Jimmy Gaudreau, Moondi Klein - If I Had A Boat (2014)

Tracklist

01. I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall
02. One More Night
03. Bury Me Beneath the Willow
04. Did She Mention My Name
05. Bartender's Blues
06. If I Had a Boat
07. Surrounded
08. Don't Crawfish Me, Baby
09. Waltz for Anais
10. Treasures Untold
11. Grassnost
12. Where the Soul of Man Never Dies

The collaboration between Jimmy Gaudreau and Moondi Klein dates back to the mid-nineties, when they joined forces with the late ace Dobro player Mike Auldridge and T. Michael Coleman to form the supergroup Chesapeake. The three albums they recorded were great examples of contemporary acoustic music that appealed to most Bluegrass fans as well as a larger Americana audience. That group was relatively short-lived as Moondi left to spend more time with a young and growing family. But in 2007 some informal picking sessions led to some gigs including a well received tour of England and Scotland. That led to their superb debut release 2:10 Train and then a wonderful follow-up entitled Home From The Mills.

After those two powerful and successful projects for Rebel Records, the talented duo is back with another striking collection of great songs and tunes, making stellar use of their vocal and instrumental talents. For this album Jimmy and Moondi had drawn material from some great writers including James Taylor, Merle Haggard, Rodney Crowell, Lyle Lovett and Gordon Lightfoot, among others. It is impressive to say the least that these two artists on their own can produce such a full bodied, highly textured recording.

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