Is Heaven Real? How Would I Know
BRIGHTSPARK
8/10
UPSTATE New York has been Johnny Dowd’s home for decades now, though his music has always been rooted further afield, a rich absorption of the, with the 75-year-old returning to the town where he once led a swamp-blues outfit during the late ’80s. Recording in Memphis, of course, required a simpático band. He duly found one, centred around local guitarist Will Sexton and bassist Amy LaVere, while retaining regular cohorts Mike Edmondson (guitar) and Dowd’s drummer sister, Jif.
