Blues from sky to dark to faded jeans are covered here…
A rotating team of legendary Louisiana vocalists team up with the team of Cranston Clements-Bob Henderson/g, David Hyde/b, Ian Smith/tp-fh-tb, Brian Brignac/dr, Jason Parfait/sax, Lucas Spinosa/key and Seth Lecoq/lg on a 
collection of sepia blues. Ryan Foret gets Dr. Johnnish on a reflective “Living In A Fantasy” and Gregg Martinez gives an aria on “The Two Of Us” with Parfait’s tenor sax and Spinosa’s striding piano. Nashville tones are brought on by Kenny Neal on voice and harmonica on “Southern Side of Live” and Don Rich sways to Spinosa’s B3 on the R&B’d “Want To Be.” Way Toups rasps in voice and Hohner on the Crescent City’d “Belly Of The Beast” with a soulful feel by Parker James on “While You’re Still Mine”. Polished, but with a bit of grit.
The songbook and sliding guitar sounds of legendary bluesman Elmore James are interpreted by the duo of guitarist John Campbelljohn and gravel-toned vocalist Wayne Nicholson. They team up with Bruce Dixon/b, Neil Robertson/dr, Barry Cooke/p and Kim Dunn/org for some Kansas City shuffling shouting on “I May Be Wrong” and “Dancin’ With The Blues” while taking a side trip to Chicago on “Happy Home”. The team shuffles through James’ “Knocking At Your Door”, give a snappy reggae feel to “Standing At The Crossroads” and Nicholson whips out the flute for a nifty “Stange Kinda Feeling”. Campbelljohn picks with pain on “Sinful Woman”, throws in some chunky chords on “Shake Your Money Maker” and slides like Lou Brock to Dunn’s Hammond on “If I Was Blue”. Pickin’ and grinnin’.
Usually playing all of the instruments by himself, Jay Moonah still lays the harmonica, rhythm guitar, percussion, bass, the banjolele, ukulele and some programming. His voice is rough and sandied, and his warp is full, tamed with drummer Frank Baraczka on the easy rocker on “Blow All The Blues Away” and dark with Mike McKenna’s slide guitar and ZenSkylar’s drum loop on the dusty road of “Whisky Bottles”. A harrowing “Night Before” has Alex Cheung’s violin and Steve McNie’s cello create night shadows, wihle ovcalsist Sandra Bouza gives a rich duet with Monah on the Wrangler jeaned “You Know It’s True”. Casual dungarees.
The Croatian team of Antonija Brboc Rola and Boris Hrepic Hrepa combine vocals that sound like they were weaned on gravel, while Rola hits a mean tambourine, Hrepa plays acoustic guitar and harp and both are joined by various guests like Manu Lanvin/eg, Neno belan/g, Zoran Calic/eg-slg and other guests on this dirt under the nails session. Rural tones are growled out on “Hood In the Face” and back porch picking by Hrepa wafts like honeysuckle on the vine during “No Pockets In The Grave”. Folksy soul teamed with Vedran Krizan’s harmonica gets indie on”Flogging a Dead Horse” and Rola wails through “You’re Not That Good for Me To Cry”. A two stepped shuffle has Rola and Hrepa raspoing out “Blockstop” and shuffling on the South Side rollicks on a rough and ready “Crossroads Of Your Own”. Chicago via Croatia.