Walker Fields
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Walker Fields is a musical project headed by Brad Senne of Minneapolis. It explores the realms of folk, blues and delta blues music.
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History
Walker Fields's first album, Sky Falls In, was released in 2010, with a sound reminiscent of the likes of Woody Guthrie and dust bowl-era songs. The 2011 follow-up, Gettin' By, veered towards delta blues sounds inspired by Mississippi Fred McDowell and many other similar musicians.
Gettin' By was preceded by a free-download-only live album entitled Live at Aster Cafe. In a review for the City Pages' MP3 of the Week feature, Andrea Swensson praised the album, calling it "a dusky, stomping performance of Guthrie songs and original tunes reminiscent of a softer Charlie Parr."[1]
Gettin' By named top album of 2011 by Duluth News Tribune
" Brad Senne (a.k.a. Walker Fields) showed an eerie, almost channeling ability to bring the feel of the Delta north up the Mississippi. “Gettin’ By,” released just a couple of months ago, had the rawness of Fred McDowell and the rough and tumble hill-country mojo of R.L. Burnside rolled into one. " - John Ziegler, Duluth News Tribune (Dec 29, 2011)
Members
- Brad Senne
- Chris Tierney currently plays drums
- Anthony Ihrig played banjo and dobro on the album 'Live At AsterItalic text
Discography
- Sky Falls In (2010)
- Live at Aster Cafe (2011)
- Gettin' By (2011)
