Ramblified by Fiona Boyes
Liner notes:
‘I wasn’t content anywhere long… just loved to ramble. I was just ramblified, you know’ – Son House (from ‘Preachin’ the Blues’ by Daniel Beaumont).
This gem from legendary bluesman Son House caught my eye while reading through my collection of blues music books. I guess there was a lot of reading I never got around to until a world-wide pandemic stopped me in my tracks. It made me realise I’ve spent a large chunk of my adult life being ramblified…
Although I was physically stuck at home, this collection of songs shows that my heart was still on a journey. Songs full of deep Blues, resignation, joy and defiant fun trace a winding path on this album from the past to the present, with a couple of surprise detours along the way. Mostly solo, or duo arrangements, with plenty of inventive percussion from my long-time drummer Mark Grunden, this impromptu session is a celebration. A celebration of finally being able to cross long-closed state borders; of being able to get into the studio, of being able to catch up with a bandmate who lives 1,500 km away. I was happy to make the journey and happy to let the music unfold: new songs, old songs reimagined, trusty old guitars and new instruments (including a recent cigar-box guitar built by my husband, The Preacher, as featured on this album cover). There’s plenty of twists and turns along the way, so join me, won’t you?
It’s time to get “Ramblified!”
Tracklist
| 1. | Devil Made me Do It | 4:14 |
| 2. | Ramblified | 3:59 |
| 3. | One Day Late | 3:02 |
| 4. | About Time Business Took Care of Me | 2:44 |
| 5. | Joy is Back in Style | 3:33 |
| 6. | The Revenant (instrumental) | 2:41 |
| 7. | Good Lord Made You So | 5:24 |
| 8. | One Rule for You | 4:42 |
| 9. | Love Changing Blues | 4:21 |
| 10. | Turnip Patch | 3:08 |
| 11. | Blues Ain't Hard to Find | 4:29 |
| 12. | Ramblified Revisited (instrumental) | 3:58 |
Credits
Musicians:
Fiona Boyes: electric, acoustic,
baritone & cigarbox guitars, vocals
Mark Grunden: drums & percussion
Phill ‘Phillbilly’ Jenkins: tuba
Watermelon Slim: harmonica
Bryce Grunden: live swamp field recordings
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Tech credits:
Recording engineer Colin Wynne, Thirty Mill Studios
Produced by Fiona Boyes
Recorded and mixed at Thirty Mill Studios, Melbourne, Australia
Additional recording by Jeff Lang, Melbourne
Mastered by Joseph Carra at Crystal Mastering, Melbourne, Australia
Design and folk art Fiona Boyes
Artwork Kirsty Hough Tanami Design
License
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Fiona Boyes mixes Delta slide guitar, single chord Mississippi Hill grooves, intricate country blues, and refined finger-picking; playing distinctive instruments such as unique 3 and 4 string cigar-box guitars. She draws inspiration from the classic blues sounds of New Orleans, Chicago, and Memphis, while bringing new & finely crated original songs. She's an 8 x USA Blues Music Award nominee.