A new Malcolm Holcombe CD, Pitiful Blues. This grassroots release, Holcombe's tenth full length CD, was produced by Malcolm and his long time dobro player, Jared Tyler. Recorded between January and March 2014, in Swannanoa, NC and in Tulsa, OK, at Malcolm and Jared's home studios, this album stands out as Holcombe's most stripped down effort since his 2005 solo acoustic CD, I Never Heard You Knockin'. The bare bones authenticity of Pitiful Blues is steeped in the rural Appalachian Mountains where Malcolm was born and raised. David Fricke, of Rolling Stone Magazine, fittingly describes Holcombe's unique songs and sound as a place where “haunted country, acoustic blues, and rugged folk all meet”. Pitiful Blues proudly takes it's rightful place in the growing legacy of Malcolm's estimable musical catalog.
