William Elliott Whitmore 'Ashes to Dust'

William Elliott Whitmore
Ahses To Dust
Get your 'sour mash' out, head onto your 'porch', chew some tobacco & you'll know where this guy is coming from & maybe even where he's been. William Elliott Whitmore is the current face of country style folk/blues. With a voice to match the very best blues artists of yesteryear & one Tom Waits may have wanted to have; it's so deep & gravely & belies his youth. Hailing from a horse farm in Iowa much of the songs seem to stem from dusty back roads & the mirky waters of the Mississippi. I bring this to your attention now on the back of The Boys Next Door, not that they are in any way similar, but for the imagery & lyrical content Nick Cave often brings into his music.

This is American roots music, often little more than a deep dark voice & a banjo. It's an 'ode' to humanity that is most often crushed & dilapidated.

This is Will's 2nd full length album (2005) & he's recently released a 3rd. Support 'young' Will & get all his albums here.

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