Barroso, Russell - 3:28
9 Georgia on My Mind - Carmichael, Gorrell - 3:41
10 Death Letter Blues - House - 6:13
my rip | mp3 160+vbr | no cover | 51mb