Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus – Pattonville This showcase starts quite light-hearted, with a soft, folky style popular in the ‘60s, which featured singers like Tom Rush, the Kingston Trio, Pete Seeger, David Bromberg, Phil Ochs, & Tom Paxton. However, Mr. Patton (vocals/acoustic guitar) isn’t too snarky with his endeavor. He has some Vietnam references […]
Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus – Two True Loves This gets off to a feel-good start with “I Want It All,” with all its retro folky enthusiasm well-oiled & smoking like a backwoods still. The vocals don’t have a wide range, but that doesn’t compromise the ambitious & coherent results. What follows has an Everly […]
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Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus – Harbortowne Somewhat of an old traditional folky style permeates this collection. More Tom Paxton than John Prine, more Rooftop Singers than Fairport Convention & the arrangement approach straddles the border of late 50s folk & early 60s Greenwich Village coffee shop. Jim Patton writes good stories that are relatively […]
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Jim Patton and Sherry Brokus photo by Valerie Fremin Jim Patton and Sherry Brokus have been making music together, as a duo and otherwise, for more than 4 decades now. It’s been an interesting serendipitous journey and they’re currently going strong as a duo. Their latest album is Harbortowne, due to be released next month. […]
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Jim Patton and Sherry Brokus – “Harbortowne” Americana Highways brings you this premiere of Jim Patton and Sherry Brokus’ song “Harbortowne” from their forthcoming album. The album was recorded, mixed and produced by Ron Flynt at Jumping Dog Studio in Austin, TX. It was mastered by Jerry Tubb at Terra Nova Studio in Austin. “Harbortowne” […]
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Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 3, plus Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus, Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon, and Jim Wyly Like the first and second volumes of Joni Mitchell’s Archives series, which respectively focused on previously unreleased material from 1963–1967 and 1968–1971, the new third volume is a five-CD treasure trove. (There’s also a four-LP edition […]
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