

As the son of legendary producer Jim Dickinson, this blues guitarist knows he has big shoes to fill—hence the modesty and respect for tradition that pervade this generous and touching mid-career collection of casual recordings. With the help of guests like Mavis Staples ("Ain't No Grave"), the North Mississippi AllStar gathers old and new songs into a collection worthy of being traded among "the bootleggers of the bottomland," with fife and tub bass sharing an eternal presence alongside Dickinson's vivid, modern electric yawp.