Thunder's Mouth, CD by Scott Ainslie - Cattail CEO Scott Ainslie Cattail Music, Ltd. 101 Washington Street Brattleboro, VT 05301 Summing this up in a radio interview in 2004, CEO Scott Ainslie said, "We can do good.

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Scott Ainslie Scott Ainslie Scott Ainslie "Blessed with an expressive baritone and nimble fingers...Ainslie is a master of American acoustic Blues..he is also among the most highly regarded Blues historians, a veritable walking encyclopedia of Blues and Jazz." -Dan Bolles, SoundBites, Seven Days The story of Scott Ainslie's life is nearly synonymous with his deep love and talent for playing Delta Blues and especially the music of Blues legend, Robert Johnson. A community-based artist, Ainslie comes to the stage or classroom part storyteller, part scholar/historian, part educator, and all musician. Armed with a lion-hearted voice and no fewer than three or four instruments - acoustic guitar, National slide guitar, fretless gourd banjo, diddley bow (one-string slide instrument), Scott also shares carefully chosen historical anecdotes and his personal experiences with scores of elder Blues musicians across the American South. Ainslie's audiences of all ages learn about the African roots of this very American music and how the Southern and African-American cultures have-- and continue to-- influence the genre. A resident of Brattleboro, VT, Scott is the author of "Robert Johnson: at the Crossroads. Ainslie literally 'wrote the book' on Mississippi Delta Bluesman Johnson, and has an instructional DVD on Johnson's guitar techniques and songs, as well as five compact disc recordings available. His most recent album, "Thunder's Mouth," spent over five weeks on the XM Radio Bluesville "B.B. King's Picks To Click" and six weeks in the Americana Top 40 chart. Scott has been a VA and NC Visiting Artist, and has performed with or opened for many music greats such as Phil Wiggins, Ruthie Foster and Branford Marsalis. "When we set about crafting a unique and diverse series each year, performances like Scott's are exactly what we hope for...masterful and emotional..."

Thunder's Mouth, CD by Scott Ainslie Scott Ainslie Available from Scott Ainslie's web site: http://cattailmusic.com I've been a fan of Scott Ainslie for several years now so I thought that I knew what I was getting into by reviewing his latest work, Thunder's Mouth. I put the disc into the player and in seconds took it back out to be sure this really was a Scott Ainslie CD. I thought I had a pretty good idea of what Ainslie was about but this new work is a definite departure from my previous exposure to this wonderful traditional musician. Admittedly, my second reaction was something akin to, "Oh, no! What has he done! but I sat and I listened and re-listened to "Thunder's Mouth" and recognized the genius Scott Ainslie has brought to this offering. People not familiar with Ainslie may not know that, along with being a stellar musician, he studies many aspects of African-American and African music and culture. It's not an uncommon affliction among traditional musicians. Ainslie's original song I Should Get Over This is based around some field recordings from west Africa. Beautifully structured and arranged it lightens the mood just a bit before he goes into Robert Johnson's Dust My Broom. This version of Dust My Broom is strong and, by earlier standards, would have stood much taller. It is the only tune in the collection that falls close to what I "expected" from Scott. Earlier standards? Scott Ainslie has raised the standards of what to expect from him by several degrees. And, so, I wind up again saying, "Oh, no! What has he done!" I'm not sure but I sure hope he keeps it up. * It's Gonna Rain (Scott Ainslie) * If Anybody Asks About Me (Scott Ainslie) * Thunder's Mouth (Scott Ainslie)