Never Too Late: Duets With My Friends

by Jim Kweskin

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1.	Let's Get Happy Together 02:35	info	buy track
2.	You're Just In Love 03:56	info	buy track
3.	Honey In The Rock 03:52	info	buy track
4.	Mother Earth 04:16	info	buy track
5.	Leaving Home (Frankie and Johnny) 04:38	info	buy track
6.	Side By Side 03:48	info	buy track
7.	Sally Don't You Grieve 02:52	info	buy track
8.	Never Too Late 04:09	info	buy track
9.	Engine 143 04:27	info	buy track
10.	The Lone Pilgrim 03:56	info	buy track
11.	Moby Dick 05:31	info	buy track
12.	Relax Your Mind 04:25	info	buy track
13.	The Sheik of Araby 02:39	info	buy track
14.	Remember Me 04:12	info	buy track
15.	What Does the Deep Sea Say 03:40	info	buy track
16.	Live and Let Live 03:43	info	buy track
17.	I Ain't Never Been Satisfied 03:31	info	buy track
18.	The Cuckoo 04:43	info	buy track

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American music legend Jim Kweskin continues to create vital, heartfelt music some sixty years after releasing his first album. His latest effort, Never Too Late, is a very special project that has Kweskin performing duets with female singers with whom he has collaborated over his storied career. Among these talented vocalists are Samoa Wilson and Maria Muldaur, who was a member of Kweskin’s pioneering Jug Band, a group that played at many Newport Folk Festivals and made multiple appearances on national TV shows. In fact, Jim Kweskin & His Jug Band was proclaimed as one of the most influential bands of the early Sixties. Another one of Kweskin’s singing partners is his granddaughter Fiona Kweskin, who’s making her recording debut on this album. Kweskin’s backing band also is predominantly female, and features the acclaimed instrumentalists: fiddler Suzy Thompson, dobro & steel guitarist Cindy Cashdollar, and harmonica player Annie Raines. The 83-year-old musician has long been hailed for his vast repertoire of songs – from well-known tunes to highly obscure gems – that he has uncovered over the years. The songs that Kweskin hand-picked on Never Too Late, and paired with specific guest vocalists, all hold deep significance to him. “I love these songs. That is why I chose them,” he explains. This 18-track set encompasses song selections from Woody Guthrie, Memphis Slim, Irving Berlin, and the Carter Family. It is a range that epitomizes the genre-hopping, generation-spanning music that has been the hallmark of Kweskin‘s career.

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released January 26, 2024

Jim Kweskin - Vocal, Guitar, 5 String Banjo, 6 String Banjo
Maria Muldaur - Vocal
Fiona Kweskin - Vocal
Samoa Wilson - Vocal
Rose Guerin - Vocal
Meredith Axelrod - Vocal, Guitar, & Mouth Trumpet
Juli Crockett - Vocal
Nell Foote - Vocal
Cindy Cashdollar - Baritone National Tricone, National Tricone, Dobro, Steel Guitar
Benny Brydern - Fiddle
Suzy Thompson - Fiddle
Annie Raines - Harmonica
Dennis Lichtman - Clarinet
Sean Staples - Mandolin
Richie Guerin - Mandola
Mike Effenberger - Piano
Matthew Berlin - Bass
Pete Devine - Drums
Rob Rudin - Drums

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Jim Kweskin Boston, Massachusetts

Jim Kweskin is the founder of the legendary 1960s Jim Kweskin Jug Band with Fritz Richmond, Geoff Muldaur, Maria Muldaur, Mel Lyman & Bruno Wolfe. During the 5 yrs they were together, they transformed the sounds of pre-WWII rural music into a springboard for their good-humored performances. Jim is best known as a singer & bandleader, & created one of the bedrock guitar styles of the folk revival. ... more

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Jun 22

Iridium

New York (NYC), NY

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