robert connely farr

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

“menacing, guttural…”

Smithsonian Magazine

“thunderous back-alley blues…”

Guitar Player

“the type of dangerous swamp music Mama may have warned you about.”

Fervorcoulee

Robert Connely Farr was 2019 Maple Blues Awards (CA) nominee for

Songwriter of the Year & New Artist of the Year

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supper

released Nov 20, 2020

"Country Supper" inc in BEST OF 2020 on following sites:
GRAVELROAD76 (Spain)
POST TO WIRE (Australia)
PHILLY CHEEZE BLUES (USA)
AMERICANA HIGHWAYS (AUS)
ALT 101.7 Radio (USA Tuscaloosa AL)
O FILHO DO BLUES (IT)
MUSIC MECCA (USA Nashville TN)
JENS OLSSON (Warner Music Group)

#AMERICANBLUESSCENE

"this isn’t Nashville ‘bro-country’ cranked out of Music City. This is soulful, lonesome, what if Ol’ Hank were still alive country-blues. ..some of the best of the original Mississippi blues in a style that remains relevant today."

#ARTSFUSE (#Boston)

" ‘#CountrySupper’ is a beautifully produced album, a cohesive musical and artistic statement that will appeal to serious fans of the blues, country, and indie rock."

BLUES MUSIC FAN RADIO

DJ #SASHAALLARDYCE

"brilliant work... insightful lyrics & expert musicianship. ...a depth & authenticity we don't often find. A+"

BUCKY BROWN

"some of Mr. Connely’s hardest hitting stuff yet... gritty & dark... soothing & melodic... heavy mystic element reminiscent of the more sinister Drive-By Truckers material. It’s supper time for blues enthusiast of all shapes & sizes."

BLUES MUSIC FAN RADIO

DJ #BENVEES

"#COUNTRYSUPPER is chocked full of badass tunes!"

#CHILLFILTR

"blends superb natural tones with the enduring touchstones of a bluesman, and delivers the kind of wistful reckoning that pairs well with your favorite tequila"

#CUPSNCAKES

(Album Pick of the Week)

"especially satiating.. Farr’s voice is the most important aspect of the album, and it’s clear he was born to sing the blues"

#EARTOTHEGROUNDMUSIC

“If you’re looking for some gritty blues to get you through the day, Farr has that in spades... sounds like he’s had some experience to earn the grit... fascinating and plodding."

HIT TRACK TOP 100

(Album Of The Week)

#GLIDEMAGAZINE #GLIDE

#jimhynes

"Raw, authentic, trancelike, & practically a debt of gratitude to the music of his birthplace, Farr carries on as a torchbearer for the state’s original music... His mission is important."

#GREATDARKWONDER

"fascinatingly hypnotic & alluring.. keeps you entranced throughout.. Lovers of blues are going to find deep satisfaction in this set of songs. Farr sets the bar high"

#MUSICALSHAPES

"a bracing shot of Mississippi-bred roadhouse poetry.. raw & scarred music, fueled by Farr’s primal guitar playing, bares authenticity"

#mysticsons

"Canadian frontman takes influence from Tom Waits with this smooth yet jangled indie-rock groove"

#PARTONANDPEARL

"A fine fixing of material from a criminally underrated West Coast blues belter! Year-end lists await!"

#PANWINYL

"high voltage blues"

#PHILLYCHEEZEBLUES

“Farr’s original blues compositions deserve highest accolades.. a downright gem of an album.”

#POSTTOWIRE

(inc in BEST OF 2020)

"top-shelf alt-country, steeped in blues and the kind of poetry that makes heroes in our scene. (Farr) can conjure up both the brains & the brawn of Drive-By Truckers & the stripped down rough & ready spirit of masters such as Howlin’ Wolf or RL Burnside."

#REALROOTSCAFE

“..so penetrating.. a bizarrely beautiful album.. 'Train Train' is the ultimate blues experience”

#ROCKINGMAGPIE

"an album for aficionados"

ROOTS & FUSION

“a seriously dirty album, gives RL Burnside a run for his money”

SOUNDS OF SOUTH

"Not for the faint-hearted music gourmets, but rather something for lovers of rough, honest Southern Roots / Delta Blues home-style cooking."

