I am delighted to finally getting around to promoting my good friend Greensboro folk singer Bruce Piephoff's 16th recording "The Chestnut Tree," which came out at the outset of 2008.
Bruce is known for his eccletic range of songs which have focused on the war/fiasco in Iraq ("20 Miles to Baghdad"), slaughterhouses in eastern North Carolina and forgotten baseball heroes.
"The Chestnut Tree" continues that tradition with songs about by-gone local bluegrass legend Charlie Poole ("The Ballad of Charlie Poole"), a death row inmate in Kentucky ("Jasper's World of No Return"), a musician's trip to Knoxville ("Notes from Knoxville") and a spoken tribute to a deceased old man named Marvin.
Piephoff's record also has songs about Anne Frank ("The Chestnut Tree," the title track) and Jesse Owens.
As someone whose seen Bruce perform many times over the two years I've known him, it is hard to offer an objective analysis of his music, but I was extremely impressed by this album.
Each song is woven with the next one quite well. "Notes from Knoxville" starts the record off extremely well and it continues its momentum until the final track, "The Vanishing Hitchhiker."
Other musicians who joined Bruce in the record, include the likes of Sam Frazier, electric guitar, Scott Walker, on cello and fiddle, and David "Driveway" Moore on blues harp.
In recognition of his new recording from Flyin Cloud Records in Eden, NC, Piephoff will perform at a CD-release party at The Coffee Break, which is located 1820 Spring Garden Street in Greensboro on Feb. 29, starting at 7:30 p.m. Phone 336-230-2310.
Those interested in buying "The Chestnut Tree," which costs $15, can go to the Flyin Cloud web site at (don't put in a 'g' at the end!) :
Other Bruce Piephoff links include:
http://www.myspace.com/brucepiephoffmusic
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