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Shake It

by Robert Connely Farr

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... Favorite track: Going Away To Leave You.
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robert connely farr "...great grooves... just so worth it." #AmericanaHighways Favorite track: Lefty.
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1.
Jackson high on a hill Natchez just below Jackson high on a hill Natchez just below If I ever get back home I won’t be back here no more Mama getting’ old hair is turnin’ grey Mama getting’ old hair is turnin’ grey Don’t you know it’ll break her heart See me living this way Oh lord have mercy on my wicked soul Oh lord have mercy on my wicked soul If I ever get back home I wont be back her no more
2.
I’m going away to leave you I’m gone worry you off my mind I’m going away to leave you oh I’m gone worry you off my mind you say you don’t need me you say you got a foot out that door you say you don’t need me don’t need me anymore
3.
I can give you hard times I been through a few I can tell you hard times Ain’t gone take me from you You done said you ain’t leaving Babe, I’m here to stay We gonna work it out Ain’t no other way Ain’t no other way Babe I’m here to stay Ain’t no other way I can give you hard times You can give me yours too I can tell you hard times Ain’t gone take me from you Ain’t no other way Babe I’m here to stay Ain’t no other way
4.
Miss My Baby 04:16
Ain’t ya’ll ever miss ya’ll bab you know Friday night She calls say “babe I ain’t comin’ home yet – babe I’m still at work here baby” “babe I ain’t comin’ home yet – babe I’m still at work…” Man shit something ain’t right Awwww shit something ain’t right I miss my baby I miss my baby I miss my baby I miss my baby When she ain’t working man she think about that work Workin’ so hard both her feet they hurt She workin’ to the left and she working to the right Caught her workin’ in her sleep Lord she working all night I miss my baby I miss my baby Lord I miss my baby I miss my baby I miss my baby I miss my baby I miss my baby I miss my baby When I ain’t working I ain’t thinkin’ about no work I’m lookin for my baby Lord my feet they hurt I’m lookin to the left and I’m lookin to the right I be lookin in my sleep all night I miss my baby I miss my baby I miss my baby I miss my baby
5.
Knock on wood I’m feelin pretty good Knock on wood I’m feelin pretty good Feelin so scared I’m feelin this good Little baby got me ‘little misunderstood Everybody got to feelin alright everybody got to feeling alright Saw a few guys ‘bout to get in a fight everybody have a good Saturday night Everybody everybody feeling alright everybody everybody have a good time Everybody everybody feeling alright everybody everybody now have a good time
6.
I’m Going Down South I’m goin with ya baby I’m Going Down South I’m goin take ya home I’m Going Down South I’m goin with ya baby I’m Going Down South I’m goin take ya home Tell me whare are ya going ah tell me baby Where are ya going now tell me again said where ya going tell me baby I’m going down south again I’m Going Down South I’m goin with ya baby I’m Going Down South I’m goin take ya home I’m Going Down South I’m goin with ya baby I’m Going Down South
7.
Lefty 02:36 video
C’mon Lefty take me to the limit C’mon Lefty take me down the road C’mon Lefty take me to the limit C’mon Lefty take me down the road I saw you floatin across the water saw you dancing across the sky I’m a catfish swimming down the river live my life let me get high Everybody tired of living ain’t nobody want to die I’m a catfish swimming down the river live my life let me get high Let me get high let me get high let me get high Let me get high Let me get high Go on get high
8.
Shake It 02:38 video
Shake it for me now baby shake shake shake shake it all night long Shake it for me now baby shake shake shake shake it all night long Shake it for me now mama Lord shake it till the break of down I ain’t no young man but I know I know I know I know I ain’t that old ain’t no young man but I know I know I know I know I ain’t that old Shake it for me now mama Lord shake it till the break of dawn
9.
Sugar Mama 04:45
Sugar Mama Sugar Mama won’t ya please come back to me Sugar Mama Sugar Mama won’t ya please come back to me Sugar Mama Sugar Mama I’m in misery I like my coffee in the morning I like my tea at night I like my coffee in the morning Lordy like my tea at night Sugar Mama ain’t here Lordy know something something ain’t right Sugar Mama Sugar Mama won’t ya please come back to me Sugar Mama Sugar Mama won’t ya please come back to me Sugar Mama Sugar Mama Lordy Lordy I’m in misery like my coffee in the morning Lordy I like my tea at night like my coffee in the morning Lordy I like my tea at night Lordy Lordy dem it baby got a feelin something ain’t right Sugar Mama Sugar Mama won’t ya please come back to me Sugar Mama Sugar Mama won’t ya please come back to me / Sugar Mama Sugar Mama won’t ya please come back to me yeah Sugar Mama Sugar Mama won’t ya please come back to me Lordy I’m in misery Lord Sugar Mama Sugar Mama bring it on back to me like my coffee in the morning Lordy I like my tea at night yeah like my coffee in the morning Lordy I like my tea at night ohhh sugar mama sugar mama lord tell me something aint right sugar moma sugar mama wont ya please come back to me lord sugar moma sugar mama wont ya please come back to me my poor little heart sucha sucha sucha misery Sugar Mama Sugar Mama wont ya bring it on back to me

