Artist: Barney Bentall
Album: The Drifter & The Preacher
Bitrate: 235kbps avg
Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz
Label: True North Records
Genre: Folk
Size: 99.31 megs
PlayTime: 0h 55min 58sec total
Rip Date: 2017-12-02
Store Date: 2017-10-13
Track List:
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01. The Miner (Featuring Dustin 4:10
Bentall)
02. Moon At The Door 4:53
03. The Drifter 5:26
04. Hey Mama 4:26
05. In The Morning 4:50
06. The Preacher 4:58
07. Won't Change The World 4:47
(Featuring Jim Cuddy)
08. Don't Wait For Me Marie 8:11
09. Say Goodbye To Albert Comfort 4:39
10. The Ocean And You (A Song For 4:29
John Mann)
11. On The Shores Of Grise Fjord 5:09
Release Notes:
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After a five year recording hiatus, JUNO Award winner Barney Bentall returns
with what is arguably his most personal record to date, The Drifter & The
Preacher.
The Drifter & The Preacher is the great paradox of a nomadic homebody, and a
musical tour de force that could prove to be truly defining for a musician, a
songwriter, a friend, a father, a brother, a husband and a sonà coming
face-to-face with a life lived. Lead single "The Miner," which was co-written
and features his son Dustin Bentall, will be immediately available as a download
to fans who pre-order the album on iTunes. Pre-order begins July 18 2017 on
iTunes, Amazon and on the True North Records label store. Barney Bentall hit the
music scene as the lead man for Barney Bentall and The Legendary Hearts back in
1988, with his self-titled debut CD soaring to the top of the charts, reaching
platinum status in Canada and establishing Bentall as a must-see as a concert
draw. The last couple of years have seen Barney Bentall translate his tremendous
ability and deep introspection into his 10th studio album, which is an ambitious
effort accomplished by one of the greatest storytellers of our time. "This was
written for my father-in-law. Bar none, one of the most interesting and
intelligent people I have met,ö says Bentall. ôHe taught me many valuable things
and gave me the best friend I have. He died with his boots on at the age of
ninety-three. I wrote this at my ranch shortly after on a star-studded night.ö
While plenty of musicians have told stories of their family, Bentall possesses
the emotion and interpretive skills to reveal an eclectic range that few could
muster, and no more so than in the first single, ôThe Miner.ö Says Bentall, ôMy
son Dustin is a travelling musician. æThe MinerÆ marks the first time we wrote a
song togetherà It started out as a story about DustinÆs grandfather and as a
continuation of æThe Drifteræ. Songs often have a mind of their own andà æLife
goes where it goesÆ. When the dust had settled, we ended up with a story loosely
based on a good friend of ours. He, much like the two of us, is driving down the
road less travelled.ö
The Drifter & The Preacher also features a collaboration with Jim Cuddy of Blue
Rodeo on "WonÆt Change The World." Bentall says, ôSometimes a song is the only
tool in the chest when you are trying to get back into someoneÆs favour. My good
friend Jim Cuddy jumped in on this one. I swear, that boy gets behind an old
tube microphone in a recording studio and puts on a clinic every time.ö
Inspiration set in not only from his family, but good friends, too. ôThe Ocean
and You (A song for John Mann)ö is a stirring song paying tribute to the Spirit
Of The West singer. ôAround the time we were forming the Legendary Hearts, we
had this rustic studio in a millwork shop in the False Creek area in Vancouver.
It was a sketchy part of town at the time, but heaven to us. Back in the day,
that studio was our Clubhouse. We wrote and demoed æSomething To Live ForÆ
there, among many other songs. The founding members of Spirit Of The West --
Geoffrey Kelly and John Mann -- became lifelong friends of mine in the early
æ80s. We made their first record in that studio and had a wonderful party or
two. Along with our partners/wives, it was an unforgettable and cherished
circle. I wrote this song about John and his ongoing courageous fight with early
onset AlzheimerÆs. It is also about the equally courageous role of JohnÆs
partner Jill. God bless ya, Johnny.ö Look for more official videos and tour
dates to follow.