Chicago based Americana singer Pierce Craskhad the bright idea to use Ron Haynes' impressive Flugelhorn skills on a couple of tracks on his latest album Rising River. It gives his songs an extra layer of emotional depth, as it blends with his husky vocals and melancholic slide guitar.
Crask has had his fair share of misfortunes and deaths, so he did what he knows best: turn it into storytelling songs that strike a nerve. Listeners who are not touched by tracks like My Baby Is Sleeping or Butterfly Song ("I’m just a caterpillar, munching on a leaf // But there’s one thing I believe // I’ll be beautiful someday // And I will fly away") should seek professional help. His cover of the Steve Earle classic Sparkle And Shine purrs like a contented cat, a sign that things might work out fine for him in the long run.
Pierce Crask: vocals, guitar, slide guitar, harmonica
Ellis Clark: keyboards, Hammond B-3, background vocals
Heath Chappell: drums and percussion
Marc Edelstein: upright bass
Tom Linsk: keyboards
Mike Conroy: pedal steel
Ron Haynes: flugelhorn
Brent Roman: percussion on track "Rising River"
Rising River is a self-released album. Buy it from her website.
Tracks:- Anybody Out There?
- Nobody Left To Blame
- Sparkle And Shine
- Just Tell Me
- My Baby Is Sleeping
- Sqwire
- Butterfly Song
- Song Unsung
- Whose Secrets?
- Rising River