Fran Mc Gillivray Band Walkin Blues

Album: Midnight Call, Official Website: Buy Album: Ten of the 11 tracks are original compositions by McGillivray and fellow band member Mike Burke, with a range of Americana influences often to the fore. The obvious comparator for opener Hard Working Woman is Bonnie Raitt with dramatically reduced slide content, while Blood On Your Hands is a strong condemnation of domestic violence. Missed My Chance With You is a country song that applies the usual lost bet gambling metaphors to failed romance. Mister Blues shows conclusively FMB can also do jazz when it so chooses. The set closes on a familiar note, with a run through of Robert Johnson s Walkin Blues. It goes without saying that Burke s guitar and mandolin work is of uniformly high standard, as is both Roger Nunn s drums and percussion and various guest contributions. As the title implies, Midnight Call is definitely one for later in the even