

In the intro to this story, I wrote that these five artists are turning their vintage influences into something new. Well, in the case of U.K.-based singer-guitarist Charlie Thompson, that does not apply—at all.
In fact, Thompson's whole approach involves a charming focus on "old," as you'll hear when you press the "Play" button below and check out his look, graphics and album covers.
Thompson's fairly hard-to-find new album is meant to look and sound as authentically vintage as possible, and he nails it—just as Scotland's the Kaisers nailed the whole fake-British-Invasion-band thing in the Nineties.
The album, a mix of Western swing, rollicking country tunes and a touch of rockabilly, features the guitar work of the uber-talentedTK Smith, who was a member of Big Sandy and the Fly Rite Trio in the early Nineties. For fans of Smith, this album is a real (and rare) treat.
Other players include Jeremy Wakefield on pedal steel guitar, Wally Hersom on bass, Bobby Furgo on fiddle, Dave Stuckey on drums and Carl Sonny Leyland on piano.
The Foothill Sessions is not available digitally (not yet, anyway), but it's totally worth tracking down. It also will be available on vinyl soon.
The Bellfuries 2015 ALBUM: Workingman's Bellfuries INFO: thebellfuries.com

