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Dirt Farmer
Participated by Levon Helm
Studio : Vanguard Records
by Vanguard Records
Brand : HELM,LEVON
Release Date : 2007-10-30
Publisher : Vanguard Records
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN : 0015707984423
UPC : 015707984423
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 110 reviews)
List Price : $16.98
Our Price : $11.51
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Product Description |
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Levon Helm's Dirt Farmer will be released
October 30 by Vanguard Records, his first solo, studio album in 25 years. The organic feel of the sessions hark back to his work with The Band and comes on the heels of a wave of attention for his Midnight Rambles, late night concerts held at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY.
It's a major landmark on a remarkable journey for Levon Helm. "The last few years have proven to me that we truly live in an age of miracles," writes Levon in the poignant liner notes. After arduous treatments for throat cancer that took away his singing voice and a fire that consumed over eighty percent of his recording studio, Helm was amazed to find both restored.
On Dirt Farmer, Helm's pays tribute to his family, singing traditional songs that he learned growing up in rural Arkansas. He also covers songs by Steve Earle and J.B. Lenoir; full of Dobros, mandolins and acoustic guitars, the album resonates deeply, honoring Levon's roots.
Multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell (Bob Dylan, Lyle Lovett, Solomon Burke) and Levon's daughter Amy, also a member of Ollabelle, produced and shepherded the project at "The Barn," Levon Helm Studios. Levon himself plays drums, mandolin, and acoustic guitar and provides all lead vocals. |
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Levon Helm's early solo albums, made in the 1970s after the Band initially broke up, were hit-and-miss affairs, but his first solo studio release in 25 years represents a rich return to his Southern roots. With co-production and musical support from daughter Amy (of Ollabelle) and multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell (long a mainstay of Bob Dylan's band), Helm gives organic unity and rough-hewn vitality to a selection of Cajun fiddle waltzes, country blues, hardscrabble folk, and some more contemporary material (from the likes of Steve Earle and Buddy and Julie Miller). Following his recovery from throat cancer, Helm's voice has a slightly different timbre, but his phrasing is unmistakable as the same vocalist who sang "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Rag Mama Rag." With Amy providing harmony and duet vocals and Levon's drumming evoking his signature work with the Band, Helm takes material from a variety of sources and makes it all his own. --Don McLeese |
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The only problem I have with this CD is that there are no titles on each track that read out on my Toyota Tundra CD player. I don't know if this is a problem with the player or the actual CD, but all other CD's I play DO list the title of each track as it plays.
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Dirt Farmer is truly organic |
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This cd hasn't left my player since I opened it. Levon Helm has been creating some incredible music for decades but his latest work, Dirt Farmer, along with Electric Dirt are as good as anything he has ever done in my opinion. Dirt Farmer is a wonderfully eclectic array of Blues, Country, Bluegrass, Americana, Folk and Rock n Roll. The song's style and influence vary from track to track and each song is enhanced by incredible story telling. Helm underwent surgery for throat cancer and doctors said he would never sing again. Not only is he singing but he is tearing it up in his signature style (with extra Arkansas) along with daughter Amy and some help from his friends. The album is so raw and real and stripped down that it sounds unlike anything out there right now, Appalachian jug bands not withstanding. The range in emotion throughout the album is polarizing and each listen uncovers a little something new. A classic release from a classic artist, Dirt Farmer is as organic as its title. |
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Outstanding CD |
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Levon Helm in my opinion was the best voice of the band.My favorite was their version of *The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.I really enjoyed this CD by Levon Helm.Just check out the sample tracks,although they don`t do justice to the actual CD. |
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more excellent music |
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Levon Helm is a master craftsman , this album is destined to be among the "BEST OF... american music" for years and years... |
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Classics Complimented by a Timeless Voice |
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Levon Helm has definitely weathered well - and his arrangements and performances on this album reflect that 100%. This is the best I've heard from Helm since 1975. |
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