Corey Harris - Louisa County Blues (2026) [Hi-Res]

Louisa County Blues marks a return by Corey Harris — MacArthur "genius grant" recipient and one of the defining figures of 1990s acoustic blues — to the purest roots of the tradition. The album was cut with the unit Harris calls his trio: alongside the leader's guitar and vocals are Hook Herrera on harmonica and Lino Muoio on mandolin. The repertoire reworks classic country and Delta blues — drawing on the legacy of Charley Patton, Tommy Johnson, Bukka White and Fred McDowell, as well as gospel material — rounded out by a handful of originals, including the title track and the closing La Vida Mas Hermosa.
Conceptually it is a deliberate rejection of modern studio technique: Harris set out to make the record "the old-fashioned way" — live, with no overdubs or edits, captured over two days in the studio. The title nods to Louisa County in Virginia, near Charlottesville where the musician lives, grounding the record in a specific geography of the American South. Long available only as a limited edition for backers of its crowdfunding campaign, the album now reaches a wider audience through the Italian label Bloos Records, a specialist in blues, folk and adjacent styles that has already issued Harris's recent work.

Tracklist:
1-1 Corey Harris - High Fever Blues [2:57]
1-2 Corey Harris - Monday Morning Blues [4:49]
1-3 Corey Harris - Screaming And Hollering [3:22]
1-4 Corey Harris - Walkin' Blues [3:57]
1-5 Corey Harris - Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning [2:49]
1-6 Corey Harris - Pony Blues [3:03]
1-7 Corey Harris - Goin' Down Slow [3:26]
1-8 Corey Harris - CC rider [3:49]
1-9 Corey Harris - Catfish Blues [3:37]
1-10 Corey Harris - 44 Blues [3:55]
1-11 Corey Harris - Big Road Blues [3:25]
1-12 Corey Harris - Highway 61 [4:26]
1-13 Corey Harris - Hammock Blues [3:17]
1-14 Corey Harris - Louisa County Blues [2:57]
1-15 Corey Harris - Glory, Glory Hallelujah [2:31]
1-16 Corey Harris - La Vida Mas Hermosa [2:19]