Live from Uncle Sam's Backyard (1997)

About this title: This is one of the most pleasing and authentic live recordings, from one of the best country Delta-style blues interpreters playing today. As well as following the tradition of original players such as Willie McTell and Skip James, Geremia lets the songs stretch and grow to fit the changing times. He also adds new and relevant material to the pool, he wrote 5 of the 14 songs on this disc, and without looking at the credits, you can't tell them from the ones written by the old masters. His guitar playing, particularly his bottleneck playing, and voice have done nothing but improve; his voice ... read more

Tracks:

1. Diggin' Uncle Sam's Backyard [Geremia]
2. Arrangement for Me Blues [Carter]
3. Devil Got My Woman [James]
4. Piccolo/Kill It Kid Rag [Fuller/McTell]
5. Rap About Hambone Willie
6. Traveling Riverside Blues [Johnson]
7. I Really Don't Mind Livin' [Geremia]
8. Dying Crapshooter's Blues [McTell]
9. Ain't Nobody Home But Me [Traditional]
10. Rap About Son House
11. My Kinda Place [Geremia]
12. The Monkey and the Baboon [Traditional]
13. Broke Down Engine [McTell]
14. Holly [Mann]
15. Something's Gotta Be Arranged [Geremia]
16. Big Walter [Geremia]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.