Paul Metsa & Sonny Earl
White Boys Lost in the Blues

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Catalog No. MFC1030
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As featured on the nashvillecitypaper.com website
By: By Ron Wynn

New blues
Paul Metsa and Sonny Earl’s White Boys Lost In The Blues (Maximum Folk) tackles the age-old subject of cultural authenticity forcefully, with masterful guitarist Metsa and slashing harmonica soloist Earl functioning as a contemporary version of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee minus the personal animus that soured that great duo’s final years (the title track is a Terry composition).

They deliver some rousing covers, among them “One Way Out” and “Lollipop Mama” as well as Dylan’s “She Belongs To Me,” but the most musically interesting pieces are their originals like “Cold Outside,” “Southside Silhouette” and “Must Be The Way You Look.” On these, they move away from faithful replication into spirited discourse, with Metsa’s pungent accompaniment and tasty solos balanced by Earl’s whirling, attacking harmonica lines.

These guys are wonderful players, and there’s no question or doubt regarding either their sincerity or their blues credentials.

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