Chip Taylor is the author of several rock classics, of which Wild Thing by The Troggs is the best known. Taylor has left the superficial rock & roll circus for a long time, but he cannot resist making music. For many years he has formed a folk duo with the young singer and violinist Carrie Rodriguez. For this album, already the third as a duo, they received assistance from none other than
… guitarist Bill Frisell, who colored the initially simple folk songs with tasteful spatial guitar playing. Taylor was responsible for all the compositions, a craft for which he still has great talent. A song like Big Moon Shining ('in the grand scheme of things, we're just travelers') sounds like it has always existed. The man who once pursued a career as a professional golfer has found his own place within the traditional folk genre with Rodriguez. (MS)more
