The New CD: Shake Shake Mama
Toby Walker - National Steel Guitars, 12 string guitars, vintage guitars, vocals
Carol Walker - Upright Bass
"I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again; Toby Walker is the finest living guitarist in the country blues tradition we have playing today. Nobody, I’m sorry nobody, is even close."
...Mark Gould, Soundwaves Magazine.... (read more)
" Another artist carrying on the traditions of acoustic blues and following in the footsteps of John Hammond, Rory Block and Paul Geremia is Toby Walker. For listeners who derive their pleasures in the sounds of the Delta, Walker’s Shake Shake Mama will be a valuable cd to add to their playlist."
... Gary Weeks, Blues Blast Magazine.... (read more)
" I haven't stopped listening to the CD. The playing was stellar (no surprise there), I thought this was your strongest vocal CD yet. The use of the various vintage guitars was pure ear candy. The sound of that Gibson L-00 just blew me away. I thought Carol did a great job on the upright bass. If this CD doesn't get noticed there's something wrong with the music community"...Jeff
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The blues in all its forms moves me the most, and here you’ll find some deep Delta slide, rollicking rags and shuffles that I had a ball putting my own spin on. Piedmont, Texas, Mississippi Delta, and a bit of Chicago are all here.
Recently I’ve been collecting some interesting guitars that fit well with this genre and in my opinion add their own individual and unique voice to the CD, as well as bringing out something different in me.
Here's just some of the guitars featured on the CD:
1900 Columbia Parlor
1930 National Triolian
1935 Gibson L-00
...Mark Gould, Soundwaves Magazine.... (read more)
" Another artist carrying on the traditions of acoustic blues and following in the footsteps of John Hammond, Rory Block and Paul Geremia is Toby Walker. For listeners who derive their pleasures in the sounds of the Delta, Walker’s Shake Shake Mama will be a valuable cd to add to their playlist."
... Gary Weeks, Blues Blast Magazine.... (read more)
" I haven't stopped listening to the CD. The playing was stellar (no surprise there), I thought this was your strongest vocal CD yet. The use of the various vintage guitars was pure ear candy. The sound of that Gibson L-00 just blew me away. I thought Carol did a great job on the upright bass. If this CD doesn't get noticed there's something wrong with the music community"...Jeff
More Reviews
The blues in all its forms moves me the most, and here you’ll find some deep Delta slide, rollicking rags and shuffles that I had a ball putting my own spin on. Piedmont, Texas, Mississippi Delta, and a bit of Chicago are all here.
Recently I’ve been collecting some interesting guitars that fit well with this genre and in my opinion add their own individual and unique voice to the CD, as well as bringing out something different in me.
Here's just some of the guitars featured on the CD:
1900 Columbia Parlor
1930 National Triolian
1935 Gibson L-00
Check out the song titles and sample the tracks here
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