InnerThump Records and Entertainment is proud to announce its first family music release, FUNKY FOLK, the fourth solo album from ubiquitous guitarist, Jason Riley. This anxiously awaited album will be available on compact disc or through digital download internationally beginning January 28, 2011.
FUNKY FOLK is a musical “theme park” with arrangements of time-honored children’s folk songs that explore classical, jazz, blues, new age, bluegrass, latin, folk and funk. The music feels as if it was created in a free and friendly, living room hootenanny by a groove-oriented cast of Funky Funsters. Each tune on the album was constructed from single-take improvisations on a pre-determined form, style and main theme. The results retain the playful, grooving spirit of an organic process of joyful creation. Multi-tracked guitars, percussion, banjo, mandolin, hand clapping, body thumping, lap steel, guitar synth and a little harmonica create a unique texture where acoustic folk meets old-school beats.
“... “Funky Folk” is an audacious concept …a chill, futuristic calypso-jazz-bluegrass-instrumental folk album that defies convention.” –OWTK.com “Out with the Kids”
“...WARNING! (Funky Folk) will most assuredly cause unintended toe tapping and finger snapping. Please be sure you are in a rhythm friendly space before listening.” – The Regular Joe
CD Release Events:
Funky Funk-tion, Wyatt Park Christian Church – 27th & Mitchell, St. Joseph MO. Friday Jan. 28th, 7pm
Funky Funk-tion, Hastings Books Music & Video – N. Belt, St. Joseph MO. Saturday Jan. 29, 11am and 2pm
LIKE FUNKY FOLK at our funky facebook page…
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Funky-Folk/131285090262242