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Recent Press:
Vince Almond / CFBX Kamloops Best of 2022
Blues Enthused Highlight’s of 2022
Fervor Coulee’s Favorite Blues Albums of 2022
GravelRoad76 Seleccion Internacional de Galys
PhillyCheeze's Favorite 20 of 2022
The Rockin Blues Show Top Albums of 2022
Album of the Week - Blues On The Hill (Aus) 22.11.11
Album of the Week - Blues from the Ouse (UK) 22.12.14

“ built as a love letter to vintage blues, featuring a minimalist arrangement, there’s nothing on here that wouldn’t please the modern ear…”
#Alt77

"What is it about sharing hardships that elevates the performers and the listeners? When it’s performed in such a way that you know it’s a release for the artist – as it’s clear that’s the case with Farr – I believe it helps us all release some troubles. Perhaps, in these dark times, a candid blues album like Shake It serves as treatment. Shake It is a gritty, distortion-fueled adrenaline rush of an album that’s also a mood-enhancer. I recommend checking it out no matter what you have going on in your life, but it hits particularly well when you feel like you’ve had enough. Key tracks include “Screamin’ and Hollerin,’” “Goin’ Down South,” “Lefty” and “Sugar Mama.” The sound is reminiscent of early Black Keys, Tab Benoit and R.L. Burnside."
americanahighways.org/2022/10/31/review-robert-connely-farr-shake-it/

“a unique Mississippi sound”
At The Crossroads / Brant Zwicker

“It may be rooted in old-fashioned blues, but Shake It is no dusty antique. It's a modern day quiet storm.”
www.bluesenthused.com/2022/11/robert-connely-farr-shake-it.html?m=1

“bold & blistering… A perfect encapsulation of the mix of bone-deep skills and a sense of wild abandon that permeates all nine tracks on Shake It, “Lefty” throws down a guttural guitar shuffle that aims its thump directly for the center of the chest.“
#CanadianBeats

“a collection of nine blistering tracks as timeless as they are full of adrenaline, delivered as proof that a true bluesman will rise to the occasion of whatever life throws at him.”
www.chillfiltr.com/robert-connely-farr-shake-it

“…deep, dark & dangerous”
#DarrylSterdan / #Tinnitist

“the type of dangerous swamp music Mama may have warned you about… if raw and primal blues are of interest, Shake It is sure to appeal… Damn good blues music.”
fervorcoulee.wordpress.com/2022/10/25/robert-connely-farr-shake-it-review/

"killer record... the dirty haunting tone & the cadence gives it a heavy hypnotic groove... just kills"
GOAT FEST "Sin, Repent, Repeat" / Todd G Laney

"a great fresh breeze of sonic music..."
#HypeFresh

"‘...high voltage electric blues/Southern rock amalgam which finds the artist in fine shape"
#LastDayDeaf

“ As Mississippi’s proud son of the blues, Robert Connely Farr has paid his respects to the genre’s greats while showcasing his right to be honored along with them as a modern force with his newest album, Shake It. ”
#MusicMecca

"slow burn... givin you the chills..."
#Nagamag

“Farr excels at understanding the mechanics & history of the Bentonia Style of blues as taught to him by his hometown hero 2020 Grammy Nominee - Jimmy ”Duck” Holmes”
#PhillyCheeze

