Hickory Wind

Pawnshops don’t thrive in good times and “Pawnshop” is dedicated to and inspired by the too many Americans slipping through the cracks. Grant sings, talks, growls and howls through the twelve tracks of hard times, lost love and a country off course.

Like Butch Hancock, Guy Clark and Leonard Cohen, he’s a talented storyteller with a wise and weary, well worn voice. “Leaving Her Was Easy” is a pretty country weeper. “There's a Bluebird in My Heart (for Charles Bukowski)” leads perfectly into “I Know Why the Poets Drink and Smoke”. “Better Jobs Down in Richmond”, the lone cover, offers a sliver of hope for a better future, jobs and money somewhere down the road. The album closer, “Jesus Was A Revolutionary” finds Peeples channeling Woody Guthrie as he not so subtly skewers the Religious Right. Grant’s pissed off but he’s not giving up. He’s looking to survive and he’s taking a unique approach to spread his message and music.

From the liner notes:
But.....there's hope. Maybe. In a new way of doing things.
If you want a Grant Peeples record: Write to him at order@grantpeeples.com. Tell him which record you want. Give him an address to send it to, and he’ll mail it to you. He’ll trust you, whoever you are, to pay him after you receive it. He’ll include an envelope with his address on it. After you get the CD put cash or check in the envelope. Put it in the mail. Total cost is $15.00. Including postage.

Stop by http://www.myspace.com/grantpeeplesmusic and listen to a few tracks. If you like what you hear, email Grant and order a cd.

Grant's CDs are also available at iTunes and CDBaby.com

--Hal Bogerd


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