parr’s seventh album of raw, soul-piercing piedmont-style blues is a true joy to behold.

only three of these twelve finger picked guitar & banjo tracks are traditionals arranged by parr, but you’d never know it. the feeling, experience & sheer talent ranks parr’s compositions right up there with the classics. charlie’s music has an appeal that spans genres. his songs are records of the journeys, troubles & experiences of real people, one example being ‘god moves on the water’, a real standout, an arrangement of the classic blues track by blind willie johnson describing the horrors experienced by those souls aboard the titantic as it sunk.