Roll My Blues Away

Tony Furtado | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 26, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder
• ASIN: B0000002NA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #147,756 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #65 in Music > Rock > Jam Bands > Bluegrass Jam Bands

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy It for a Friend!, August 19, 2002

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Tom Erhardt (Salem, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Roll My Blues Away (Audio CD)

This is an amazing recording. I've owned it for about two years and I still listen to it almost every week. I give it to friends and family for birthday and Christmas gifts. Unless you hate acoustic music, you will like this album. Tony excels at both slide guitar and banjo, and his guests (Kelly Jo Phelps, for instance) are a nice touch. I've seen Tony play live several times, and he never fails to thrill me with his bluesy, celtic, bluegrass-tinged, old timey, newfangled music.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating mix, March 1, 2002

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William Adair - See all my reviews

This review is from: Roll My Blues Away (Audio CD)

Tony Furtado's "Roll My Blues Away" has become one of my favorite CDs, but for the life of me I can't tell you how it happened. He and his collaborators (Kelly Joe Phelps, Mike Marshall, Todd Phillips, Stuart Duncan, Aaron Johnston and an enigma known only as "Brain") don't just cross genres- they redefine them, and all with excellent taste. This music really grows on you.

This CD isn't so much about blistering technique as it is about evocative melodies. The mood varies widely from joyful romps (Waterslide) to heavy blues (Ghost of Blind Willie Johnson), but all of the pieces fit together perfectly. In this case, the whole really is greater than the sum of its parts. Folks, finds like this don't come around every day.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The door opens, April 15, 2005

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Stanley E. Mcphail III "Stan McPhail" (Atlanta) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roll My Blues Away (Audio CD)

Every once in a great while, as a fan of music, you are allowed the opportunity to watch someone grow as a musician. You attend the shows, buy the CDs and hope for the best. For Tony Furtado, an exceptionally gifted musician by anyone's standards, the breakthrough was "Roll My Blues Away."

Before this CD I had always considered Tony a Bluegrass player. While I enjoy Bluegrass, it can be somewhat limiting in its appeal. This is the CD, the MOMENT, in which Tony changed that perception. This CD is blues, jazz, country, blues-grass and way too much fun. This CD took Tony from Bluegrass to Americana, embracing many forms of American music and blending them all in a seamless flow of emotion and positive energy.

I smile every thime I think of this CD. I own three copies.. one for home, work and my car. The "Waterslide" and "Can you Hear the Rain?" are staples of the live Furtado performance. Every song is well recorded, clean, energetic and comfortable. The music challanges and invites. There isn't a bad "cut" on the CD. My only regret is that we had to wait another year or so for Tony to sing!