(Swift River Music)
Lee's version of "True Thomas," set to a tune called "The Langour of
Love" brushes the dust off this
astonishing medieval Scottish ballad; "The Gypsy Laddies/Blackjack Davy" appears here
as "The Lady and the Gypsy," building to a parting as merciless as it is touching.
Lee excells at leading a listener into the heart of a story - you hear and see
the world beyond the words when he sings. The old country song "Look What Thoughts
Will Do" by Lefty... More>>>
There's Talk About A Fence
is brimful of story songs old and new, with the conflict between new and old
ways represented by Chuck Brodsky's song about "The Come Heres and The Been
Heres" coexisting fitfully in a North Carolina town. Jerry Bryant's "Harbo and
Samuelsen" tells the inspiring true story of two oystermen who rowed from New
York to France at the turn of the last century. Lee has resurrected a priceless
piece of Irish poetry by Sigerson Clifford, the riveting "The... More>>>
"Lee has a weathered Yankee
voice, sounding at times like a less polished but more rootsy Dave Mallett,
adding practiced accompaniment on frailed banjo and electric piano. He's one
of the rare performers who has successfully adapted electric keyboards to this
type of music." -Tom Nelligan, Dirty Linen
Natick, Rick Lee's first solo recording, updates the folk tradition with fine
musicianship, a superb selection of 15 songs, some history and high spirits.
Lee performs... More>>>