#VANCOUVERSUN

#StuartDerdeyn
“deep, dirty grooves.. gutbucket brand of rocking delta boogie”

#VINYLCHAPTERS

"great guitar work, downtrodden lyrics, and that sense of menace that all the best blues tracks thrive in."

#YORKCALLING

"lots of swagger"

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#eastvan

released june 2020

#ALT77

"sound like they are invoking some ancient black magic, when giving the old blues riffs a polish This one is mean, lean, and has no excess guitar solos wearing it down."

#DIRECTACTU

"gives us a very blues, very roots atmosphere, quite well mastered by this artist originally from Bolton, #Mississippi."

#INDEPENDENTMUSICREVIEWS

"Robert plays alongside drummer Jay Bundy Johnson. The connection is dynamite. Jay has such a smooth small kit big sound approach, while the opportunity wasn’t lost on Farr, his guitar is fat and rangy, the sound is dirty and charged with energy. There is honesty in the sound, soul in the lyric. Well done."

#INDIECRIOLLO

( #Ecuador )

"a whole process, which seduces and proposes a broken and lively composition, capable of destroying any stereotype of a song with low production. It is rock and roll for those who still believe in the underground."

#MYSTICSONS

"cracks out the killer riffs for this bold and anthemic blues-rock stomper"

#REIGNLAND

"..sound of that guitar & drums is awesome! The vocals are the real thing & best I’ve heard."

#PLAYMAID

"Farr’s vocals deserve high praise, they hold a grittiness & tone that are unmatched by commercial vocalists. The power & heart embodied in his performance are far from lackluster, they are compelling, & drip in Mississippi grit."

DIRTY SOUTH BLUES

released 2019

AMERICAN BLUES SCENE

“an album you simply must hear. Mentored by the last of the Bentonia, Mississippi bluesmen #JimmyDuckHolmes, Farr & co. have produced a masterpiece... as a lyricist, Farr has a #JohnPrine approach… as a singer... #GreggAllman… this is blues that originated in #Mississippi.”

AMERICANA HIGHWAYS

“…may have been recorded north of the borderline, but its roots hold strong in the swamplands…”

Aipate

“You surely don’t have to be an ardent blues fan to dig Dirty South Blues. Not only does it carry a smooth vibe & beautiful tunes, it’s also quite a lyrically engaging project.”

blues blast

“Building on what he learned from (Jimmy) “Duck” Holmes, Robert Connely Farr amps up the Bentonia style, retaining the music’s haunting qualities… It may be a return to the roots, and certainly reaches down into the darker aspects of the human condition.”

blues highway us 61

“…a remarkable collection of deep rooted Blues, that is surely going to be a classic…”

blues in the south

“the sound is sparse and eerie, with Bentonia’s minor keyed style well in in evidence… (Farr is) unafraid to speak his mind… Definitely recommended.”

blues magazine

with comparisones to Lou Reed, Gregg Allman & The Rolling Sotnes, Blues Magazine said “impressive album, which will be appreciated by lovers of Southern rock & Americana as well as blues rock.”

blues matters #105

“marvellous little gem of an album… well worth looking into”

bluesNEWS

“killer stuff from a guy born & raised in Bolton, Mississippi…” (5 out of 6 stars)

b-sides & badlands

“Robert Connely Farr, backed by an esteemed group of players known as the Rebeltone Boys, engages the senses & relinquishes a rootsy, front-porch-picked romper called “Ode to the Lonesome,” igniting his latest record, Dirty South Blues, with sheer ferocity.”

cashbox magazine

“…a significant piece of work…”

CHILLFILTR

“It has always been the humanity on display, that is what the blues is - wearing your heart on your sleeve. And these boys can hold their own with the best of them.”

ear to the ground music

“wreck your soul” blues

elmore magazine

With comparisons to Springsteen’s “Nebraska”, Elmore gives “Dirty South Blues” an 89 rating, describing the album as “completely authentic... sinks it's claws in deep...gruffly confronts racism in the South head on with Farr’s refreshing candor & tough determination... If the Drive-By Truckers ever pulled off the road for good, Farr could get behind the wheel of that rig.”

