Mother Merey and the Black Dirt - Down to the River

Mother Merey Kimbrough (washboard/vocals), Eric Witthans (dobro/vocals) and Kevin Allen (harp/vocals)

I was but a wee lad back when Canned Heat came on the scene and freaked me out with thier jug blues/boogie and I continue to go back to the orignal line up with Alan "Blind Owl" Christie Wilson, Bob "The Bear" Hite, Henry "Sunflower" Vestine releases for my fix of gritty rootsy, bluesy folk.

Austin's Mother Merey and the Black Dirt just changed that, they've got the missing ingredient, vocalist Merey Kimbrough's uncomparable singing over a slide resonator guitar and a boot stomping drum beat is addictive listening.

I heard the new single “Down to the River” from thier upcoming April release over on Twang Nation yesterday, click and listen. This led me to a frantic search for more and lo and behold you can get some excellent free music from their bandcamp page, do it while you await the new release!

Upcoming Shows

-March 1st: Blackheart (Austin, TX)
-March 3rd: Clive Bar (Austin, TX)
-March 4th: Hole In The Wall (Austin, TX) w/ Austin Steamers, Ramsay Midwood
-March 6th: Sahara Lounge (Austin, TX) w/ Austin Steamers, The Blue Dots, The Modern Don Juans, River Train
-March 11th: Hole In The Wall (Austin, TX) w/ Austin Steamers, Ramsay Midwood
-March 18th: Hole In The Wall (Austin, TX) w/ Austin Steamers, Ramsay Midwood
-March 23rd: Fox Tavern (Austin, TX) w/ Lex Land
-March 25th: Hole In The Wall (Austin, TX) w/ Austin Steamers, Ramsay Midwood
-April 13th: Hole In The Wall (Austin, TX) Union Specific Album Release Party!!!