Recording with Bob Margolin-
' Toby Walker Plays Well With Others ' with special guests Bob Margolin, Buddy Merriam and Ernie Sykes ----- Read the Interview Bob did with me for Blues Wax Magazine.
The most diversified and exciting CD Toby Walker has ever produced! With special guests Bob Margolin (Muddy Waters Blues Band), Ernie Sykes (Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys), Buddy Merriam (Backroads) and many other guest artists, Walker shows off a range styles including down home blues, swing and roots music. Teaming up with the songwriters Martha Trachtenberg (the voice behind Folgers Coffee) and Tom Griffith (producer of Dr. John, Ry Cooder, George Benson) this CD highlights an array of new and catchy songs, as well as bringing new life to traditional standards.
REVIEWS
Toby Walker Plays Well With Others
Walker has continued to hone his skills as a master blues craftsman and raconteur. He is in fine form throughout, sounding perfectly at ease in the company of others. All of "the others" bring something to the party, that makes the whole more than just the sum of the parts. Toby Walker's latest album does more than it says on the tin: it should be called "Toby Walker plays very well with others"!
Gordon Baxter - Blues Matters
All in all, this is a remarkably well-crafted album that shows Walker, good as he is by himself, plays with others very well indeed. If you’re a fan of acoustic blues guitar, you should check this disc out
Graham Clarke - Blues Bytes
A new CD from Toby is always going to be a bit special and this is no exception!! Another wonderful collection from Toby and one which should have pride of place in your collection under ‘O’ for outstanding!
Ashwyn Smyth - Digital Blues Phoenix FM
Toby Walker Plays Well With Others is a sheer joy. Each cut is a perfect blend of style and technique, each piece of life is explained as only a true bluesman can, with sensitivity, wit and pathos. Toby's new CD is another in a long line of brilliant communication.
Dr. Blues (Mark Gresser) - Long Island Blues Society
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Full Audio Samples!!!
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Special Guests
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Bob Margolin
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Ernie Sykes and Buddy Merriam
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Bob 'Hooch' Paulucci
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More with Hooch
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Solo
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George Christ
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Pictures from the recording session with Bob Margolin
I recorded 3 songs with Bob Margolin at his home in North Carolina. Together with his engineer Mark Williams we wound up with some pretty hot tunes.
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Bob and Toby layin' out the tunes
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| Bob playing his 1930's Gibson, used on 'Beefsteak When I'm Hungry' |
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| Toby Trying To Remember The Lyrics |
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| Our Wonderful Engineer, Mark Williams |
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| Bob and Toby |
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