''Stripping Cane'' is the second solo album from
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singer/songwriter
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Jeffrey Foucault
Jeffrey Foucault (born January 26, 1976) is an American songwriter and record producer from Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States, whose work marries the influence of American country, blues, rock 'n' roll, and folk music. He has released seven ...
, released in 2004.
Reception
Writing for
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, critic Jason McNeil wrote that "The thread that seems to hold this album so tightly is how Foucault paints a vivid vignette with simple turns of phrases, especially on the lovely toe-tapping "The Bluest Blade," a song that can't truly be appreciated after just one listen."
David Kleiner of
Minor 7th
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wrote Foucault's "sharply realized stories rise out of the darker side of the Appalachian tradition, murder ballads and lonesome love... the tunes are deep set in the sound of the mountains, stripped down front porch music just a mite rough: little flash, all atmosphere, finger picking six string, banjo, slide guitar, and mandolin fills... Because Foucault believes "what's beautiful is broken," "Stripping Cane" is relentlessly downbeat and almost relentlessly down tempo."
Writing for ''
No Depression'', music critic Scott Brodeur wrote of the album "Musically, Foucault’s tunes bounce between the percussive guitar-picking blues of Chris Smither, the sparse songs of Greg Brown, and the acoustic playfulness of Leo Kottke... Lyrically, the songwriter’s plains poetry — he’s originally from southeastern Wisconsin — is filled with landscape similes and captivating tales of wanderlust and loss... Foucault is a bright young star on the Americana scene."
Track listing
All songs by Jeffrey Foucault unless noted.
# "Cross of Flowers" - 4:21
# "Mayfly" - 3:34
# "Doubletree" - 3:15
# "Stripping Cane" - 4:25
# "The Bluest Blade" - 3:24
# "Pearl Handled Pistol" - 4:35
# "Northbound 35" - 5:08
# "4&20 Blues" - 2:58
# "Don't Look for Me" - 3:05
# "Tropic of Cancer" - 3:55
# "Lodi" (
John Fogerty
John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and his brother Tom Fogerty
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) - 2:53
# "Every New Leaf Over" - 3:57
Personnel
* Jeffrey Foucault - acoustic guitar, banjo, vocals
*David Goodrich - guitar, banjo, slide guitar, mandolin, drums
*Kevin Barry - lap steel guitar
*
Peter Mulvey
Peter Mulvey (born September 6, 1969) is an American folk singer-songwriter based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since the early 1990s, he has developed a strong national following in the indie folk/rock scene through his relentless touring and critic ...
- guitar, background vocals
*Anita Suhanin - background vocals
*
Kris Delmhorst
Kris Delmhorst is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Originally from Brooklyn, New York City, United States, she now lives in Western Massachusetts, is an active member of the Boston folk scene, and tours internationally. She has rele ...
- background vocals, fiddle
Production notes:
* Produced by David Goodrich
* Mixed by David Goodrich and Mark Thayer
* Mastered by Bob St. John
* Design and photography by Jason Kruppa and Kris Delmhorst
References
External links
Official Jeffrey Foucault websiteSignature Sounds Recordings
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2004 albums
Jeffrey Foucault albums