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Little G Weevil —Live Acoustic Session—Hunnia Records

Little G Weevil grew up in Budapest Hungary before moving to
the USA in 2004. During his time in the States he was recognised
with many blues awards before returning to Hungary to record
this album, ‘Live Acoustic Session’.

The album opens with a great blues riff and foot stomp on ‘Keep
Going’. ‘Real Men Don’t Dance’ is not only a great title but a great
song too with some Eric Bibb style licks thrown in for good mea-
sure. Gee shows off his bluesy acoustic chops with the traditional
twelve beer blues, ‘Early In The Morning’ whilst ‘Sasha Said’ deals with the amusing tale of a de-
manding woman.

This album was recorded live and unedited in the studio and has a great sound that bounces off the
studio’s stone walls, high ceiling and wooden floors giving some great natural reverb and echo that
enhances the overall vibe.

Gee slows it down with ‘Apple Picker’ and snaps some fine standout blues licks once again. There is
a great driving rhythm to R. L. Burnside’s ‘Poor Black Mattie’ and he spins a thought provoking tale
of the cyclist Lance Armstrong with ‘Fastest Man’. ‘Back Porch’ is a cautionary tale of when a joke
backfires and the album closes with John Lee Hooker’s ‘Roll And Boogie’, a superb rocking finale,
really enjoyed this one.

This album is stripped back bare in that it is just vocals, acoustic guitar and foot stomp. Sometimes

with solo acoustic artists after a few songs they can become a bit ‘samey’, but not here. This album
is compelling and the songs just flow. Gee is a master of acoustic blues guitar, a great storyteller
and has a distinctive rich voice that has the energy of a 1930’s bluesman plying his trade. He uses
the ambience of the room to create an intimate atmosphere for the listener and his true human
character really shines through. If you are a fan of acoustic blues I’m sure you will enjoy this al-

bum.

Ged Wilson

Patty Tuite—Consider This—Thread City Productions

Patty Tuite is a singer/songwriter based in the southern New
England region of the USA and her latest album ‘Consider This’ is
made up of eleven original songs.

The title track ‘Consider This’ is the opener with some bluesy
funk featuring Paul Nelson with some slick guitar work. ‘Wanna
Go To Memphis’ is an upbeat ‘Rollin and Tumblin’ style blues with
some nice harmonica from Mick Seretny. There is some more