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 Wayne Scott - This Weary Way “…he definitely knows his way around a lyric and a hook. It may be a labor of love for Darrell to produce this for his 71-year-old dad, but it’s an authentically hard-country listening pleasure for the rest of us.” Music Row Magazine “CDs by Neil Young, Lori McKenna, Wayne Scott are the most played CDs in my office and car players right now. Wayne Scott has just released his first album -- at age 71. And it's a pretty damned good chronicle of a way of life that's passing from the American scene. The life of the raw-boned, strong, blue-collar laborer who raises a family to aspire to a better life than he has known and does the best he can. It is not a pretty album, but that's not what country music should always be. It's real, and is what it is.” CMT Chet Flippo “This Weary Way envelops over six decades of spirituality, family, heartbreak and triumph. Influenced by legends such as Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard and Hank Williams, this recording documents one of the most authentic country artists you've never heard…” Cybergrass “Ten seconds into the first tune, "It's the Whiskey That Eases the Pain," I was shouting "oh yeah" at the top of my lungs. I also knew this was hard-edged, tough and real old country/bluegrass music that only comes down the road once in a great while. Wayne has written some superlative tunes which have been creatively arranged and enhanced by all the great back-up boys.” Thanks again for the inspired music.” D. Higgs, Bluegrass Breakdown “…a tremendous disc of pure country and gospel” The City Paper “Nearly all of the baker's dozen tunes would probably have sounded right at home at the Grand Ole Opry 60 years ago. Highlights here include a duet with Guy Clark on "It's the Whiskey That Eases the Pain" and the one non-original, a killer version of Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" recorded live in Nashville. But all these songs provide a soundtrack to the hardscrabble life of a real country man.” Chicago Sun Times “Wayne Scott’s first CD delivers a lifetime worth of music in one helping…This Weary Way shows that it’s never too late to record a great CD.” Vintage Guitar Magazine “Wayne Scott’s This Weary Way is the best new Hank Williams record I’ve heard since Williams died on New Years Eve, 1952…The gospel tunes, too, are simply perfection. If there is any justice in this world, Scott’s songs will come to be embraced by future generations of country & western fans like “Stairway to Heaven” is by rock fans, and “This Land is Your Land” is by hippies and left-wingers everywhere.” Senior Spectrum "THIS WEARY WAY is a classic, worth the wait.” Savvy Insider “…you can just feel the natural talent, warmth, and wonderful livid-in quality in Wayne’s voice. The pace and style is back porch rocking chair as the sun goes down…A satisfying record.” Americana UK “Honk if Hank Williams ever made you cry. Honk at anyone who gets between you and a copy of This Weary Way by Wayne Scott (as in Darrell Scott’s father). I thought I was listening to some lost Hank Williams basement tapes until I heard Guy Clark join in on the opening track of “It’s The Whiskey That Eases the Pain”. Then I realized - this is something very special. Wayne Scott’s voice and songs (both national treasures) remind us of a time when music was pure in sound and soulful as a misty mountain holler.” Huntsman Networks “..a spiritual set of old-style country music delivered in Scott’s authoritative baritone, which falls somewhere between Johnny Cash and Guy Clark…” The Houston Chronicle “This album is a stunner, …“I Wouldn’t Live in Harlan County,” which sounds about a hundred years old, is as bitter (and shatteringly moving) a remembrance of the old home place as could be expressed in a song. It is a knife to the heart. It is a song Hank himself would have been proud to write. Having gone that far, let’s pull out all the stops and put it this way: It’s one of the finest country songs anybody anywhere has ever written. And what the hell, let’s mince no more words: This Weary Way is a stone masterpiece.” Bluegrass Works “This is the REAL deal..accept no substitutes. It may have all this time for Wayne to make his debut with his own songs but cherish each one, they are gems!!!” Country Music Facts & News “Scott's long years provide an unusually rich history from which to draw…Scott's music is a piece with his early influences and his early growth as a songwriter, yet they remain unyellowed in their exposition of the universal subjects of faith, family, work and libation. After carrying around his songwriting catalog in private for so many years, Scott may be surprised at how strongly others take to his tunes.” Angry Country "Imagine the music that would’ve been lost if no one had ever recorded Johnny Cash. It’s no exaggeration to say that the world almost experienced an equivalent loss when Wayne Scott’s songs were unrecorded and largely unheard until the 2005 release of Scott’s first album, This Weary Way, as Scott reaches the age of 71.” Music Spectrum “It's a doozy with a nice mournful, poetic feel that all y'all fans of Robert Earl Keen or Kris Kristofferson will probably love. For me, the standout track was "Sundays With My Son," a very Clark-like weeper about an absentee dad whose big regrets include writing songs instead of playing with his kids... But hey, when the songs turn out this nice, I think the world will understand. This album is definitely worth checking out!” Joe Sixpack’s Record Riot Arresting honky-tonk and folk-country debut by 71-year-old rookie * * * * (4 of 5 stars) At 71, Wayne Scott is a few years older than most debut artists. But given that every such artist has the front part of their life to write their coming-out, Scott's long years provide an unusually rich history from which to draw. He played country standards and radio hits in West Coast honky-tonks and truck stops, but all the time writing original material that was mainly kept to himself…the elder Scott dips into a vast reservoir of material, and sings it with a life full of experience. After carrying around his songwriting catalog in private for so many years, Scott may be surprised at how strongly others take to his tunes. FolkAlley “WAYNE SCOTT / THIS WEARY WAY. Original tunes by SCOTT and there are some outstanding compositions in this collection. Accompaniment includes, steel guitar in the tradition of Don Helms, mandolin, accordion, djembe, acoustic guitar, upright bass, resonator guitar & upright bass. The sound is roots country. 13 tunes. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.” Honky Tonkin Music “When an artist releases their first CD at age 71, you can be sure of two things. 1) He's got a few life experiences to write about and 2) He's probably not doing it for the chicks. In Wayne Scott's new CD, This Weary Way, the pure intentions shine through. It's remarkable in it's simplicity and depth. It's obvious that the soul in the writing and performances is hard-earned. The production, by son Darrell Scott, one of the top singer/songwriters working today, never hits a wrong note. He calls on players like Guy Clark, Tim O'Brien and Danny Thompson to make the production fit the music and songs perfectly. The only question now, is if Wayne Scott is this good at 71, how much better will he be at 81?” Big Howdy “This is Americana music at it’s best; written because it had to be, played because it needed to be heard and performed with an amazingly humble talent. This album had to be made because this talent, held back for 71 years, could be held back no longer. What I can say to Wayne Scott, however, is thank you for the gift of your songs. You are more of a teacher than you realize.” Kynd Music |
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