Browsing: Jimmy “Duck” Holmes

And so it is that Robert Connely Farr has taken up the mantle of helping to keep the Bentonia Blues alive.

‘Ain’t Enough’ is Farr in his pure form, and we couldn’t love it more.

‘Winter Hill Blues’ takes the listener into a very different world of Bentonia blues which he’s learned under the tutelage of 75-year-old Mississippian Jimmy “Duck” Holmes

“Lyrically, ‘Down So Long’ is an acknowledgement of the truth of suffering. The melodies derive equal inspiration from the North Mississippi blues of Robert Belfour and the songs of Malian singer/guitarist Boubacar Traoré.” – Ryan Lee Crosby

Remembering the enigmatic and powerful Skip James on his birthday

“Got Mask? Then, Clarksdale’s Juke Joint Festival is on!”

Robert Connely Farr has laid out a 16-track feast of ‘Country Supper,’ and invites us all to sit down for a heaping helping

Recorded at Vancouver’s legendary Hipposonic Studios, Farr & co delve deep into the Bentonia & Hill Country sound on “Can’t Be Satisfied.”

““It’s important. It’s blues, so it’s the foundation all American music was built on. And it’s the truth.”

Although Farr currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, when he is home you can most likely find him at the Blue Front Cafe in the company of his mentor Jimmy “Duck” Holmes.