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Eelco Schilder
Mary Flower has a long career in blues, bluegrass and roots music and is now an established singer, guitarist and teacher. On her new album original material is mixed with cover from known and lesser known artists. She changes from sober, pure acoustic music like Rhythm of the road and the instrumental Columbia river rag, to full and rich sounding songs like There aint no sweet man that’s worth the salt of my tears with nice tuba and harmony vocals, and The Ghost of the St. Louis blues with nice clarinet parts. Flower is a singer that stays close to the traditional styles and doesn’t feel the necessity to reinvent or renew the music. This music is solid as a rock and is rooted in a long tradition.