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  to The Blues Foundation, split between two very important
  programs: the HART Fund and Generation Blues. Go to
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  Mick Kolassa began this acoustic album when Thomas
  Schleiken, of Blind Lemon Records, invited him to do some
  shows in Germany and record a couple songs for a compilation
  album. What began as a couple songs kept expanding into this –
  where Mick got a chance to play some of his old favorite songs,
  as well as a couple of new favorites and some new compositions.
  It also gave him a chance to stretch his vocal cords and different
  guitar chords as he traveled through several keys and subgenres
  of music – a little more exploration of Free Range Blues™. Mick
  confesses that a few numbers on this album are not blues, or
  even blues-ish, especially two of his new originals (which are
  probably best considered “Americana”). But here you have it,
  music played without electricity!
  The album opens with Mick’s take on the Lonnie Johnson
  song “Mr. Jellyroll Baker”, a song Mick has been singing for
  about 50 years. Up next is an original “Text Me Baby”, an “old
  style” song about a new way to communicate. In “Keep On
  Truckin” Mick adds a banjolele to the mix, and with “I Want To
  Be Seduced” a baritone ukulele lends its voice to the song.
  Throughout this album unamplified stringed and percussion
  instruments carry the music forward.
  Mick’s song “Mr. Right” reflects the
  sexuality of old blues songs, while “Bad
  Things”, written by Jace Everett,
  is a modern take on the same
  subject. Two classic old songs,
  St. James Infirmary and Ditty Wah
  Ditty, that have also long been in
  Mick’s repertoire. “Recycle Me”
  is another original of Mick’s that
  is fueled by his sense of humor.
  “Help”, the well-known Beatles song,
  is played as a plea rather than an
  upbeat number, reflecting the depth of the
  lyrics. The album closes with “The Space Between Us”, a short
  song about the end of a long relationship – inspired by a movie
  title, not any personal experience.
  Mick was fortunate to be joined on this album by some dear
  friends and talented artists, as you’ll soon find out!
  
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