The first song we wrote for the album was "Back To 1929”, a flight of fancy about going back in time to the year 1929 and what it might have been like in the deep south on a Saturday night, after working all week in the fields. At the same time we wanted to pay tribute to some of the old blues men and women of that era by mentioning them in the song. 1920 to 1929 was the start of the whole blues recording boom and the Race Record market in the south. We are are both deeply influenced by the acoustic blues/roots music that began at that time and came out of the southern states and on this recording our goal was to present that style of music in a contemporary fashion while staying true to the roots. Most of the songs were recorded live off the floor and were first or second takes, with a minimum of overdubs. This recording is essentially how we sound live as a duo and covers a range of styles from field hollers, delta blues, and gos...