2026 Charity Shop Purchases # 37 - Pokey La Farge & t South City Three - River Boat Soul
From Bandcamp. If this does not pique your interest I don't know what will:
From St. Louis, Missouri comes a wonderfully fresh and quirky kind of pop music that combines a riverboat ragtime sound with Delta-meets-Appalachia songwriting, all laid down in front of a big, big swingin’ beat. LaFarge is a neo-hobo, constantly traveling and continually inspired by early American roots music from throughout the land
I was vaguely aware of the name with a couple of songs in the music folder although I am unaware from whence they came. That and the cover were enough for me to take a punt
From 2010 on the Free Dirt Records label Riverboat Soul is his 3rd out of 12 albums by Pokey to date.
I wasn't to sure of the first few tracks at first but I gradually grew into the album. I suspect that it will quicky become a grower and one that I will reach for reasonably often
Wiki describes their genres as Blues, Folk,Country, Swing and Jazz. I think it will sit rather nicely on the Blue Americana shelves
Pokey La Farge & the South City Three - Hard Times Come And Go
Pokey LaFarage & the South City Three - In The Graveyard Now
Not to be confused with the frog-faced fascist grifter!
quite enjoyable but might become very annoying on more plays.
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