Tag: Reed Turchi

LISTEN: Reed Turchi, “Just a Little More Faith”

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Artist: Reed Turchi
Hometown: Swannanoa, North Carolina
Song: “Just A Little More Faith”
Album: Just A Little More Faith
Release Date: July 20, 2018

In Their Words: “Just a Little More Faith” is a gospel song I first heard on the Mississippi Fred McDowell album Amazing Grace, sung with his wife Annie Mae. This record is all about harmony and voices rising together, and there was no better way to start it off than this tune inspired by the musician who first led me to learn slide guitar.” — Reed Turchi

 

Photo credit: Alysse Gafkjen

WATCH: Reed Turchi, ‘Skinny Woman’

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Artist: Reed Turchi
Hometown: Memphis, TN
Song: “Skinny Woman”
Album: Tallahatchie
Release Date: May 19, 2017
Label: Devil Down Record

In Their Words: “I named my first band after this song and, boy, it turns out just about every woman out there took offense. This was while I was in college, and I distinctly remember loading in to play at a sorority function of some sort and a well-heeled Activities Director being particularly aghast. Ah well, I guess there are some things I’ve had to learn for myself over the years.

‘Skinny Woman’ is from the hit book (as it is) of hill country blues songs and, as far as I know, is an R.L. Burnside original, though my version comes from Kenny Brown (R.L.’s longtime guitarist and artist of his own). Like many songs of that genre, the riff is second only to the polyrhythm created through the combination of melody, foot-tap, palm-mute, and guitar body-hit, and (assuming no one throws anything at me for the lyrics), it’s a real pleasure to play.” — Reed Turchi

Photo credit: Alyssa Gafkjen. Video credit: Madden Meiners and Mariah Czap.