Black Twig Pickers: Midnight Has Come And Gone

Appalachian party-starters The Black Twig Pickers fire up their immensely likable brand of bluegrass and American roots music on the VHF label, working their way through such timeless standards as 'In The Pines' whilst unveiling plenty of original compositions all cast in an authentic country-blues mold. There are plenty of hip young Americana revivalists out there, but credit is due to The Black Twig Pickers for their finely honed harmonising skills and all-round instrumental abilities. This is authentic and historically resonant in the same way that Charlie Parr's recordings tend to be, although on occasion more modern blues influences creep into the mix, referencing something approaching country-rock on the wonderful 'Bent Mountain Drag'.

-- Boomkat