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Dirt Farmer (CD)

By: Levon Helm (Artist)
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DISC 1 for Dirt Farmer (CD) Album By Levon Helm (Artist)
1   False Hearted Lover Blues
2   Poor Old Dirt Farmer
3   Mountain, The
4   Little Birds
5   Girl Left Behind, The
6   Calvary
7   Anna Lee
8   Got Me a Woman
9   Train Robbery, A
10   Single Girl, Married Girl
11   Blind Child
12   Feelin' Good
13   Wide River To Cross
 
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Rolling Stone (p.84) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Levon's vocals are a welcome miracle.....Helm's drawling howl is heavy with the outrage and sorrow of someone with a deep connection to the land and those who live by it."
Entertainment Weekly (p.131) - "Helm's weathered twang remains remarkably intact....He seems right at home singing traditional bluegrass tunes..." -- Grade: B+
Uncut (p.92) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "DIRT FARMER finally brings Helm into the realm of Lucinda Williams and her kind, with Larry Campbell serving as his white-knight Joe Henry."
Down Beat (p.70) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Helms anchors an accomplished cast of players with diverse virtuosity..."
Q (Magazine) (p.121) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Helm's voice still retains plenty of that ragged, yearning quality that once helped define The Band..."

Title Note

Though the Band are often discussed in terms of their contributions to musical Americana, drummer Levon Helm was in fact the only American-born member of the group, and his Dixie-fried, high lonesome lilt was one of the keys to their proto alt-country sound. On his 2007 solo release, DIRT FARMER, Helm returns to his roots and indulges in the bedrock American music on which the Band based their legendary sound. Joined by his daughter Amy, she of Ollabelle fame, and studio ace Larry Campbell (among others), Helm works his way through a relaxed yet sturdy set of bluegrass rave-ups, country slow-dances, and bluesy shuffles from across the centuries. And though Helm battled throat cancer prior to this recording, it hasn't diminished the power of his voice a drop--rather, it lends the album a steely sense of endurance and resolve.

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3 out of 5 stars Lend your hand to this farmer, February 1, 2008
By Ryan Connors
A bit bluesy, a bit country, all home grown and natural.

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