Grapevine

Grapevine is Calhoun's tribute to the folk tradition that has influenced and shaped his life. Recorded solo, Grapevine offers the fruits of two and a half years of research, arranging and getting inside the songs and their history. Stephen Foster's O Susanna has been restored to it's original length of four verses; Casey Jones reworked to reflect the historical record; an epic John Henry adapted based on new research; there's a cowboy song, two whaling ballads, a river shanty, a spiritual, 3 old and one new song from Ireland, and How Can I Keep from Singing?, blending Robert Wadsworth Lowry's 1895 hymn with folk versions. Housed in a gatefold LP style cardboard sleeve. He is blessed with crystalline finger picking, a resonant baritone, and a writer's ear. - the Oregonian.