Daddy CD Review
Daddy
At The Women’s Club
Cedar Creek CCM001
****
Another side project of Will Kimbrough and his good friend, Tommy Womack, and if it is entertainment you are looking for - you need look no further
Recorded in 2005, this live collection of material largely written by one or the other, or at the very least, co-writes it finds them prising open the envelope as they experiment and press forward in brave innovative fashion.
Kimbrough, who like Womack is a wonderful live performer and apart from his solo recordings in recent years is arguably best known for his incredible work as a musician supporting the likes of Rodney Crowell and producing albums by such credible acts as Kate Campbell (and a host more), while Womack, a fine picker in his own right was previously in a short-lived project featuring Kimbrough, The Bisquits (where they had one album out on John Prine’s Oh Boy label) is a more left of centre act. Writing songs from a different angle, blending wonderful wry humour and generous slices of homespun philosophy he is made from a special cut of cloth. Of that there is no doubt. You only need to sample his songs Cousin Darryl, humorous and almost affectionate ode I Miss Ronald Reagan and Martin Luther. Any one will do! He is quite amazingly, totally unique and more crucial, entertaining beyond belief. And, to look at Tommy he couldn’t look any less remarkable.
The others in the band are John Deaderick (keyboards), Paul Griffith (drums) and John Prine band member, Dave Jacques (bass), and how they all get it together on The Powers That Be that blends into Ronnies Wood and Lane’s Ooh La La on its conclusion, resulting in a reckless jam.
On a more serious and tighter scheduled note, Kimbrough playing great slide and singing in a vocal style not unlike Jim Lauderdale he whips up a storm on Glory Be, and repeats this on the intense junkie song Slide It In, there are more songs well worth inclusion on the album yet to be recorded by others. Not least there is the burning rocker I Don’t Like It and fast talking blues-esque, festering cut You Made Your Bed, a song that draws upon traditional blues fare in a fashion akin to the Mississippi All-Stars, there is even the liberal use of slide guitar accompanying it! Maurice Hope