The Man from God Knows Where

Tom Russell - The Man from God Knows Where

The Man from God Knows Where
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Artist: Tom Russell
Brand: RUSSELL,TOM
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1999-03-16
Music Label: Shout Factory
Soundtracks:
  1. The Man From God Knows Where
  2. Wayfarin' Stranger
  3. Patrick Russel
  4. Mary Clare Malloy (American Wake)
  5. The Outcast
  6. Ambrose Larsen
  7. The Dreamin'
  8. The Old Northern Shore
  9. The Man From God Knows Where
  10. Anna Olsen
  11. Rider On An Orphan Train
  12. Acres Of Corn
  13. The Man From God Knows Where
  14. Sitting Bull In Venice
  15. The Old Rugged Cross
  16. Anna Olsen's Letter Home
  17. Eg Er Framand
  18. When Irish Girls Grow Up
  19. Casey Jones
  20. Chickasaw County Jail
  21. Wayfarin' Stranger (Passage Of Time)
  22. Throwin' Horseshoes At The Moon
  23. The Man From God Knows Where
  24. The Outcast (Revisited)
  25. Wayfarin' Stranger (Revisited)
  26. Love Abides

Free Music Notes for The Man from God Knows Where

Free Music Review: Looking For The Roots
Hit: 5 Stars

If a first look at the music of the Irish Diaspora has to begin with a look at the ballads and traditions from the old country then the next look almost logically, at least for one writing in America, is to look here for the dispersal of that music. America, as a nation of immigrants from its inception, was a natural place for those who had to flee the old country to land. In the particular case of my forebears it was in the `famine' ships of the late 1840's, necessitated by the potato blight that led to the starvation of millions (although there was, in fact, plenty of food- for the British).

For the creator of the CD under review, Tom Russell, it was an earlier time for his forebears but the conditions were the same-luck, fate, opportunity, political opposition call it any name but mainly, it was time to leave- or be pushed outof the old country. Russell, in his search for his roots, has created this "concept" CD that reaches deep into the Irish immigrant experience and what became of its progeny. In some sense it is a generic immigrant story, but mainly it is an Irish story that goes the length and breath of America over several generations.

Here is a question first though: What is not to like about a serial tale of the Texas Irish, the Irish liberation struggle and Iris Dement? Well, given my commentaries over the past year reviewing the literary work of Texas author Larry McMurtry, some reminiscences of my own growing up in a poor working class, mainly Irish, neighborhood in the Greater Boston area and my `discovery' of my "Arkie Angel", Iris Dement, who is heavily featured here (especially good are "Acres Of Corn" and "The Old Rugged Cross"), the answer is absolutely nothing. Add in an well-cast appearance as "The Outcast" (representing the wretched of the earth who landed on these shores, for good or evil) of an old folk favorite, Dave Van Ronk, and this sets up as a great CD for those searching for their roots.

Two themes dominate this album. The first is suggested by the title-"The Man From God Knows Where..." That little concept encapsulates the gist of the American experience over the past century and one half as the Irish (and others) assimilated and took their places in society. Nevertheless, as described here, it was a near thing and as some of the songs indicate it was dearly bought either by alienation from the main culture or a lost of sense of the past in th eold country. Hence the search. In some senses that title song (broken up into several tracks interspersed throughout the album), "Patrick Russell" (about the first Russell on these shores), "Mary Clare Malloy" (about the landing on the shores) and "When Irish Girls Grow Up" (about the varied possibilities when young women leave home in search of adventure, etc.) represent that aspect of the immigrant experience.

The other theme is that of the "American Primitive Man" who takes this land by a storm, one way or another, starting with old Patrick and who twists and turns it to his liking-or gets turned and twisted by it. That contradiction lies just below the surface of this fine work, and is epitomized by the story of Tom Russell's Texas tall father (who is the inspiration for this whole thing) in "Chickasaw County Jail". But enough. Get this CD and listen (several times) to a slice of our common history.

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Media Type: CD
Artist: RUSSELL,TOM
Title: MAN FROM GOD KNOWS WHERE
Street Release Date: 03/16/1999
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