Blue Mara
Jeff Ray
Upbeat, pulsing, thumb-thumping resonator slide-guitar with a marrow of darkness, mixed from equal parts Delta blues and upbeat Appalachian rhythms. The music unexpectedly twists from dark blues, to East-Indian melodies, and back again.
BLUE MARA was recorded on an 8-track reel-to-reel in Jeff Ray’s living room and at Owl Recording in Minneapolis by Paul Flynn. The album boasts the handiwork of the finest crop of Minnesota musicians, including: Nick Salisbury on bass guitar (Mick Sterling’s Irresistables / Mary Cutrufello / GB Leighton / Ashleigh Still / etc), Mikkel Beckmen on washboard (The Brass Kings / Charlie Parr), Harold Tremblay on harmonica (Cool Disposition / Summit Stunt Pilots), Brianna Lane on harmony vocals, Tim Zhorne on percussion, Monica Digre on ‘cello, Chris Becknell on fiddle (The Poor Nobody’s) and Chris Hepola on percussion (The Poor Nobody’s).
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Confusion 4:270:00/4:27
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Dead Rising 1:160:00/1:16
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Dead 5:100:00/5:10
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Sing To Me 3:410:00/3:41
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Sleeping Dogs 4:350:00/4:35
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Cotton Rising 1:220:00/1:22
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Cottonwood 5:170:00/5:17
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Sunshine City Tree 6:080:00/6:08
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Go On, My Blue 4:400:00/4:40
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Blue Mara Stomp 0:420:00/0:42
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0:00/4:40
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Until The Dust 5:100:00/5:10