Talking of visuals, the power of Rab Noakes’ performance also reminded me of Bob Dylan’s description of the night he saw Buddy Holly just days before he died. Not because of the aesthetics of the venue or the performers, but due to the sheer pleasure of the evening and allow my brain to process the music without the visuals.
I found myself throughout the night with my eyes closed. Rab’s influences from artists of this time shone through and I was minded throughout of the works of Boudleaux and Felice Bryant (as featured on Rab’s previous release, Just In Case). Emmett performed minstrel shows from the early 1920’s into the 1950’s and is credited with influencing the likes of Hank Williams and Merle Haggard among others. The second half started off with a tribute to Emmett Miller & The Georgia Crackers. Rab calls it 21st Century Skiffle, but we won’t argue. If the first half was Nashville, the second half was Rab n Roll! If the first half was history, then the second half was the future, with Rab showcasing material from his forthcoming, working titled I’m Walking Here. Listening to the songs now, I fail to see why this album, and its singles, weren’t bigger hits at the time. Highlights were As Big As His Size, Sitting in the Corner Blues and of course, Branches and Clear Day. But then again, this was Nashville by Rab Noakes! Listeners to my regular show will know my thoughts on the country music genre, but I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed the first half. In the first half of the evening, Rab and band performed the Red Pump Special album in its entirety, assisted by some fine backing vocalists including Emma Pollock, Jill Jackson, Alice Marra and the wonderful Barbara Dickson. The two singles from the LP, Branch and Clear Day, became turntable hits, but failed to sell in sufficient quantities to make the charts.įast forwarding to Monday 27 January 40 years later, it’s shocking that the songs never made it.įrom Nashville to Muirend was the name of Rab’s appearance at this year’s Celtic Connections Festival, a night of the old and new. It was produced by John Cavanagh, mostly live in the studio, with people playing in a room together.ġ.02 Rab Noakes - Out of Your Sight (2:46)ġ.03 Rab Noakes - I'm Walkin' Here (2:19)ġ.04 Rab Noakes - It Happened All the Same (4:57)ġ.06 Rab Noakes - A Little Time Left (2:52)ġ.09 Rab Noakes - Believing Is Seeing (4:23)ġ.10 Rab Noakes - Where Dead Voices Gather (3:05)ġ.11 Rab Noakes - (Don't Say) Money Doesn't Matter (3:32)Ģ.01 Rab Noakes - Buttons and Bows (2:26)Ģ.02 Rab Noakes - Don't Act Like Your Heart Isn't Hard (3:17)Ģ.03 Rab Noakes - All in Down and out Blues (3:24)Ģ.04 Rab Noakes - Travellin' Light (3:04)Ģ.06 Rab Noakes - Your Clear White Light (2:32)Ģ.07 Rab Noakes - The Guernsey Kitchen Porter (3:02)Ģ.08 Rab Noakes - That's the Way the Whole Thing Ends (5:17)Ģ.09 Rab Noakes - Moonlight and Gold (Version Two) (4:56)Ģ.12 Rab Noakes - Only Happy When It Rains (5:00)Ģ.RAB Noakes’ third album, Red Pump Special was a high budget, Nashville recorded debut for Warner Brothers in 1974.
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(50-word version) Rab Noakes's 19th solo album 'I'm walkin' here' is a Double CD of 21st-century skiffle featuring many new Noakes songs plus interesting interpretations from writers as diverse as Elizabeth Cotten and Beck.
(25-word version) Rab Noakes's 19th solo album 'I'm walkin' here' is a Double CD of 21st-century skiffle featuring many new Noakes songs plus some interesting interpretations. It certainly hangs together as an album and contains some outstanding performances. It is possibly Rab's best but that's for you to decide.
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This is an album full of heartfelt renditions of first-rate songs. He made that comment with regard to the reference points and to the combination of experience and circumstance that make up its uniqueness. Rab said at the outset of the recordings that he wanted to make an album that nobody else could make. Most of those extra guitar parts were played by Rab himself on a variety of instruments. A few instruments were over-dubbed including additional guitar parts. John Cavanagh, producer, captured the performances. The recording was made, mostly live in the studio, with people playing in a room together. CD2 contains songs from a variety of sources from traditional to Elizabeth Cotten to Michael Marra to Beck Hansen to the group Garbage plus some more Noakes compositions. It is a Double-CD with CD1 consisting of a clutch of Rab Noakes songs written within a fairly close space of time. "I'm Walkin Here" is the latest album from Rab Noakes, his 19th solo release represents, in many ways, a narrative containing references to his whole working life as a songwriter and performer.
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