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Big Ol' Fiya by John Mooney
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fave it Folk Blues | Delta Style
11 tracks | 45 minutes
Released May 2006
on LML Records
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"Big Ol' Fiya" Nominated for 2007 Blues Foundations BMA "Contemporary Blues Album of the Year". It's been a long time coming but Mooney has brought some profound musical styles and songwriting to his signature syncopated delta blues with this, his latest
Editorial review
New Orleans based slide guitar veteran John Mooney isn't doing himself any favors with the graphics on his 2006 album. His first release of new material in four years features blurred pictures of what looks like a death mask greeting the potential consumer, and even more alarmingly, there's no song listing. It's as if, as co-art director, he's keeping the music a reward for those who brave the wrapping that is far from indicative of the rousing sounds within. Those already aware of Mooney's swampy, sweat-soaked style through his previous ten albums will find more of the same here. That's no criticism though because Mooney was clearly on fire -- or "fiya" -- for these pre-Hurricane Katrina February 2005 sessions. All but two of the tunes are originals and while they don't break much new ground, they are more than serviceable vehicles for the guitarist's nasty slide sound and dusky vocals. There is a raw, intense and near primal energy tearing through these tunes that can't be contained. Mooney and his stripped down band featuring the late Jeff Sarli on bass, drummer Raymond Weber, and occasional keyboards from Jon Cleary feed off each other's energy. A few remnants of the guitarist's early Delta-styled work remain, but the disc stays firmly in the grimy, rhythm intense, dark funk of Mooney's typical New Orleans voodoo groove. It sounds like the mojo ran deep during these sessions. When all the pieces fit, as in the closing stalker oriented "No Bout Me," this is as stirring, dangerous and vital as New Orleans music gets, and that's saying a lot. It's like walking down the city's streets with its dark alleys, dodgy neighborhoods, and the lurking sense of something ominous around the corner. Covers of Son House's "Louise McGhee" and Grayson Capps' "Drink a Little Poison" place these songs firmly in Mooney's ballpark and he nails them both with as much passion as the originals that dominate the disc. Ignore the cover and jump in to what is arguably John Mooney's finest hour. ~ Hal Horowitz, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Throughout the years John Mooney has developed one of the most distinctive and easily identifiable guitar and vocal signatures of anyone alive today.
Part of the original impetus for his interest in music may have filtered down from his grandfather, a musician himself. “He used to play the mandolin and banjo back in the 20’s” says Mooney. “He even cut a couple of 78’s for the Peerless label that I’ve heard. It was really hot stuff, a kind of raggy jazz.“
John left home at 15 and began playing with Joe Beard at about that same time. Joe introduced him to the first and most enduring influence on the development of Mooney’s music, the legendary Delta blues singer, Ed “Son” House. Impressed by the 16 year old musician’s talent, Son and John soon became friends. “I wasn’t aware of what the
opportunity meant, but I knew there was nobody better in Delta blues.“ Mooney cites Son’s heavily rhythmic style having a strong influence on him.
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