Tom Russell - The Rose of Roscrae :Proper Records
Call it a ballad of the west, a folk opera or a masterpiece of musical theatre, Tom Russell’s latest epic THE ROSE OF ROSCRAE will audibly move, absorb and inspire any listener who dives headfirst into this pool of western folklore. The project may have been twenty years in the making but its fruition through a stellar cast, the wonderful merging of new and borrowed songs with archival field recordings and a story etching to be told, make it a lifetime piece of work from a prolific artist passionately dedicated to his cause. Time may dictate that ultimately a number of the songs will evolve into separate entities, although this should only occur once grasping their context and role within the brilliance of the project. Quite simply THE ROSE OF ROSCRAE is built for the stage and Broadway has to be its ultimate resting place. However the interim is all about engrossing your mind in the story Tom tells and marvelling at how so many aspects of the West are woven into its soundtrack es...