KEVN KINNEY
''MACDOUGAL BLUES''
JANUARY 1990
38:02
1/MacDougal Blues
Kevn Kinney/3:54
2/Not Afraid to Die
Kevn Kinney/4:48
3/Lost and Found
Kevn Kinney/4:22
4/Heard the Laughter Ending
Kevn Kinney/4:09
5/Last Song of Maddie Hope
Kevn Kinney/3:47
6/Gotta Get Out of Here
Kevn Kinney/4:56
7/The House Above Tina's Grocery
Kevn Kinney/2:13
8/Iron Mountain
Kevn Kinney/4:20
9/Chico and Maria
Kevn Kinney/3:00
10/Hey Landlord (Meatloaf and Fishsticks)
Randy Blazak / Kevn Kinney/3:06
11/Goodnight Rhyme
Kevn Kinney/1:16
David Blackmon /Fiddle, Violin
Peter Buck /Dulcimer, Guest Artist, Guitar, Mandolin
Buren Fowler /Banjo, Guitar, Guitar (Steel), Pedal Steel
Nita Karpf /Cello
John Keane /Banjo, Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Slide Guitar
Kevn Kinney /Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Sue Kinney /Vocals (Background)
Michael F. Mills /Whistle (Human), Whistle (Instrument)
Mike Mills /Guest Artist, Whistle (Human)
Joel Morris /Marimba
Moira Nelligan /Accordion, Fiddle, Violin, Vocals (Background)
Tim Nielsen /Bass, Mandolin
George Norman /Mandolin
Barbara Panter-Connah /Fiddle, Violin
Kyle Pilgrim /Bass, Bass (Upright), Standup Bass
Jennifer Sproul /Dulcimer, Hammer Dulcimer
Jeff Sullivan /Drums, Percussion
REVIEW
by Denise Sullivan
Drivin' n' Cryin's Kevn Kinney joins the folk fray with a stunning solo acoustic debut backed by the band and producer Peter Buck. The classic case of a brilliant songwriter stuck within the confines of an okay band, Kinney came bursting forth as a great new talent on the new folk scene with songs like the emotional "Not Afraid to Die" and lilting "The House Above Tina's Grocery." This release was mostly unheard by those who might have appreciated Kinney's unique spin on Southern culture.
BIOGRAPHY
by Denise Sullivan
Kevn Kinney was the lead singer of the Atlanta rock band Drivin' n' Cryin', but since the band's 1986 inception he's released some spare acoustic records on his own, often collaborating with R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck. MacDougal Blues for Island in 1990 announced the rocker's arrival on the folk scene with the engaging title cut and nine more acoustic tracks produced by Buck and mostly played by his bandmates from Drivin' n' Cryin'. Though often cited as a working-class lyricist, Kinney cannot easily be thrown into the same bag as Springsteen, Mellencamp, or Dave Alvin. Instead, his is a unique spin on class, not urban yet not completely rural -- he's lived and worked in the urban center, Atlanta. Yet there is a gentleness and deeply humanistic thread to his work, and his use of traditional instruments enhances his words' warmth. His follow-up, Down Out Law (Mammoth, 1994), is a little more of a downer and less a celebration of folk music than a revealing, melancholy personal treatise, unaccompanied except by himself on guitar, save for one track. Continuing to record with Drivin' n' Cryin', Kinney also toured as a solo act for some time, often assisted by Buck or his brother. A side project with Warren Haynes (Gov't Mule, ex-Allman Brothers) turned into Kinney's third solo album; released in 2000, The Flower & the Knife featured a number of other guests, including Blues Traveler's John Popper, Edwin McCain, members of Gov't Mule and the Allman Brothers, and more. Broken Hearts and Auto Parts arrived in 2002, followed by a reunion record, Great American Bubble Factory, with Drivin' n' Cryin' in 2009. Kinney returned in 2012 with a a new solo outing, Good Country Mile, with the Golden Palominos.
