Kalle Kalima & Knut Reiersrud with Phil Donkin & Jim Black - Flying Like Eagles (2019) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

As you listen to "Flying Like Eagles", an episode from Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road" might flicker across your mind, or perhaps a scene from the movie "Easy Rider". And that is because the point of departure for this album is traditional roots music from America, inspired in part by American-Indian heritage, plus three classic songs that are also imbued with that same spirit of unspoilt authenticity and freedom.

The origins of the main protagonists on this album might come as a surprise, however: these two guitarists are not actually from the southern states of the US but from Scandinavia. And yet there isn’t any contradiction: Kalle Kalima, who is Finnish, had already developed a passion for traditional American folk music as a teenager, and a year spent as an exchange student in Chicago immersed in the local scene deepened that interest further. Indeed, this music has remained an abiding inspiration and presence in Kalima’s music, most recently in his Americana jazz project "High Noon". Knut Reiersrud has been demonstrating all his life that Norwegians have the blues too. After Buddy Guy and Otis Rush discovered him at the age of 18, the US became his musical home. He played with greats of American music such as Dr John, Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Blind Boys of Alabama and soul singer Mighty Sam McClain.

TRACKLIST

1. Strong Wind, Deep Water, Tall Trees, Warm Fire (with Phil Donkin & Jim Black) (06:07)
2. For What It's Worth (with Phil Donkin & Jim Black) (05:36)
3. Kiowa Lullaby (with Phil Donkin & Jim Black) (03:24)
4. Hotel California (with Phil Donkin & Jim Black) (08:14)
5. The Wayfaring Stranger (with Phil Donkin & Jim Black) (06:57)
6. Hurt (with Phil Donkin & Jim Black) (05:29)
7. Little One (with Phil Donkin & Jim Black) (05:22)



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