You certainly don’t get many artists like Joe Rollin Porter anymore. He’s a magnificent guitarist and his skills give his songs this added layer of awesome that can have even the most uppity of music know-it-alls bowing down.
Joe Rollin Porter is an Americana folk performer out of Cleveland that was kind enough to grace downtown Canton with his presence for the Brewed Roots Festival.
Porter takes classic songs like “The Cuckoo Bird” and “Greensleeves” and makes them so astoundingly amazing, you can’t help but tapping your toe to the tune. And his entire album, “Troubles Like Mine” really does that to you, has you humming along and tapping your toes.
He commands this album and has the listener wrapped around his terribly swift and talented fingers from the first pluck on his guitar. And you have to know he’s amazing when he keeps you interested with only the sound of his guitar and his cool voice, no need to have any drums or bass or anything else, he keeps you captivated with two elements. That’s what music should boil down to.
We have no trouble when it comes to appreciating just how freaking amazing this album is, hopefully there will be a lot more like this sometime soon.