Fishing Music

Ben Winship, David Thompson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 2003)
• Original Release Date: December 15, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Snake River Records
• ASIN: B000088KAG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,148 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Dr. Ken Ford, co-host of “The Reel Guys” on ESPN2

"These soothing tunes reflect some of the real reasons that crazy guys like us enjoy fishing..."

Product Description

Fishing Music is a spirited mix of acoustic folk, blues, and swing inspired by fish, fishing and rivers, and performed by some of the country’s top acoustic musicians. From the solid swing of Fly Fishing to the understated funk of Fish Ain't Bitin', and from the Celtic wistfulness of Moorlough Shore to the cool jazz of The Fishin' Hole, the disc has a musical something for everyone. Fisherman or not, you're going to like this music.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hooked on Fishing Music, March 18, 2003

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Marc Glass (Maine) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fishing Music (Audio CD)

Even if you're not an angler, an audition of Fishing
Music's "Upstream" will have you reaching for the
flyrod and wishing you could make rainbows rise. The
covers of Duke Ellington and Corey Harris are a
pleasure, but the original music, like "Upstream" by
bassist David Thompson (of Kane's River fame), is the
real treasure of this CD. Mandolin, dobro, guitar,
fiddle and bass are sweetly woven for an acoustic folk, jazz, and swing sound that's at once fresh and genuine.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Somewhere the fish are biting, July 11, 2004

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Douglas E. Welch "New Media Consultant" (Van Nuys, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fishing Music (Audio CD)

Over the last couple of weeks I have been listening to this CD a lot. Every time I get in the car, I seem to be drawn to it. It was lent to me by some good friends who brought it back from a working trip at a songwriter workshop in Driggs, Idaho. John and Jo Ann Braheny are author and speaker on music business and creativity topics. Jo Ann says she heard this CD while in a restaurant and bought it immediately.

This is one of those CDs where you are inclined to listen from beginning to end each time. There is a building of form and content across all the songs that takes you back to the days when albums were more than just a collection of singles thrown together.

One of my favorite tracks is the instrumental Upstream. This a traveling song; one designed to be listened to while you are moving. Even here, in the congested traffic of Los Angeles, I can feel like I am driving down a country road, heading off to the fishing hole somewhere in the mountains. Other favorites include the standard Lazy River and a great original story song by the producers of the CD, Madison Brown.

Fishing Music is a CD you will return to again and again over weeks, months and years, whenever you need a recharge and want to dream about somewhere where the fish are biting all the time.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not the Fish but the Fishin', January 26, 2003

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"rmartinjr" (Madison Heights, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fishing Music (Audio CD)

Fine playing and wonderful vocals are the highlight of this eclectic disc. Superb original tunes sprinkled with some new takes on chestnuts from the likes of Hoagy Carmichael, Duke Ellington and Django Reinhardt ensure there are songs for everyone. It has become a road trip favorite for us. Highly recommended