Got A Mind To Ramble – TOM RUSH***

Duncan & Brady/I Don’t Want Your Millions Mister/San Francisco Bay Blues/Mole’s Moan/Orphan’s Blues/Rye Whiskey/Big Fat Woman/Nine Pound Hammer/Diamond Joe/Just A Closer Walk With Thee/Mobile Texas Line/Joe Turner/Every Day In The Week

Got A Mind To Ramble was the début studio album from folk revival pioneer Tom Rush comprising traditional folk standards, mostly accompanied by only a guitar.

“Good album considering it's just a singer and his guitar, his playing is pretty gritty and you can hear he's into the songs. Not a fan of the slower stuff, but songs like San Francisco Bay Blues, Big Fat Woman and Every Day In The Week can put you into a happy mood. One of the more interesting 60s folk revival artists I've heard.”

“When someone inquires about traditional folk music from the sixties this album is one of my responses. This was in the day when white city blues artists performed in venues referred to as coffee-houses. Mostly armed with only a guitar they entertained by reconstructing traditional blues themes that were novelties to eager, mostly white, audiences. Tom Rush was one the leaders of this phenomenon.”

“Got A Mind To Ramble is an exquisite early album that is loaded with traditional standards like Duncan & Brady, Rye Whiskey and Joe Turner that benefit from Tom's interpretations. His guitar is not exceptionally flashy but blends well with expressive singing.”

“This recording belongs on anyone's list of the best folk music recordings ever made, preserving the best work of one of the folk revival's finest from the pioneer days in Boston in the early 60s.”

“What makes Rush so great is his tart delivery and his deep baritone voice. He sings with a twinkle in his eye and his tongue in his cheek.”

“Rush's beautiful guitar picking style and his deep voice are peerless. He won't win plaudits for originality or breaking moulds, but if you're tired of folk music full of nasal whines and sloppy finger-pricking, Tom is your man. Some people may find this twee or too easy-going, but to me it is perfect.”

“Rush mixes pathos with humour and plenty of other assorted moods and reveries.”