Jings, I just can’t stop listening to this. Yes, that nice Ross Wilson, aka BRC, has just released his latest, ‘With Healings of the Deepest Kind’, and it is a cracker. Thanks again to @Tiggerlion for introducing me to this fella, a couple of years back. Once more it is his lilting merge of Van M and J Martyn that underwrites the vocals, with, now, if anything even more added Van via the exquisite playing of his band, culled from the pool of Scotland’s all-genre finest, playing like an even better Caledonia Soul Orchestra. Senaid Aitken, at home in folk, classical and jazz, is, effectively bandleader, her violin an exquisite frame for the music, both as a sole instrument or, more often, leading the string quartet. None of yer mantovani massed strings, the separate players weave in and out of the whole, giving a tapestry of beauty. And Scotlands finest trumpet player, Colin Steele, plays like a giant: his solo on this track is up there with Miles’s in Scritti’s O Patti for inducing a goosebumpy shiver.
The whole album is good, give or take a couple of up tempos for tracks 2 and 3, which are not quite so his forte. Still enough to near guarantee a placing in my end of year best. Near the top.
But, o, this track………
Track of the year so far? Denouement/Blue Rose Code
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just so lovely….
Ross is a lovely man, teetotal following a rough start.
We can no longer afford him but he played for us three times. After soundcheck, I made us tea and sarnies while the rest of the crew went off to the pub.
Gorgeous – in the same territory as the Delines maybe?
My favourite track of the year so far….lovely from Ben Watt…
Absolutely beautiful.
He’s a man who knows which key can open up a well of emotion. He gets the right tone every time.
Very nice.
Both Ross Wilson and Rory Butler graced the stage of last years John Martyn retrospective at the Concert Halls in Glasgow. Rory Butler has recently released what is, I think, his debut album, Window Shopping. It is sensational.
Heres a clip of him performing one of the toons. Enjoy.
That looks promising. Reminds me of classic mid period Joni.