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News CD review Country Music News Larry Delaney Shane Chisholm from Claresholm Alberta, has until ... Shane Chisholm from Claresholm Alberta, has until now been best recognized for his flamboyant performance on stage with his stand-up bass...all of that is about to change, or at least he balanced with the fact that Shane Chisholm is a pretty neat songwriter and can deliver his unique songs with an equally unique vocal treatment. Hitchhiking Buddha marks Shane Chisholm’s debut as a recording artist and it is filled with some really different material. Chisholm capably injects humour and pathos in his songs, many of which carry neat stories and make social statements. Two songs have already been released as singles including the title track Hitchhiking Buddha, which is filled with names of Canadian towns and cities, giving it a touch that even Hank Snow and Stompin’ Tom would be proud of. Perhaps the most hard-hitting song on the album comes in Taking out the Trash. The story line would make a great CSI episode...it’s a dark and murderous trailer trash tragedy story, with the bad guy getting swept off by a tornado no less....told you he was ‘different’. Listen also for some neat efforts in Songs about Love, a family singalong song, not unlike what Tom.T.Hall use to serve up...What’s love? a co-write by Chisholm with Willie Mack; and a country/rocker in Kickin’ up Dust. Cover tunes include a rollickin’ rockabilly version of the Hank Williams classic Kawliga and the Poison pop/rock classic Every Rose has it’s thorn Shane Chisholm wrote most of the songs featured on Hitchhiking Buddha and produced the album which was recorded at a myriad of studios during his travels, featuring a who’s who of Canadian Musicians and also has neat comic book art |
