Rural tones are produced by Ian Jones as he sings and plays guitar with a mix and match team of Joey Waroniker/dr, Johnny Flaugher/b, Jason Soda/g, Jess Siebenberg/steelg and Aaron Embry/p on a collection of thoughtful originals. His voice is reminiscent of Don McLean, with a tender lonesomeness on “Goodbyes Ar The Hardest Words” or the waltzing VFW’d “Have Mercy”. He knows how to tell as story, teaming with Siedenberg on “Athens Smiles” aor going dramatic with strins for “ She Is Lost”. The team gets most funky on the swampfest of the title tune, while back porch folksiness is evident on the minstrel’d “Rollin”. Hitch hiking tales.