Populaire Tony Furtado Band by Tony Furtado NEUF

Tracks:
Waiting for Guiteau/President Garfields Hornpipe
False Hearted Lover
Cypress Grove
Hazel Comes Home
Raleigh and Spencer
Oaktown C‚ili
Fat Fry on the Hog Farm
Molly and Tenbrooks
O Amante
Tysons Dream
Miles Alone
I Aint Got No Home

Performer Notes:

• Personnel: Tony Furtado (vocals, guitar, slide guitar, banjo, tamboura, strings); Tony Furtado; Alan Kelly (fiddle, accordion); Peter Kelan (Uilleann pipe); Rob Burger (accordion); Marc Dalio (xylophone, tambourine); Derek Jones (bass instrument, acoustic bass); Kai Eckhardt, Billy Rich (bass instrument); Todd Sickafoose (acoustic bass, double bass); Scott Amendola (drums, bass drum, shaker, percussion); Aaron Johnson , Brian "Brain" Mantia (drums); Steve Owen, Terese Taylor (background vocals); Kelly Joe Phelps (vocals); Buckethead (acoustic guitar); Ross Martin (electric guitar); Darol Anger (violin); Peter Helan (Uilleann pipe); Paul McCandless (soprano saxophone); Christian Teele, Aaron Johnston (drums); Ty Burhoe (frame drum, tabla).
• Audio Mixer: Cookie Marenco.
• Recording information: OTR Studios.
• Photographer: Fred Hayes.
• Unknown Contributor Role: Marc Dalio.
• Arranger: Tony Furtado.
• Mixing elements of Ry Cooders American R&B pickin, Bela Flecks bluegrass-jazz fusion, and Kelly Joe Phelps dusty folk-Delta blues (Phelps also contributes high-profile vocals to three tracks), accomplished banjo player and guitarist Tony Furtado pushes all sorts of stylistic envelopes on this indie release. From the moody Americana of a rearranged "Raleigh and Spencer" to an album-closing version of Woody Guthries "I Aint Got No Home," Furtados vision stays focused as he peels off intricate and often lightning-fast riffs, yet never lets his obvious technical excellence overwhelm a songs melodic structure. Also impressive is the crystal-clear sound of this album, featuring an airy, uncluttered mix where all the unplugged instruments (including Darrel Angers fiddle, tablas, Uilleann pipes, accordion, and sax) sound like theyre in your room playing simultaneously. Furtado shifts from jazzy interludes to Celtic, bluegrass, and C&W styles with effortless poise, never needlessly grandstanding but keeping the spotlight on his immaculate picking and phenomenal backing musicians. As accomplished on guitar as on banjo (his primary instrument), the picker adds only what is needed to the songs, keeping them sparse yet filled with interesting twists and angles. The upbeat Leo Kottke-styled instrumental "Fat Fry on the Hog Farm" and the beautifully languid ballad "O Amante" are two of the albums six original compositions that show Furtado is as accomplished a songwriter as musician and arranger. Unpretentious and classy as its low-key cover art, this is a consistently winning album that shows off Tony Furtados eclectic talents as master string picker, bandleader, vocalist, and composer. ~ Hal Horowitz

Producer: Tony Furtado, Cookie Marenco, Cookie Marenco

Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Country: USA

Studio/Live: Studio

Release Date: 28 January, 2003

Label: What Are Records? (USA)

Dimensions: 12.5 x 14.2 x 1 centimeters (0.06 kg)