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Burnside RecordsBlues and other styles from the Pacific Northwest Link to home page : Burnside Records CDs: Artist: Terry Robb Title: When I Play My Blues Guitar
Label Number: BCD 0045 Artist: Terry Robb and his all-star Blues Orchestra Title: Heart Made of Steel
Artist: Terry Robb Title: Stop This World
Label Number: BCD 0025-2 Artist: Terry Robb Title: Acoustic Blues Trio
Label Number: BCD-0019-2 Artist: Alice Stuart Title: Can't Find No Heaven
Label Number: BCD-044 Artist: Paul Brasch Title: Find My Way
Label Number: BCD 0033-2 Artist: John Fahey Title: The John Fahey Christmas Album
Artist: Bill Rhoades and Alan Hager Title: Runnin' and Ramblin'
Label Number: BCD 0030-2 Artist: Sheila Wilcoxson Title: Backwater Blues
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All solo, all acoustic CD. This CD (release July 2002) features 10 original songs with styles ranging from Blind Blake to John Lee Hooker and 8 carefully chosen covers. Each tune showcases Terry’s incredible Intricate fingerpicking style combined with a fine touch – his trademark sound. “When I Play My Blues Guitar” is quite simply an acoustic celebration of everything Terry has done masterfully over the years.
"Heart Made of Steel" combines Terry Robb's acoustic blues and ragtime guitar playing with tight jazz horn arrangements resulting in a phenomenal recording. From the opening refrain of 'Home Improvement', a big band blues sound driven by Terry's acoustic guitar powers through clean, tight and elegant. Terry's pre-war acoustic blues sound is still unmistakable in 'Drag in F'. 'Cypress Inn Stomp', the jump/bounce - blues based 'Omaha Bounce', and 'Enron Blues' showcase Terry's masterful guitar playing. The Stax influenced 'Down and Out' extends the feel of this record stylistically, but the horn arrangements and Terry's brilliant guitar playing pull the sound together for a unique, sophisticated but fun recording. - Burnside Records
On "Stop This World", Terry's second Burnside release, he's joined by his long-time cohort, Curtis Salgado (Robert Cray Band, Roomful of Blues), as well as premier blues guitarist Eddy Clearwater & gifted vocalist Maria Muldaur. "Robb knows how to leave space, giving a song room to breathe and live, and how to animate an arrangement with the galvanic tickle of sly, understated guitar wizardry. He's managed to take inspiration from great acoustic blues players and update it with his flawless technique, while never losing the soul and propulsion of the blues". 
Terry Robb - Bottleneck Guitar, Guitar, Vocals
Alice Stuart - vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
Terry produced this critically acclaimed acoustic CD. Paul Brasch is a young but truly talented Spokane musician. Sweet melodies and an 'old soul' voice makes this a MUST HAVE for any acoustic lover.
This gifted guitarist possesses a remarkable blend of power and delicacy, and an unparalleled ear for the beauty of music both ancient and new. On this lovely collection, Fahey (accompanied by piano and cello) takes listeners on a tour that spans different cultures (Ireland and Spain, to name but two) and eras. Blending older sanctified music such as "Angels from the Realms of Glory" and "Mary Had a Baby" with thematically related pieces such as "Lo How a Rose E'er Blooms," Fahey captures the spirit of December 25th. --David Sprague 
Produced by Terry Robb, "Runnin' & Ramblin'' is authentic traditional acoustic blues rendered by musicians who resonate the very essence of the blues. The intermingling of Bill Rhoades' harp and Alan Hager's guitar is what this record is all about. Just plain simple country blues played with all of the emotion and fervor that inspired the music back in its creation in the 1920's. In addition to traditional blues songs such as "John Henry," and "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean," Runnin' & Ramblin’ also features original compositions by both Bill and Alan including Alan Hager's title track, "I'll Show You How," and Bill Rhoades "Blue Collar Worker." 
*guest appearances by Terry Robb (also as producer) & Curtis Salgado.