FATEA MAGAZINE

“(Dirty South Blues) …conjures up The Band at their finest… Strong songs, fine voice & great ensemble playing, all beautifully recorded. 'Dirty South Blues' is a very good album indeed.”

georgia straight

(ALBUM OF THE WEEK) “…sound(s) like the work of someone raised in the muddy fields of America’s Deep South. We’re talking a triumphant mix of swamp-sick guitars, swirling Muscle Shoals organ, and world-weary vocals—all anchored by gutbucket bass and drums. …this is blues at it’s realest & rawest.”

gobsmag

“…blues like they did back in the days - & a bit like Dan Auerbach has put his mark on it…”

il blues mag (italy)

“For those who love the real blues, this album is like sippin’ the best outlaw Moonshine!”

indie shuffle

“My bet is this blues rock sound is going to come creeping into the spotlight again, and Robert Connely Farr & The Rebeltone Boys are poised to be God-worshipped quadrillionaires when that happens.”

kexp - seattle

“worthy of best in 2019”

kick ass indie jams

“Grab yourself a fine cigar, some whiskey, pull up a chair and let this brother take you deep inside the gritty Mississippi blues!”

LEEROY STAGGER

“…Connely is a true treasure of an artist… lightning in a bottle…”

live mint

“…excellent tracks: sweaty raw blues just the way they were meant to be sung. Listening to his songs feels like you’re sitting on a porch in rural Mississippi as the band plays an impromptu gig.”

lonesome highways

“this album will be among my picks of the year, without doubt. …a work of brooding greatness. …often recalling the Drive By Truckers or The Band. Highly recommended for all Americana fans.”

PENGUIN EGGS

“Dirty South Blues bleeds like the fingers of a farmhand, drenched in seat & baked by the sun”

popmagazineheaven

“4 out of 4 star rating - “DIRTY SOUTH BLUES is very convincing... Farr, best known for the Canadian Blues band Mississippi Live & The Dirty Dirty, brings an authenticity that (some) can only dream of”

post to wire

“…highly accomplished release… spirited & tough, built on great songwriting & a voice that’s built to sing the blues… think The Band, Drive-By Truckers & Lucero.”

pure sound radio

(ALBUM OF THE WEEK) “…The album (Dirty South Blues) characterizes the blues, while giving… a Southern touch. …exciting because it rarely occurs in such consistent form.”

roots highway

“…when in the wake of a tradition that perhaps the Americans have learned more from the British, (Farr) returns home & does not miss the passage of witness, approaching with great respect to the lesson of Jimmy "Duck" Holmes…”

rootstime.be

“…the gems continue to follow each other… It is Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, born in 1947, to honor that he took care of Connely & mentored him in this exceptional blues style where it is as if you see the ghosts of the Mississippi Sheiks, Charley Patton and Skip James.”

santa rosa records

“As Farr attempts to reconcile some of the more controversial elements of his beloved homeland, he must first face his own demon…”

soul bag (france)

“When you listen to “Dirty South Blues", you think of those ballads that put you in the skin of a man covered in the blood of his loved one. Uncomfortable posture, which forces us to realize our intimate complicity with the narrator. Farr talks about racial and economic violence, but the approach is close. He tells a South falsely asleep and detached from his story, ready to bite to death. "You better watch your back, boy.” These threats float in the air, a pollution that sticks to the hair, from which neither the singer nor the listener can easily detach themselves. By assuming this unease, Farr gives himself the means to be freer than many other followers of the bluesmen of the South. We find the hypnotic sound of Bentonia, of which Farr is a continuator through Jimmy "Duck" Holmes. The nappes of guitar and organ come to weave progressively oppressive knots, echoes of the difficulty to come out of the southern stagnation. An original sound and linked to the tradition of which he claims: to dive in the stagnant waters to finally breathe freely.” Benoit Gautier

sounds of south

“…a conceptually independent work…”

toronto blues society

“…a most impressive album…”

track record #39

“good fucking music, good drinking music… bad day-hate the world music, the kind of music you want to pour a drink, light a cigar & sit on your porch & yell at kids to get off your lawn…”

VANCOUVER FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL

“Robert Connely Farr brings the gritty, southern Mississippi blues to new levels with his latest cd, Dirty South Blues” - Debbie Salmonsen

zicazic

"A wild and authentic album in which one glimpses some old ghosts of what the blues of the Delta knew better! Real "Dirty South Blues" as we like it ..."

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