Audio CD review:
Paul Kelly, Uncle Bill - Smoke

Paul Kelly, Uncle Bill - Smoke

Band: Paul Kelly, Uncle Bill Title: Smoke Rating: Release Date: 25 October, 1999 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Our Sunshine 2: You Can't Take It With You 3: Until Death Do Them Part 4: I Can't Believe We Were Married 5: I Don't Remember A Thing 6: Teach Me Tonight 7: Sydney From A 747 8: Night After Night 9: Whistling Bird 10: Stories Of Me 11: Taught By Experts 12: Gathering Storm 13: Shy Before You Lord

Customer Reviews Kelly's Gang does Great Bluegrass ! (i play lost of musicical instruments, and used to have a bluegrass radio show. i was introduced to this album at a friend's home in Freo, and was taken by it instantly. ) the great songsmith and storyteller paul kelly takes his prodigous talent to bluegrass styling, and produces a wonderful album. chalk one up for oz! i particularly liked his 'sydney from a 747'. gentle, evocative and memorable for both deft playing and a great story, kelly and his friends pull off something we could play on 'pacific picking' out of Vancouver. i am buying this album for myself, but will make sure arthur berman, host of pacific picking, hears about it and gets it broadcast. well done! thanks, paul. For Those Who Do Not Like Bluegrass It's perfection!. Plain and simple: You do not have to like bluegrass to love what Paul Kelly has done in re-interpreting some of his classic songs to the bluegrass style. Brilliant record, buy this! Those two songs, Heartbreak/Heartmend and I Still Pray were great so I went looking to find out who these guys were. I had not heard of Paul Kelly or Uncle Bill previously but I discovered them via Kasey Chambers, a fellow Aussie who featured Uncle Bill (the band) and Paul on two songs from her debut CD. Well, I found out that PK is an Aussie legend and Uncle Bill was this very talented bluegrass band. I bought "Smoke" and was not disappointed a bit. Paul's songwriting and vocals are perfect for bluegrass. The instrumentation and playing is superb all around. This is a CD crying for a sequel and although you may pay more for an import, this is a must for any "alt country", bluegrass, or fan of great songwriters and heartfelt music. . You can see a complete list of all Paul Kelly, Uncle Bill discography, or go back to the Paul Kelly, Uncle Bill tabs