Live In NC

2004

featuring Darrell Scott, Danny Thompson, Kenny Malone
Full Light Records © 2004

Live in NC pairs Scott, a stateside wizard of guitar and song, with Danny’s bass and the syncopated, deeply grooved timekeeping of drummer Kenny Malone. Scott is a beautful writer, deeply informed by his native folk culture and musical druids. He’s a powerhouse singer, and whether by himself or, as here, with gifted collaborators, he can take both acoustic and electric guitar to dazzling, unexpected heights of flat-out jamming.

Matching wits and intensity with Danny Thompson might intimidate some, but Scott proves here what those who’ve followed his rise through Americana and country songwriting already know—that he toiled for years playing long hours in bars and on endless road swings, making the rent, finding himself, and honing the precision and passion you hear in his playing today.

Kenny Malone’s vast experience on drums in Nashville studios, Danny’s tone and articulation on the thundering bass, and Scott’s extraordinary songs (plus a few tasty classics) unify and organize an intimate communion between performers and audience on this latest release.

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