{"id":2498,"date":"2013-05-15T20:36:37","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T17:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fredsrecords.com\/site\/?post_type=product&p=2498"},"modified":"2013-05-17T22:38:57","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T19:08:57","slug":"rik-barron-shine","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.fredsrecords.com\/site\/shop\/rik-barron-shine\/","title":{"rendered":"Rik Barron – Shine"},"content":{"rendered":"

“This, folks, is as close as yer gonna get to a Waylon Jennings<\/strong> kids’ album. Newfoundland folk and roots music veteran\u00a0Rik Barron\u00a0uses his considerable talents to create\u00a0Shine<\/em>, a wonderfully rustic album for children. Barron’s quavering baritone is very reminiscent of Johnny Cash<\/strong> and Waylon Jennings, and his quiet, almost conversational delivery fits his material perfectly.<\/p>\n

Barron’s choice of cover songs adds to\u00a0Shine<\/em>‘s quality: Butch Hancock<\/strong>‘s “My Mind’s Got a Mind of its Own,” Iris DeMent<\/strong>‘s “Let the\u00a0Mystery\u00a0Be,” Duncan Wells<\/strong>‘ “Shine,” the Jimmie Davis<\/strong> classic “Nobody’s Darlin but Mine,” and a traditional tune made popular by Raffi<\/strong>, “To Everyone in All the World.” Banjos, open-tuned guitars, and a\u00a0strong\u00a0collection of tunes make\u00a0Shine<\/em>\u00a0a great CD for kids and their grownups. Like Barron’s liner notes say, this isn’t a party album: gather the family ’round and listen to this one around the fireplace or out on the\u00a0front porch.”<\/p>\n

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-Warren Truitt – Kids Music That Rocks<\/p>\n

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