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Bert Deivert "Kid Man Blues" (USA)

 

 Bert Deivert, originally American, is quite an international globetrotter. He has already lived for years in Sweden, where he also has children. The content of this album has been recorded in our western neighboring country as well as in the US, Thailand and Germany.

The most famous of the many guest musicians are the legendary drummer Sam Carr, who passed away a couple of years ago, and the pride of Scandinavia, Sven Zetterberg. The style of the main artist himself is acoustic country-style blues which I like very much. Among stringed instruments Deivert is especially fond of the mandolin, and his most important role models are the deceased Carl Martin and Yank Rachell who influenced his playing style.

Self-produced albums are often incomplete products in many respects, but this one is of very high quality, both artistically and technically. There is a lot of skillful playing, singing that matches the context, and good melodies, as well as an attitude which is respectful of tradition. One of my special favorites is number 11 which is a really heartrending interpretation of the Estes song, telling about heavy-handed railway police harassing a musician who was on a recording trip. Bangkok souvenirs are numbers 4, 7 and 12, which are also very listenable, but clearly different from the other pieces, because of their leisurely atmosphere.

My only critical comment deals with the length of this record which is only 45 minutes. This music is so good I would have liked to follow it for another half an hour.
 
Above Review Courtesy Of Vesa Walamies - (translation Marjut Anttonen) FINLAND BLUES NEWS magazine December, 2011
 
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About Bert Deivert
 
Bert Deivert, blues mandolinist,is an American blues artist now living in Sweden. He has been playing professionally for 38 years and has performed all over the world in various constellations within the folk music and blues genres. He has released 4 solo albums, 6 duo albums, and performed on many other artists' albums.
 
Bert Deivert was born 1950, in Boston, Massachusetts.
 
In 1966 Bert saw Son House on public television and was so amazed by what he saw that he immediately broke a wine bottle to make his own bottleneck. He has been hooked on the blues and Son House ever since.
 
Like many American families, his family moved around every three years or so till he was 14 years old. He lived in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Utah, California, and finally in Derry, New Hampshire on the East Coast of the United States. While supporting himself as a musician playing solo on the streets of San Francisco and with other street friends like Peter Case, he learned to play for an audience. He moved to Sweden in 1974 where he has worked ever since as a singer and musician. He has had several songs covered by other artists, and has done widespread radio, tv, and theatre work. Bert has played together with such diverse musicians as singer/songwriter Peter Case, blues artist Eric Bibb, New York bluesman Michael Powers, rockabilly queen Wanda Jackson, old timey legend Tom Paley, and Irish piper and singer Christy O'Leary. Bert has been visiting Mississippi the last couple of years and playing and jamming with the likes of bluesmen Bill Abel, Sam Carr, Cadillac John Nolden, Terry "Harmonica" Bean, Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, and T-Model Ford.

Bert's repertoire consists of blues classics by the likes of Son House, Yank Rachell, Sam Chatmon, Skip James, Johnny Young, Carl Martin, Howard Armstong, Vol Stevens, Will Hatcher, Tampa Red, Sleepy John Estes, Mississippi Sheiks, and some original tunes that fit right into the style of Delta and country blues. Bert's specialties are blues mandolin and slide guitar, as well as his distinctive and powerful voice.
 
 
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