Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!CALA-MUZIK!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.news2me.com!yellow.newsread.com!news-toy.newsread.com!netaxs.com!newsread.com!POSTED.newshog.newsread.com!not-for-mail From: "Ted Estersohn" Newsgroups: japan.music.blues Subject: Ted Estersohn CD RElease Lines: 20 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1123 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1123 Message-ID: Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 18:32:11 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.60.102.101 X-Complaints-To: Abuse Role , We Care X-Trace: newshog.newsread.com 1130178731 209.60.102.101 (Mon, 24 Oct 2005 14:32:11 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 14:32:11 EDT Organization: Fastnet (fast.net) Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org japan.music.blues:92 Forthcoming no more, the (absurdly) long gestation period has brought forth Ted Estersohn Root and Branch on Wave Chair Records. It's a solo effort, acoustic blues by one guy in a chair, with occasional mandolin, tenor banjo, or mandocello dubbed in; featuring hard core bottleneck blues and fancy fingerpicking, blues original and traditional, some heartfelt, some humorous, a little jazz, and even a bluesy take on an old modal mountain tune. Everybody pays lip service to the blues influence and "unplugged" is just a marketing ploy. Ted Estersohn has been playing down home blues for nigh onto 40 years. While holding on to his deep blues roots, he has also developed a unique jazz guitar style, playing bass, rhythm, and lead simultaneously. He has played with artists such as Washboard Slim (Robert Young), Son House, Bonnie Raitt, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Mance Lipscomb, Rosalie Sorrels, and John Jackson. Visit www.wavechair.com for pictures, bio, links to buy, MPS samples, a little philosophy, and even some hidden jokes.