The hobo rabbits on the crudely drawn album sleeve are an indication that Louisiana-born Woody Pines is a rambling man in a similar mould to the other, more famous, Woody.
He was founding member of busking jug band, The Kitchen Syncopators, which began life at Oregon Country Fair near Eugene. Since going solo he has lost nothing of the high energy busking spirit.
His fourth album kicks off with the lively Hokum of Like I Do ("You butter my toast when it turns brown"), features a rockabilly tune
inspired by Rum Drum Ramblers (Who Told Ya?) and even finds space for some vampire blues (Addicted To Blood)
He and writing companion Felix Hatfield penned the songs although there are also a couple of traditional tunes: Frank Hutchinson'sTrain That Carryed My Gal and the jazzy ragtime of Big Bill Broonzy's Keep Your Hands Off Her
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All in all, the range of country blues tunes have a strong focus on toe-tapping numbers to get the joint jiving.
Hobo & His Bride is an exception in more ways than one. This is the one track that wasn't recorded at Peach Fork Studios, Ohio; it was captured almost 'live' in a makeshift studio in Scotland during.
This, together with the low key closing track Close Your Eyes And Dream , show a more sophisticated side to his repertoire and proves that Woody Pines is also no mean songwriter when not whooping it up.
Woody Pines' website
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