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LL: Usually I like to ask about all the players on a release, but in this case, there

are so many! Who would you like to mention?

DA: Yeah, I was fortunate to work with some my favourite musicians on these tracks

and, yeah, there's way too many to list them all. Besides Gene, John and Greg ,

though, I treasure the tracks that
Dave Alvin in pensive mood.
feature musicians who've since
passed away. Gene Taylor is

sadly among them now but there
are also the soulful drummer

Bobby Lloyd Hicks from my old
group The Guilty Men, the

violinist from my short-lived
combo The Guilty Woman, Amy

Farris, and the brilliant studio
drummer Don Heffington. All of

them were dear friends who
have crossed over to whatever

awaits us on the other side of
this life. The most bittersweet,

though, are the large
contributions from my best

friend, the late
singer/accordionist Chris

Gaffney. Some of you may know him from The Hacienda Brothers with Dave
Gonzales. Chris and I were very close comrades and to hear his voice and accordion

with me on these songs still brings tears to my eyes.

LL: What was 2020 like for you?

DA: Haha! Frustrating and peaceful at the same time. After spending 10 months on

the road in 2019, I needed a break … but not that kind of a break! It was good to
recharge my batteries, but I long to get back on the highway to the next gig in

whatever joint lies ahead.

LL: What can we all look forward to coming up from you?

DA: There are a couple of projects that I can't mention right now but besides those, I
look forward to getting back to doing what I love doing most...making some glorious

musical noise.

~ Lawrence Lebo

Lawrence Lebo is an award winning, critically acclaimed Blues recording artist living in Los
Angeles, CA, USA. She can be found on the web at www.lawrencelebo.com