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"Brick Fields are comparable to neo-singer Joss Stone and retro-soul Adele. Rooted deeply in blues, the band's music combines the smooth rhythms of R&B with the upbeat vibe of jazz. Their album, Gospel Blue, is striking less for the classic blues songs than for lead singer Rachel Brick's voice: a voluptuous alto powerful enough to short out the on-stage speakers. Her raw vocal skills are impressive, fluttering in soft, flute-like expression that soars up and burns with passion as she gains momentum." Christi Styer, Deitra Mag
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Skip James, to name just two legends from back in the day, struggled with the sacred and profane throughout their careers. It is thus a stunning surprise to encounter a contemporary band that reconciles gospel and the blues while creating spellbinding music in both genres. Brick Fields from Arkansas, with the breathtaking power of sensational singer Rachel “Fields” Brick,” will turn heads and hearts with their groundbreaking new release, Gospel Blue.
In 2007, vocalist, rhythm guitarist and flautist Rachel Fields met guitarist and songwriter Larry Brick, forming a personal and professional partnership based around music and their Christian faith. Within weeks of forming a band in 2010 with Casey Terry (alto and tenor sax), Randy Fairbanks (keys), Johnny Ray (bass) and Caleb Bomar (drums), they won first place at the 20110 Ozark Blues Society of NWA Blues Challenge and were off to Memphis for the 2011 International Blues Challenge, where they were chosen as the pick of Club 152.
Gospel Blue contains nine originals overflowing with pure soul and an innovative cover of “Amazing Grace.” “On the Vine” unabashedly lauds the joys of temporal love that ripens and matures. Over a sensual funk rhythm Fields declares with palpable passion, “Love grows on the vine, makes the sweetest wine” in what appears to be a reference to Brick. The guitarist responds as always with a tender, melodic solo, caressing his strings with obvious affection. Fields adds her haunting flute to the slow minor blues of “Cryin’” while pouring out her pain in a heart-rending tale that is frighteningly convincing, her rich alto a dramatically expressive instrument. “In the Light of Love” is an exuberant, up tempo gospel number spotlighting Brick’s jazzy comping and Fields’ lyrical flute as she radiates unabashed joy with “When I’m walking with my Lord…in the light of love.” The 32-bar blues ballad “Addicted to You” embraces earthbound love with Fields at her most seductive. A sassy “boogaloo” underpins the banter and celestial harmony of Fields and backup singer Rain Equine and their topical “About the Weather” espousing “God’s green earth is full of many questions…if you’re trying to catch this feeling, why not talk about the weather?” As he does throughout, Terry on tenor sax “sings” through his horn along with the vocalists.
Like a modern day Pops and Mavis Staples, Brick and Fields blend guitar and vocals beautifully on the sweet and moving ballad “How Long” that could be seen to address a lover or the Creator with, “How long, until you come and take me home?” The dramatic R&B of “These Are the Days” finds Fields preaching “Though heaven and earth, may soon pass away, its love and its truth will remain” as she pleads for understanding in these troubled times. The show stopping gospel ballad “Go On with the Soul” again marries the heavenly talents of Fields and Brick as she spectacularly explores all the nuance and strength in her vocal chords. The toe-tapping “Lord I’m Coming Home” exhibits swinging blues in the service of a higher power before the duo train their creative gifts on a jazzy version of “Amazing Grace” in a fitting closer.
Fields acknowledges Brick as “…a very gifted songwriter…always seems to write the perfect songs for me to sing.” It should also be added that she is the perfect singer for the songs to go along with his unwavering instrumental support. Backed by a group that plays, lives and breathes in sync, they acknowledge body and soul by imbuing the blues with the same glorious spirit of love and hope as their gospel songs.
Dave Rubin, 2005 KBA Recipient in Journalism
WEBLINKS
OS: Brickfieldsmusic.com
RN: TheBrickFieldsBand
MS: Brickfieldsband
FB: Brick-Fields-Band/120296734692954
YT: Brickandfields
SIGNIFICANT APPEARANCE
Headliner on the gospel/blues stage at the King Biscuit Blues Festival, October 8 2011
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Skip James, to name just two legends from back in the day, struggled with the sacred and profane throughout their careers. It is thus a stunning surprise to encounter a contemporary band that reconciles gospel and the blues while creating spellbinding music in both genres. Brick Fields from Arkansas, with the breathtaking power of sensational singer Rachel “Fields” Brick,” will turn heads and hearts with their groundbreaking new release, Gospel Blue.
