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Macavine Hayes is a veteran of the "drinkhouses," back-country drinking and
music establishments in the southeastern United States. The drinkhouses
have not received as much national attention as Mississippi's juke joints,
but the scene is every bit as vibrant and in many ways quite like the
Mississippi scene. The rough-hewn modern rural blues of Macavine Hayes can
now be heard on his new album "Drinkhouse" from the Music Maker Relief
Foundation, an organization dedicated to the preservation of musical
traditions like those of the drinkhouses, and to the financial well-being
of generally poor artists, such as Hayes. Aired 3/17/2005 on WXPN-FM Philadelphia.
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Macavine Hayes is a veteran of the "drinkhouses," back-country drinking and music establishments in the southeastern United States. The drinkhouses have not received as much national attention as Mississippi's juke joints, but the scene is every bit as vibrant and in many ways quite like the Mississippi scene. The rough-hewn modern rural blues of Macavine Hayes can now be heard on his new album "Drinkhouse" from the Music Maker Relief Foundation, an organization dedicated to the preservation of musical traditions like those of the drinkhouses, and to the financial well-being of generally poor artists, such as Hayes. Aired 3/17/2005 on WXPN-FM Philadelphia.
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Review of Blues File: Macavine HayesVery well done. Professional view. Very nice voice modulation and the mixing is also ver good. |
Broadcast History
aired 3-17-2005 on WXPN-FM Philadelphia
Timing and Cues
total run 2:38 (self-contained)
Musical Works
Artist Name "Song Title"
Label: Album Title
Macavine Hayes "Just A Little Bit"
Music Maker: Drinkhouse ¹
Macavine Hayes "Goodbye Johnny B. Goode"
Music Maker: Drinkhouse ¹
Macavine Hayes "Matchbox Blues"
Music Maker: Drinkhouse ¹
Macavine Hayes "Mercy On Poor Me"
Music Maker: Drinkhouse ¹
Macavine Hayes "Have You Ever Been Mistreated"
Music Maker: Drinkhouse¹
¹ Music Maker # MMCD53 © 2005 Pinnacle Productions, LLC
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Review of Blues File: Macavine Hayes
Johnny Meister generally has the warm familiarity that gives one the sense he knows what he is talking about and leads the listener to trust his assessment of the featured artists. In this case the musician is of such a high caliber that it is not a hard sell. I'm sad to say I haven't heard of this blues master, but after hearing this review I want to hear more. Most importantly this review does what all good reviews do, it situates the musician in a genre/tradition and tells the listener how the artist's work presents a unique contribution to that tradition.