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Pandora Sessions

by Robert Connely Farr

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1.
How Am I 03:43
How Am I supposed to know Which you want to go? Out to eat? Down the road? How am I Supposed to know Look at you wanna be Look at you just like me How am I supposed to know How am I… where to go… Be like more Buddy Brown Be like more take ya down Be like more get back Be like more hit the sack Lord am I the last one Lord am I done Lord am I tired this life of sin How bout you let me be How bout you let me be I been on… on my own For so long… I don’t know
2.
Everybody’s Dying oh Lord I’m Gettin Old Everybody’s Dying oh Lord I’m Gettin Old Oh Lord I been hurtin Oh Lord I’m gettin old Everybody’s hurtin oh Lord I’ll help myself Everybody’s hurtin oh Lord I’ll help myself Oh Lord I been hurtin Oh Lord I help myself Oh Lord I been hurtin Oh Lord I help myself Everybody’s Dying oh Lord I’m Gettin Old Everybody’s Dying oh Lord I’m Gettin Old Oh Lord I been hurtin Oh Lord I’m gettin old
3.
Prowler 03:29
I’m a head Down New Orleans Town I’m a get down All Night Long! I’m a head up Chattanooga Lose myself On that riverbank I’m a head down Vicksburg town Ol Muddy River Take me down I’m a head home Jackson Road Oh take me Lord Take me home! If ya see me Just let me be Don’t want nonna Y’all let me be Take me on down New Orleans town Im a Gulf Bound Get on out of town Lord take me home Or take me down Ah take me home Or take me out…
4.
Instrumental / no lyrics
5.
Jackson Town 02:45
I went down Jackson Town Running round four five hours I went down Jackson town Thought I wouldn’t get found out Lookin for you One plus one is two Two plus two is four Take me to the door I went down Jackson Town I found out what it’s all about What you gone do What you gone do When you find out Everything is true
6.
Ohhh gettin tired of gettin old Ohhh getting tired of getting old Oh Lord come save my soul Gettin tired of gettin old Ohhhhh won’t ya let me be Just an ol poor boy that’s me Oh lord come save my soul Getting tired of getting old So tired So tired So tired Oh Lord won’t ya take me back home Back Where I belong Oh gettin tired of gettin old Oh Lord come save my evil soul Lord gettin tired gettin old Won’t ya save my soul
7.
I been running away Run out of things to say Ain’t no one listening no way Everyone everyone on their own Don’t care what ya do Long as it’s just you Makin a fool Everyone everyone on the line Things they tellin you All the truth Think they tellin you
8.
Night Train 03:18
train come all night long train come all night long all along the break of dawn train comin all night long where'd your woman go where'd your woman go you ought to take it aww naw you take it where'd that Devil go chase that woman down train come all night long Lord you can't be found
9.
Take It Slow 03:22
Got one in Jackson and one down in Natchez Town Got one in Jackson and one down in Natchez Town Everybody running Everybody running round If ya see me down town I’m a head down Mexico They after me downtown I’m a head down to Mexico Everybody gotta Everybody take it slow Water Risin nobody know where to go Water Risin nobody know where to go Take it slow Take it slow take it slow Take it slow….
10.
The sun gonna shine Where I come from If ya ain’t my kind You better run In my town Keep a poor man down Where I come from You better run Sun goes down On the edge of town Boy you better run Ain’t no one or the other Ain’t no lines in the sand You gone be fighting your brother Better know where ya stand
11.
Train keep a rollin all night long Train keep a rollin all night long Train keep a rollin break a dawn Almost home almost home Got to get down the road Ain’t got nowhere to go Keep it in between the lines Stay awake all night Train keep a rollin all night long Train keep a rollin all night long Till the break a dawn it’s another day Pick up and show me the way Ain’t got no place to stay Take it on down the way Devil Devil take me home Take me down the break a dawn All I need is my old fishing pole
12.
Oh Lord 01:53
Oh Lord Oh Lord Train oh take me home Oh Lord Oh Lord Been gone too long
13.
I bet I'm gonna walk now I bet I'm gonna Go Cat Go I bet I'm gonna walk now I bet I'm gonna Go Cat Go I bet I'm gonna walk now I bet I'm gonna Go Cat Go I bet I'm gonna walk now I bet I'm gonna Go Cat Go I bet I'm gonna walk now I bet I'm gonna Go Cat Go I bet I'm gonna walk now I bet I'm gonna Go Cat Go I bet I'm gonna walk now I bet I'm gonna leave my bones I bet I'm gonna walk now I bet I'm gonna Go Cat Go whoa whoa whoa

