The Angel's Message to Me
| The Angel's Message To Me | ||||
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| Studio album by Chris Brokaw & Geoff Farina | ||||
| Released |
18 March 2010 UK 6 May 2010 US | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre |
Ragtime Folk Blues | |||
| Length | 39:57 | |||
| Label |
Capitan Damnably Jellyfant | |||
| Producer |
Mark C. Geoff Farina | |||
| Chris Brokaw & Geoff Farina chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The Sunday Times |   [1] |
| PopMatters | [2] |
The Angel's Message To Me is the first studio album collaboration by Chris Brokaw and Geoff Farina as a duo. It was released on Damnably in the UK on March 18, 2010,[3] and on Capitan Records in the US on May 6, 2010. The album is a collection of covers of pre-WWII North American blues, folk and ragtime classics by the likes of Reverend Gary Davis, Blind Blake, The Kentucky Ramblers, and Leroy Carr.
The album was recorded by Live Skull guitarist Mark C at Deep Sea studio, in New York City, and Geoff Farina at Hev-E-Kreem, Somerville, MA, and was subsequently mastered at Peerless Mastering.
Tracklisting
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Angel's Message To Me" | Reverend Gary Davis | 3:05 | |
| 2. | "Ginseng Blues" | Kentucky Ramblers | 3:38 | |
| 3. | "Guitar Chimes" | Blind Arthur Blake | 2:43 | |
| 4. | "In The Evening" | Leroy Carr | 4:09 | |
| 5. | "Make Me A Pallet on Your Floor" | Traditional | 3:15 | |
| 6. | "Oh Death" | Traditional | 4:20 | |
| 7. | "Sitting on Top of the World" | Lonnie Chatmon / Walter Vinson | 2:45 | |
| 8. | "St. James Infirmary Blues" | Irving Mills | 3:28 | |
| 9. | "Stagger Lee" | Traditional | 2.57 | |
| 10. | "Poor Wayfaring Stranger" | Traditional | 3.51 | |
| 11. | "That'll Never Happen No More" | Blind Arthur Blake | 2.57 | |
| 12. | "Trouble in Mind" | Richard M. Jones | 2.50 |
References
- ↑ Lee, Stuart (March 14, 2010), The Sunday Times, United Kingdom: News International
- ↑ Matther Fiander (15 September 2010). "Chris Brokaw and Geoff Farina: The Angel's Message to Me". PopMatters. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
- ↑ Pitchfork News March 16, 2010