The Kenn Morr Band - Higher Ground by Mike Davies
A Long Island native now living in rural Connecticut, Morr has absorbed the community spirit and simpler life style into his songs, acoustic soulful Americana sung in a soft, whispery style that conjures thoughts of Dylan, Mellencamp, Jackson Browne, Steve Forbert and, at times, even Mark Knopfler.
It’s a warm, intimate sound, the melodies flecked out with mandolins, dulcimer, accordion, fiddle and keyboards on songs that talk of making choices (Standin’ Still), fighting against the everyday odds (Higher Ground, Spinning Wheel), ageing (Another Year), holding on in the face of life’s storms (Restless Wind, Gone) and never letting your dreams grow too old to remember (Fly Free).
His lyrics are peppered with images of change, of leaving things behind to find something more soothing to the soul, and that’s pretty much the effect the music has, whether he’s plugging into the backwoods folk blues of The Jewel or shuffling on the jerky rhythms of Spinning Wheel. One for those cold nights when you want to feel the world still holds a place for you. Morr, please.
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