Posted by Pete Smith on June 7, 2008, 1:58 pm
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"The Advertiser" (UK) 6 June 2008
Buddy Lewis is from Houston, Texas, though he now resides in the Ozark Mountains near Branson, Missouri. During his long and respected career Buddy has worked alongside such greats as Lefty Frizzell, Willie Nelson, Freddie Fender, Doug Kershaw and Johnny Rodrigues Buddy Lewis music is traditional country and honky tonk and this sound has graced four albums to date; "Songs From The Heartland", "I'm A Country Man" (reviewed April 2006), "Honky Tonk Singer” (reviewed January 2007) and “Talking To The Man In The Moon”, the current release. The first track on the new album, “What Seems Like Hell To You”, reminded me of the great Tom T. Hall and, really, that goes for the rest of the fifteen tracks which are interesting stories turned into entertaining songs and delivered in a warm almost conversational style. As you will see from the above Buddy is no stranger to “Sounds Country” and I hope he will remain a feature for years to come for he really does preserve those country sounds we have come to love since we first heard Hank Williams, Lefty Frizzell, Ray Price and Tom T. Hall. “Talking To The Man In The Moon”(Ozark Records) is packed with variety, mostly describing the love Lewis has for his home, his heritage, a good woman and, of course his music. There are wonderful stories of going back home (“Where The Blacktop Ends”), of the dangers of drinking and driving (“Don’t Give The Devil A Ride”), of the West’s great past (“Bounty Hunter”) and of lost love (“Somebody Cries”). Buddy pays tribute to Hank Williams with “Honky Tonk In Heaven”, where the writer uses lines and couplets from some of Hank’s most famous songs to build this beautiful remembrance. On this track I would like to mention the steel guitar of Houston’s Billy Phelps. An inspired choice of musician!
www.cdbaby.com and www.buddylewismusic.com
David Britten, from Halifax, Nova Scotia, became interested in performing and writing in the early sixties. A former Capitol recording artist, David tried his luck in New York before moving to Nashville where he spent four years honing his writing skills and pitching his product. Returning to Ottawa David worked for Capitol’s publishing arm but not achieving the success his deserved, returned to University then took a job in the Department of Foreign Affairs. He still continued to write and record, his debut album “Transition” enhancing his reputation as a singer/writer throughout Canada. In 2005 the follow-up, “The Messenger” spread the Britten name to Europe. “Transition” (Sarajen) has recently been released to a wider listening audience and quite right too. The twelve tracks beautifully blend David’s love of country and rock ‘n’ roll with such sterling songs as “Down ‘n’ Dirty Rock ‘n’ Roll”, “Back Home to Memphis”, “Those Pictures” and “Rock Me On”. www.davidbritten.com
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