Footstompin' Ground by Little Louis
This double disc package captures The Little Louis Band's energetic live performance at Moulin Blues 2008, Holland's biggest blues & roots music festival. With full dedication, they deliver their unique version of the blues, played with a nasty punk-rock attitude. Harmonica, guitar, drums & upright bass take you on a 45 minute roller coaster ride through the raw varieties that blues music has got to offer. Also included is a superb live solo performance by Little Louis, armed with only a guitar, footstomp and vocal cords.
Tracklist
| 1. | Icewater | 3:39 |
| 2. | blues, worksong, traditional, harmonica, slide guitar - John Henry | 6:53 |
| 3. | Evil Wicked Woman | 8:06 |
| 4. | The Revelator | 5:19 |
| 5. | Ride | 4:44 |
| 6. | The Devil's Hiding | 5:37 |
| 7. | Nowhere To Run | 4:12 |
| 8. | Parchman Farm | 3:56 |
| 9. | Burning Hell | 9:38 |
| 10. | Lay Me Low | 3:38 |
| 11. | Wade In The Water | 4:00 |
| 12. | Carnival | 2:11 |
| 13. | Saturday Night & The Sunday Morning Blues | 3:28 |
| 14. | Trouble No More | 6:04 |
| 15. | Modern Life Drag | 2:21 |
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Armed with a guitar, footstomp and vocal cords “Little” Louis van Empel delivers a surprising and energetic performance. His songwriting combines raw deltablues and dark americana with various folky sounds. His main influences are the old bluesmasters like Blind Willie Johnson, Son House and John Lee Hooker, but also artists like Beck, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and Tom Waits.