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This is the second release by Rick Franklin and Neil Harpe, both on guitar and vocals. Franklin & Harpe perform 1920s and 1930s blues and ragtime in the Piedmont, Memphis, and St. Louis guitar-duet style. The group has performed and continues to perform throughout the Washington DC metropolitan area at events such as the Washington Folk Festival, Northern Virginia Folk Festival, the DC Blues Society Blues Festival, and the Baltimore Blues Society, in addition to appearances at The National Portrait Gallery and various clubs and cafes.

* From the Lisa Walker Benefit Concert, "Well done Delta Blues with a wink and a grin, these guys are too much fun."

* From the 15th annual Washington Folk Festival, "This trio does love songs, leaving songs, been done wrong songs and dance tunes in the barrelhouse blues style."

Track List:
1. Joliet Bound
2. Stop Hanging Around
3. Raidin' Squad Blues
4. Pick Poor Robin Clean
5. South Carolina Rag
6. Stack O'Lee Blues
7. Just Well Let Her Go
8. If Blake Could See Me Now
9. The Twelves (The Dirty Dozens)
10. Beedle Um Bum
11. 32-30 Blues
12. Keep It Clean

Suggested CDs:

• Franklin, Harpe & Usilton

Other Genres:

• BLUES: Acoustic Blues
• JAZZ: Ragtime
• TYPE: ACOUSTIC