Sam Bush - Storyman (2016)

Sam Bush has long since established himself as roots royalty. His highly anticipated new album, Storyman, is a freewheeling collection that gleefully picks and chooses from jazz, folk, blues, reggae, country swing, and bluegrass to create a jubilant noise only classifiable as the Sam Bush sound. Many of the songs are stories several of them true and the legendary mandolin and fiddle player co-wrote every one of them with friends including Guy Clark, Emmylou Harris, Jon Randall Stewart, Jeff Black, and others. Instead of kicking back and soaking up honors, such as an Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award and his suite of Grammys and International Bluegrass Music Association trophies, Storyman proves once again that the Father of Newgrass and King of Telluride will never stops striving to create something new. I m hoping it just kind of flows for people and makes them go, Hey! It s a Sam record. It sounds like Sam and the band, Bush says of the album. But for the first time ever, I also find myself thinking, I hope you enjoy the stories.

TRACKLIST

01. Play by Your Own Rules
02. Everything Is Possible
03. Transcendental Meditation Blues
04. Greenbrier
05. Lefty’s Song
06. Carcinoma Blues
07. Bowling Green
08. Handmics Killed Country Music
09. Where’s My Love
10. It’s Not What You Think
11. I Just Wanna Feel Something