King Wilkie - Broke

Pros

• "Blue Yodel #7"
• "Where The Old Red River Flows"
• "Some Glad Day"

Cons

• None.

Description

• Thirteen tracks of pure bluegrass sound.
• King Wilkie's debut album.
• Includes a cover of Jimmie Rodger's "Blue Yodel #7."

Guide Review - King Wilkie - Broke

'Broke' is King Wilkie's debut album & I am very impressed. Ranging from 21 years to 26 years old, these young gentlemen have stayed true to a pure bluegrass sound, while maintaining just a little bit of an edge to keep things fresh & listener's interested.

The first thing I was in awe of was the musicianship, the playing of the mandolin, fiddle, & banjo stood out so brightly & the vocals & harmony were just as pleasing. "It's Been A Long Time" is about feeling anxious to get home & see their companion. "All Night Blues" is one of those bluegrass songs that makes you wonder how they could play music that fast and accurately, while "Some Glad Day" gives the same feeling.

"Blue Yodel #7" is a standout, as the cover of the Jimmie Rodgers song is fantastic & not just because Texas is mentioned in the lyrics "I love Mississippi, look out Tennessee, but those Texas women made a mess of me."Death is hauntingly covered in "Goodbye So Long," where a man beneath an oak tree is now buried beneath an overgrown garden that he planted. "Where The Old Red River Flows" takes you back to how you feel about loving where you grew up.

"Sparkling Brown Eyes" tells a story of a man who longs to see the two brown eyes of the girl of his dreams. When the time comes he will be thankful for the help from "one in Heaven above." "Some Glad Day" closes the album with a gospel feel in a message that when all of our earthly deeds are done we will some day "fince sweet peace at Heaven's door."