Origin and authenticity are often factors in the discernment of traditional music. So how does somebody from a different hemisphere with a largely different culture and customs contend with this? First, it’s important to remember that old-time roots music is immigrant music: A jumble of Irish, Scottish, African and other forms, it came about through mingled experiences and cultures. Nashville-based New Zealander George Jackson’s Time and Place is an authentic response to this notion. His tunes have the same buoyant energy of traditional old-time music, the groove is elastic, and the band (of combined nationality) has a matching ruffled timbre. So while deeply honoring the form, the new compositions and traces of the stylistic scope that George and the other players embody bring a freshness — it still smells like an old guitar, but with a new set of strings. Mark Kilianski plays guitar on the record, and his vocal string band Hoot and Holler will open the show. CY WINSTANLEY
George Jackson Album Release
