Dr. Helander - My Home Is In The Delta

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Album: Country Boy | Purchase Album: | FB Page: | Lyrics:
Well my home's in the delta
Way out on that farmer's road
Now you know I'm living in Chicago
And people, I sure do hate to go
Now you know I'm leaving here in the morning
Won't be back no more
Well I know my little baby
This girl don't know what a-shape I'm in
You know I haven't had no loving
Boy you know, in God knows when

Now you know I just been sitting here thinking
Wondering where in the world she been

Well I feel like crying
But you know, the tears won't come down
I feel like crying
But you know the tears won't come down
Ah, you know I got a funny feeling
I'm going to have to leave your town

Review: When is the last time you heard a blues album from Finland? Well, Country Boy from “Dr.” Ilkka Helander is a rare set from the land of a thousand lakes, and it is a fine collection of hard-hitting classic acoustic blues. The Dr. has previously released three albums of mostly original electric blues, so this unplugged album is a big departure from his proven methods as it has ten covers and only two originals. But, apparently this man knows the blues in all of its forms, and this disc really clicks.

For this project, Helander sings and provides the most of the acoustic guitar parts, and Mika Railo joins him on double bass for many of the tracks with Topi Kurki behind the drum kit on four songs. There are also a few outstanding guest artists, as you will soon see.

The Muddy Waters-penned title track is up first, which features none other than Grammy winner Charlie Musselwhite on harmonica, and Esa Kuloniemi on slide guitar. “Country Boy” is an awesome song to start with, and this crew does this slow blues jam justice with Muselwhite leading the way along with the doctor’s hearty vocals. In case you were wondering, the vocals are all in English, with appropriate inflections and a touch of gravelly Midwest twang.

If you like Muddy Waters, there is one other tune from his Folk Singer album on this disc, “My Home is in the Delta.” Like many of the other songs on this release the instrumentation is kept to the minimum, this time with just Helander’s acoustic guitar and Railo’s stand-up bass. He dials things back even further with Son House’s “Walking Blues,” with only his voice and dobro. Mr. Helander has a nice touch and feel on the six-string, and he does a pretty mean job with his slide on this one.

Rex Bartholomew / Blues Blast Review

Double Bass – Mika Railo
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Dr. Helander
Written-By – McKinley Morganfield
Copyright © – Bluelight Records


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