Rick Welter Band CD Release Party

Rick Welter Band CD Release Party - Aug 15, 09

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Duff’s Garage on Saturday, August 15th

It’s been a long time coming. For as long as Rick Welter has been in Portland he has mentioned he wanted to have a new CD recorded. Well, it has finally happened and it is an outstanding piece of work well worth celebrating; so that is exactly what they’re planning on doing.

The new CD, titled I’m All Yours, is a classic display of the type of blues music that is timeless, not only in its approach, but the tone and mood set by the band is something you just cannot dislike. Teamed with Tom Royer on drums and John Neish on bass, Rick has scheduled a night to introduce the CD to the fans in Portland at the location where the recordings actually took place, Duff’s Garage. It’ll be a night of jumping blues with soulful and sometimes funky delivery, and who knows who will show up to join in the celebration. Plan on attending and joining in the festivities on Saturday, August 15th. This is a CBA co-sponsored event, so have your cards handy for a $1 discount at the door, but bring a little extra cash, because you’re going to want to take home a copy of I’m All Yours after you’ve heard it done live. It’s certainly going to have a long life-span on your player.

Watch for the CD Review on our site coming August 1, 2009.
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Okay, I am not going to mince any words here. The Sena Ehrhardt Band’s debut Blind Pig recording, Leave The Light On, is absolutely one of the finest first discs to roll down the track in some time. Believe me on this one. The Minneapolis-based outfit shines throughout the disc, with Sena’s passionate vocals and her father Ed’s guitar work just outright on fire. It’s full of emotion fueled by stories of unrequited love and those low-down friends who aren’t being totally honest with you. Sounds like the blues to me.

The band really knows how to lay down a groove. Be it straight-ahead down the gritty alley style blues, or maybe a touch of funk and soul laid down underneath. Every track is a winner, written by the father-daughter team. They’re catchy and memorable. There’s a lot of power coming out of the three instrumentalists in the band. Ed Ehrhardt on guitar, Steve Hansen on bass and Tim Hasler laying down the drums are a formidable combination to start things out, but add Sena in and this is a monstrous blues combo you’re not soon to forget.

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Total Time: 40:40

My Bad / Leave The Light On / On The Clock / Lovers Can’t Be Friends / The Best Thing / Same Team / Last Chance / You’re The One / Hear Me / Fool Out Of Me

Reviewed by Greg Johnson

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