The vamping rhythm of “Sharecropper’s Son” was the building groove that revved the enthused audience.

The Wood Brothers are a must-see live band and one that Chicagoans who caught them at Thalia Hall and Fitzgerald’s will not soon forget.

Standing alone in front of a 1931 National steel guitar, a single-stringed diddley bow, an African banjo, and a standard acoustic guitar, he systematically picked each up again and again through two one-hour sets that transported an audience.

The band displays a varied compositional range that keeps the album engaging.