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Recent Press:

Americana Highways
"dirtier, darker & better than ever... roots blues at its best 7 Farr has it down to a T"
americanahighways.org/2023/12/04/review-robert-connely-farr-pandora-sessions/

BluesBlues
"The latest example of Bolton (Mississippi)’s prowess of producing fine Blues musicians is Robert Connely Farr... powerful & compelling. He sings about what he knows & he knows some dark stuff....a serious artist in his field."
www.bluesblues.co.uk/reviews

Blues Enthused
"We’re talking down and dirty, people. And I don’t mean some kind of greasy boogie. I mean a corner of some juke joint you’ve stumbled into after losing your way in the dark, and losing your boots too, god knows how..."
www.bluesenthused.com/2023/12/robert-connely-farr-pandora-sessions.html

Fervor Coulee
"I love this music. It is raw & unpolished, & speaks with the honesty of the blues. The deeper I delve, the more I appreciate Robert Connely Farr. Give him a chance—I think you’ll find the same."
fervorcoulee.wordpress.com/2023/12/06/robert-connely-farr-pandora-sessions-review/

New Music Jason
"earthy down home grooves with a whole lotta soul"
newmusicjason.wordpress.com/2023/11/24/the-new-music-im-listening-to-flippantly-this-week-november-18-24-2023/

Philly Cheese Blues Blogspot
“pure unadulterated blues at its best”
phillycheezeblues.blogspot.com/2023/12/652-robert-connely-farr-pandora.html

Ron Rowe / @blues_dj_ron
“sound like he is channeling another Hill Country legend, Junior Kimbrough… 13 tracks on this album & not one bad one out of the bunch”
ronstruetotheblues.blogspot.com/2023/11/robert-connely-farr-pandora-sessions.html

The Rocking Magpie (UK)
"staggering in its intensity... the cognoscenti with wider tastes and an open mind will love and cherish the PANDORA SESSIONS like a first born child"
rockingmagpie.wordpress.com/2023/11/24/robert-connely-farr-pandora-sessions/

Ruta 66 (Spain)
swampy blues… delves into sonic rawness of Farr's compositions, as well as the heritage of Betonia Blues & the tension and intensity of the Canadian blues of the 1960s-70s.“
www.ruta66.es

Tinnitist
"Off the floor, off the cuff & off the chain: The B.C. bluesman opens a deadly box of whoopass, channeling the haunted, gritty menace of his Hill Co. heroes & mentors."

Yack! Magazine
“Old soul blues with a youthful grit and gumption… The blues is a genre as old as it can be, to let it still sing true in the modern musical landscape is no easy feat and Robert Connely Farr does so effortlessly.”
yackmagazine.com/new-music-robert-connely-farr-gettin-tired-of-gettin-old-single-review/

Zicazic / Fred Delforge (Album of the Week)
"inevitably recalls real juke joints...draws you into a sort of improbable & irresistible communion..."
www.zicazic.com/zicazine/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=17860


From Robert Connely Farr:

"This album is dedicated to the great Mississippi Big Blues Mane - RL Boyce - a friend and mentor. May he rest in peace.

These (Pandora) Sessions were modeled after our time down in Bentonia playing with Jimmy Duck Holmes & RL Boyce - you set up, start playing & the songs come. Sure there’s covers & traditionals but the magical part of those nights are the grooves that show up that weren’t written yet. That’s what this album is, all unwritten / unrehearsed material that originated from us just sitting down to play. We are very interested in capturing the song at its point of origin.

We didn't have much, some vintage mics / amps - we did the best we could with what we had at the time. This ain't no big time studio / record label / lots of money kind of album. This is a show up at the juke joint, plug the fuck in and get to work kind of album

Gratitude to Jay Bundy Johnson for literally making this happen - he set up, tracked & mixed the whole thing. Jay was a critical part of the legendary Canadian alt country outfit The Blue Shadows & worked with Billy Cowsill for over a decade. He’s been with Canadian legends like Herald Nix & the late Mac Pontiac for the last 20 years & he’s been with me for 15. This new album Pandora Sessions is all him - from conception to the final product - even the cover photo. He’s always been a critical part of what we do & a huge encouragement for me to follow my heart.”

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released October 22, 2023

Produced: Jay Bundy Johnson
Recorded & Mixed: Jay Bundy Johnson & Robert Connely Farr
Recorded at our private studio in Vancouver BC

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Robert Connely Farr Vancouver, British Columbia

“Thunderous back alley blues”
Guitar Player

“menacing, guttural”
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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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