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Fallen’ starts with a lovely tremolo sounding guitar and brings about a different feel with this song.
I really liked this one.

I can hear shades of Duffy in Grace’s voice on ‘Kissing the Sky’ which has a nice touch of Hammond
organ in there too.

The drums and percussion are an integral part of this album which underpin the songs with such
dramatic effect. This works really well with Aaron’s guitar riffs, which in turn acts as the perfect
foil for Grace’s outstanding vocal delivery. The lyrics can sound a little dark at times but they let
you interpret them how you want.

‘Breaker of Chains’ has that bluesy Americana feel about it and the lush vocal harmonies bring to
mind the ‘Civil Wars’.

‘Bury My Body’ brings about a change in mood and style with some nice acoustic guitar and
delicious vocal harmonies. Piano and organ sounds add to the mix to produce a beautiful gentle
melodic tune that I found really soothing.

Aaron plays a simple single string riff on what sounds like a cigar box guitar, once again Grace
excels on vocals. The album closes with the title track ‘We Fly Free’ which has that thunderous
power and style of Led Zeppelin’s ‘When the Levee Breaks’.

This album has been well produced to give a dramatic feel of depth with bluesy guitar riffs and
earthy drums but the highlight for me is the voice of Grace a star in the making. Some of the moody
tracks on this album would sit well as soundtracks to some of the box-sets we have all been
watching in lockdown so there could be synch opportunities waiting. As a debut album When Rivers
Met have put down a marker, I am keen to see where they go next.

Ged Wilson

Grainne Duffy - Voodoo Blues - Independent Release

Grainne Duffy is a guitarist, singer and songwriter from Ireland.
Grainne is well known on the European blues circuit and the

album ‘Voodoo Blues’ is her fifth release.

The title track ‘Voodoo Blues’ opens the album with some nice
guitar work that gives off a big rock blues sound. On ‘Mercy’
Grainne’s lovely voice starts to shine. The pace slows down a little
on ‘Don’t You Cry For Me’ with some nifty organ work to layer

underneath a really soulful vocal delivery.

The lineup consists of Grainne on guitar and vocals, Paul Sherry on guitar, Dale Davis on bass and
Troy Miller on drums. It is interesting to note that Troy is also credited with playing the Hammond
organ and producing the album meaning he has had a big part to play in putting this album
together.

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