In 2007, vocalist, rhythm guitarist and flautist Rachel Fields met guitarist and songwriter Larry Brick, forming a personal and professional partnership based around music and their Christian faith. Within weeks of forming a band in 2010 with Casey Terry (alto and tenor sax), Randy Fairbanks (keys), Johnny Ray (bass) and Caleb Bomar (drums), they won first place at the 20110 Ozark Blues Society of NWA Blues Challenge and were off to Memphis for the 2011 International Blues Challenge, where they were chosen as the pick of Club 152.
Gospel Blue contains nine originals overflowing with pure soul and an innovative cover of “Amazing Grace.” “On the Vine” unabashedly lauds the joys of temporal love that ripens and matures. Over a sensual funk rhythm Fields declares with palpable passion, “Love grows on the vine, makes the sweetest wine” in what appears to be a reference to Brick. The guitarist responds as always with a tender, melodic solo, caressing his strings with obvious affection. Fields adds her haunting flute to the slow minor blues of “Cryin’” while pouring out her pain in a heart-rending tale that is frighteningly convincing, her rich alto a dramatically expressive instrument. “In the Light of Love” is an exuberant, up tempo gospel number spotlighting Brick’s jazzy comping and Fields’ lyrical flute as she radiates unabashed joy with “When I’m walking with my Lord…in the light of love.” The 32-bar blues ballad “Addicted to You” embraces earthbound love with Fields at her most seductive. A sassy “boogaloo” underpins the banter and celestial harmony of Fields and backup singer Rain Equine and their topical “About the Weather” espousing “God’s green earth is full of many questions…if you’re trying to catch this feeling, why not talk about the weather?” As he does throughout, Terry on tenor sax “sings” through his horn along with the vocalists.
Like a modern day Pops and Mavis Staples, Brick and Fields blend guitar and vocals beautifully on the sweet and moving ballad “How Long” that could be seen to address a lover or the Creator with, “How long, until you come and take me home?” The dramatic R&B of “These Are the Days” finds Fields preaching “Though heaven and earth, may soon pass away, its love and its truth will remain” as she pleads for understanding in these troubled times. The show stopping gospel ballad “Go On with the Soul” again marries the heavenly talents of Fields and Brick as she spectacularly explores all the nuance and strength in her vocal chords. The toe-tapping “Lord I’m Coming Home” exhibits swinging blues in the service of a higher power before the duo train their creative gifts on a jazzy version of “Amazing Grace” in a fitting closer.
Fields acknowledges Brick as “…a very gifted songwriter…always seems to write the perfect songs for me to sing.” It should also be added that she is the perfect singer for the songs to go along with his unwavering instrumental support. Backed by a group that plays, lives and breathes in sync, they acknowledge body and soul by imbuing the blues with the same glorious spirit of love and hope as their gospel songs.
Dave Rubin, 2005 KBA Recipient in Journalism
WEBLINKS
OS: Brickfieldsmusic.com
RN: TheBrickFieldsBand
MS: Brickfieldsband
FB: Brick-Fields-Band/120296734692954
YT: Brickandfields
SIGNIFICANT APPEARANCE
Headliner on the gospel/blues stage at the King Biscuit Blues Festival, October 8 2011
Brick Fields the dynamic duo from Eureka Springs, AR are the husband and wife songwriting team Larry Brick and Rachel Fields. Rachel and Larry began making music together in 2006 and have since then formed four distinct projects of roots music steaming from the Brick Fields Duo. The other projects include the award winning 6 piece Brick Fields Blues Band which won the Ozark Blues Challenge in 2011 this winning took them to the International Blues Challenges in Memphis where they won the pick of Club 152. There is also the locally popular Brick Fields Gospel Group and the Brick Fields Jazz/Folk quartet which pulls listeners in to Eureka Springs weekly from all over. The acoustic duo contains two guitars, two vocals, and Rachel on flute. Brick Fields music is true passion and has recently been called an “Unleashed cleansing for the soul” by Nashville’s blues society. Although Brick Fields does some traveling to share their music they have been grateful to call Eureka Springs, AR their home. They perform frequently at their home venue, the New Delhi Cafe, in downtown Eureka Springs, AR. Living in the beautiful tourist village makes it possible for Brick Fields to share their music with different people from all over the world freely and rarely ever having to leave home. You can find out more about Brick Fields at www.BrickFieldsMusic.com