''MACDOUGAL BLUES''
JANUARY 1990
38:02
1/MacDougal Blues
Kevn Kinney/3:54
2/Not Afraid to Die
Kevn Kinney/4:48
3/Lost and Found
Kevn Kinney/4:22
4/Heard the Laughter Ending
Kevn Kinney/4:09
5/Last Song of Maddie Hope
Kevn Kinney/3:47
6/Gotta Get Out of Here
Kevn Kinney/4:56
7/The House Above Tina's Grocery
Kevn Kinney/2:13
8/Iron Mountain
Kevn Kinney/4:20
9/Chico and Maria
Kevn Kinney/3:00
10/Hey Landlord (Meatloaf and Fishsticks)
Randy Blazak / Kevn Kinney/3:06
11/Goodnight Rhyme
Kevn Kinney/1:16
David Blackmon /Fiddle, Violin
Peter Buck /Dulcimer, Guest Artist, Guitar, Mandolin
Buren Fowler /Banjo, Guitar, Guitar (Steel), Pedal Steel
Nita Karpf /Cello
John Keane /Banjo, Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Slide Guitar
Kevn Kinney /Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Sue Kinney /Vocals (Background)
Michael F. Mills /Whistle (Human), Whistle (Instrument)
Mike Mills /Guest Artist, Whistle (Human)
Joel Morris /Marimba
Moira Nelligan /Accordion, Fiddle, Violin, Vocals (Background)
Tim Nielsen /Bass, Mandolin
George Norman /Mandolin
Barbara Panter-Connah /Fiddle, Violin
Kyle Pilgrim /Bass, Bass (Upright), Standup Bass
Jennifer Sproul /Dulcimer, Hammer Dulcimer
Jeff Sullivan /Drums, Percussion
REVIEW
by Denise Sullivan
Drivin' n' Cryin's Kevn Kinney joins the folk fray with a stunning solo acoustic debut backed by the band and producer Peter Buck. The classic case of a brilliant songwriter stuck within the confines of an okay band, Kinney came bursting forth as a great new talent on the new folk scene with songs like the emotional "Not Afraid to Die" and lilting "The House Above Tina's Grocery." This release was mostly unheard by those who might have appreciated Kinney's unique spin on Southern culture.
BIOGRAPHY
by Denise Sullivan
Kevn Kinney was the lead singer of the Atlanta rock band Drivin' n' Cryin', but since the band's 1986 inception he's released some spare acoustic records on his own, often collaborating with R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck. MacDougal Blues for Island in 1990 announced the rocker's arrival on the folk scene with the engaging title cut and nine more acoustic tracks produced by Buck and mostly played by his bandmates from Drivin' n' Cryin'. Though often cited as a working-class lyricist, Kinney cannot easily be thrown into the same bag as Springsteen, Mellencamp, or Dave Alvin. Instead, his is a unique spin on class, not urban yet not completely rural -- he's lived and worked in the urban center, Atlanta. Yet there is a gentleness and deeply humanistic thread to his work, and his use of traditional instruments enhances his words' warmth. His follow-up, Down Out Law (Mammoth, 1994), is a little more of a downer and less a celebration of folk music than a revealing, melancholy personal treatise, unaccompanied except by himself on guitar, save for one track. Continuing to record with Drivin' n' Cryin', Kinney also toured as a solo act for some time, often assisted by Buck or his brother. A side project with Warren Haynes (Gov't Mule, ex-Allman Brothers) turned into Kinney's third solo album; released in 2000, The Flower & the Knife featured a number of other guests, including Blues Traveler's John Popper, Edwin McCain, members of Gov't Mule and the Allman Brothers, and more. Broken Hearts and Auto Parts arrived in 2002, followed by a reunion record, Great American Bubble Factory, with Drivin' n' Cryin' in 2009. Kinney returned in 2012 with a a new solo outing, Good Country Mile, with the Golden Palominos.
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