Kensington Blues

by Jack Rose

Kensington Blues cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 30 August 2005
  • Label: VHF
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:00
  • Community rating: 3.95/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Regarded as a pinnacle of the modern American Primitive guitar movement, Jack Rose's virtuosity is displayed through intricate fingerpicking and deep slide guitar work. The compositions synthesize traditional Appalachian folk, ragtime, and Piedmont blues into expansive, hypnotic instrumentals that transcend their historical influences.

Genres

Descriptors: Acoustic, instrumental, acoustic, technical, atmospheric, guitars, minimal, bluesy, unpolished

Tracklist

  1. Kensington Blues (3:35)
  2. Cross The North Fork (7:26)
  3. Cathedral Et Chartres (5:10)
  4. Rappahanock River Rag (For William Moore) (2:46)
  5. Sunflower River Blues (3:22)
  6. Now That I'm A Man Full Grown II (9:54)
  7. Flirtin' With The Undertaker (2:25)
  8. Calais To Dover (10:19)

Credits

  • Jack Rose - primary artist, written-by [all songs by]
  • John Fahey - written-by

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