Description

Tracklist:

Trouble In Mind
If You’re A Viper
When First Unto This Country
Shiloh Town
Shuckin’ Sugar Blues
Everytime I Think of Freedom
Ribbon Bow
Blues Jumped the Rabbiy
Lonesome Valley
When I Get Home
In the Pines
Katie Cruel

In 1962, Karen Dalton summoned Richard Tucker to join her in Colorado, extolling the healthier lifestyle, and plentiful gigs at Boulder folk club The Attic. Upon his arrival, the pair solidified their personal and professional relationship, riding horses in the mountains, and performing as a duo at parties and venues throughout Denver and Boulder. Stories of the spell they conjured – and rumours of tapes! – have circulated among friends and musicians who witnessed them, but until now, no recorded evidence had turned up. ‘Shuckin’ Sugar’ is the glorious result of three reel to reel tapes that miraculously saw daylight in 2018, which featured two complete shows from The Attic in January ’63, and a benefit concert for The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) recorded the following February. Their gigs would often include brief solo sets from Karen and Richard, in addition to the duets, and all seven solo songs of Karen’s found on the three reels are included here, as well as five duets, sequenced as close to how it all went down as humanly possible. Comes on clear vinyl and includes liner notes by Kris Needs.

This is a Record Store Day release. Stock will be available on a first come first served basis, and strictly one per customer.