“ Electric guitar blues stripped back to its essence. I've heard no better example of it this year.”
#PostToWire

"first-rate Blues Rock... great guitar work"
#RoadieMetal

"...a great testament to those who went before in the Hill Country Tradition"
#RonBluesDJ

"while forever keeping the Bentonia Flame alive; Robert Connely Farr takes us on a contemporary road trip through the South at the same time and should be honoured accordingly by the powers that be."
#TheRockingMagpie

"Farr's voice & guitar playing evoke the blues in it's purest form."
#SoundsOfTheSouth

“ ‘Shake It’ can't help but stir you up, unless you're made of wood. A blues that hits you in the gut, a visceral music that speaks directly to the soul."
Textes, Blog & Rock'n'Roll

"On "Shake It", Farr dishes out nine servings of greasy, swamp soul celebrating the distinct loping grooves that have come to be called “Bentonia School”... already devoted to honouring his roots, opening the album with Charley Patton’s 'Screamin’ and Hollerin’ & Jimmy (Duck) Holmes’s 'Going Away to Leave You', Farr’s originals more than match that opening one-two punch. Among the highlights of the album is 'Lefty', which proves the artist has a great sense of humour in the face of adversity."
Suart Derdeyn / The Vancouver Sun

credits

released October 7, 2022

Robert Connely Farr is a songwriter from Bolton, Mississippi - hometown of legends like Charley Patton, Sam Chatmon, Bo Carter & Walter Vinson. Since 2017, Mississippi bluesman Jimmy “Duck” Holmes has been mentoring Farr in the Bentonia Style of the Delta Blues, an obscure style that Holmes learned directly from Henry Stuckey, who also taught Skip James.

Robert released “Dirty South Blues” in 2018 to immediate critical acclaim. In 2019, Farr played Jimmy Duck Holmes’ Bentonia Blues Festival, Greg Vandy at KEXP named “Dirty South Blues” one of their top albums of the year & Farr was nominated for Songwriter of the Year & New Artist of the Year by Canada’s prestigious Maple Blues Awards - this immediately followed by a cancer diagnosis & emergency surgery.

Farr hit the ground running in 2020, releasing 3 albums, culminating into the 16 track Country Supper - which landed on numerous 'Best of Year' lists and, in similar fashion to Dirty South Blues, garnered dozens of positive reviews from critics.

“Shake It” is Robert Connely Farr’s ninth studio album. Recorded at the legendary Hipposonic Music in Vancouver BC (AC/DC, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith…) with Farr’s long-time bandmates Jay Bundy Johnson (The Blue Shadows, Herald Nix) on drums & Tom Hillifer (Slim Fathers, Daggermouth) on bass – and let it be know that the bass guitar Tom is playing on this record was legendary Bentonia juke joint bass player Cleo Pullum – of whom little is known about. With only nine songs & clocking in at 30 minutes, the album starts with covers nodding to two of Farr’s mentors – Charley Patton’s ‘Screaming & Hollering’ & Jimmy “Duck” Holmes’ ‘Going Away To Leave You’. Followed by six originals penned by Farr in the wake of his cancer diagnosis, the album ends with a Tommy McClennan cover – Sugar Mama.

Recorded at Hipposonic Studios Vancouver BC
Produced by Robert Connely Farr, Jay Bundy Johnson and Tom Hillifer
Recorded, Engineered, Mixed by Liam Moes
Mastered by CPS Mastering

Jay Bundy Johnson – Drums
Tom Hillifer – (on Cleo Pullum’s) Bass
Robert Connely Farr – Lead Guitar, Vocals
Liam Moes – Shaker, Back Up Vocals

All songs written by Robert Connely Farr except:
Screaming & Hollering – Charley Patton
Going Away To Leave You – Jimmy Duck Homes
Sugar Mama – Tommy McClennan

A very special thank you to our wives, Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, Hipposonic, Liam Moes, CPS Mastering, Caragh Robinsmith & the City of Burnaby

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Robert Connely Farr is from Bolton, Mississippi, home of Charley Patton, Sam Chatmon & the Mississippi Sheiks. He currently resides in Vancouver, BC. A friend & protege of Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, his music is rooted in the Bentonia Style of the Delta Blues - a style originated not far from his home in rural Mississippi.
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