Harry Bodine
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Harry Bodine is based out of Austin, TX and Ithaca, NY.
Harry’'s songwriting and swampy slide guitar have earned him praise from the likes of Bobby Whitlock, Delaney Bramlett, Steve James, Papa Mali, to name a few .
Since the release of his first CD, “Which Way Home” , Harry has been steadily gaining a wide fan base in the United States and Europe.
Blues Revue, Blues Matters, Folk Wax, Blues Wax, Rootstime, Mazz Musicas, Omaha City Weekly, Real Roots Café, San Antonio Express, have all given rave reviews for the CD.
Harry's 2nd release "Travellin' The Southland" features John Magnie and Steve Amedee of "The Subdudes", adding their distinct harmonies as well as piano, drums and percussion.
Harry has opened shows for The Subdudes, The Radiators, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Delbert McClinton, Aaron Neville, and Harry was a featured artist at the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival.
Harry spent five years as primary songwriter and guitarist for the Austin based band Delta Roux. The band released two CD’s on the German label “Taxim Records”.
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“Harry Bodine, Travellin' the Southland, album cover There’s always been a kinship between New Orleans and Austin, Texas—Cyril Neville, Marcia Ball, the Iguanas and Theresa Andersson are among the musicians who’ve lived in both cities. So it makes sense that Austin songwriter/guitarist Bodine would team up with a pair of Louisiana standbys, subdudes members John Magnie and Steve Amedee, on his second solo CD after a stint with the band Delta Roux. Bodine sounds like a man who’s done some hard travelin’, but hasn’t given into world-weariness just yet. The opening title track is a close cousin to John Hiatt’s “Memphis in the Meantime,” the kind of open road song that makes you eager to hit the ignition. “Can’t Get Love Right” is less about the singer’s romantic screw-ups than his willingness to give it another shot. “Now I See” is about feeling the spirit of a lost friend, a topic he pulls off without overdoing the sentiment (and the gospel-esque chorus doesn’t hurt). The instrumental “Graceful Moves” has a late-night cantina feel and allows Magnie to play some conjuncto accordion. The subdudes’ instrumental contributions generally take a backseat to Bodine’s slide guitar, which is most obviously influenced by Sonny Landreth—his tone is a dead ringer on “Can’t Get Love Right.” Amedee plays the full drum kit instead of his usual tambourine, but keeps his parts characteristically spare; Magnie’s piano bits are also nicely understated. But the two ‘dudes leave a mark on the vocal harmonies. They always appreciated a slow-burning tune with a rousing chorus, and they get some good ones here.” - by: BRETT MILANO0