Missy Raines' bass on Guy Clark's "Baton Rouge" raises
the curtain on an eclectic collection of songs. From the Texas
swing of "Wake Me When That Sun Goes Down" to the
gentle jazz of "I Get Lonely For You," Amy Gallatin
turns in clean vocals. She's definitely enjoying herself, and
who can blame her when her regular band is augmented by Rob
Ickes on Dobro, and Randy Howard on mandolin and fiddle, both
of whom turn in sterling performances?
The title track, co-written by Claire Lynch, evokes an empty,
almost haunting feeling. For those hardcore acoustic music buffs
that are of the absolute conviction that real instruments should
be plucked and not hit -- don't worry, Pat McInerney's percussion
is very low key and fits right in. --
G.T.