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Mick Clarke Shake It Up The 2015 studio album - from the blues to hard rock. Recorded by Mick and the Rockfold Rhythm Section at Fabulous Rockfold Studio, deep in darkest Surrey, somewhere in England. The third of a trilogy of self produced albums, "Shake It Up" complements the urgency of the first "Ramdango" and picks up the blues from where the second "Crazy Blues" left off, bringing the trilogy to a smooth close with the seven minutes of pure blues guitar "Easy Blues". Listen for yourself on the music player below. 01 Some Days (4:46) 02 Eat Yo Words (3:49) 03 Blues Start Walkin' (4:25) 04 No Good (4:22) 05 Danger Zone (3:48) 06 Begging Bowl (4;12) 07 Shake It Up (2:39) 08 Farmyard Blues (3:09) 09 Cymbaline (3:43) 10 Hymn to the Water of Life (2:59) 11 Every Confidence (3:56) 12 Pond Snake (4:00) 13 Easy Blues (7:06)

If you like the music - please buy some! Download now from iTunes eMusic Amazonmp3 or direct from this site by clicking "buy" in the music player above. Also available on CD from Amazon On Demand. These CDs are custom made by Amazon in the USA, and still economical when shipped worldwide. Follow on Spotify Available now: 3 Albums on one double CD release - the full Ramdango Trilogy released on BGO Records BGOCD1236 complete with full colour 12 page leaflet, notes and photos Remastered and slipcased Buy direct from BGO Records

From BK, New Jersey to Greg Lewis wfdu.radioactivity.fm "Man that damn Mick Clarke "Easy Blues" is killin' me. Listened to it around 10 times!" Review by Dmitry Epstein - Let It Rock Change of pace for British blues stalwart. Intensitys intact, though. Theres a punchline to each of Mick Clarkes recent albums which, at a record per year rate of late, amount to a solid stretch of creativity. From its very title on, Shake It Up picks up the action where the finale of 2014s "Crazy Blues" left off only to land on the Easy Blues laziness, but every quiet passage over the course of this devils dozen pieces is contrasted with a disturbing stir of air. So while the cinematic pastiche Cymbaline may make it all a mirage, the tension thats building here seems real. Giving the sparse, serrated edge to Danger Zone, the guitarists one-man-band approach could be translated into a quest for authentic, but electric, sonic palette a glance back at the times when his chosen genre implied roaming the land if not for the full-on vibe of Blues Start Walkin' where Micks muscular twang gets a support from barrelhouse piano and a passionate vocal. Yet although Clarkes roar has a menace to it on Eat Yo Words or the heavy Every Confidence, and the instruments stacked in Farmyard Blues produce a rock roll abandon, Hymn To The Water Of Life offers a peaceful uplift. Still, the veteran is not content with it and shatters the calm time and time again: heres the restlessness of soul a fount of eternal youth. Saying thats the last chapter of a trilogy, Mick Clarke promises to follow this album with a live one, to shake it up for the sake of solid easy action.

Some Days Some days - some days may not go so good for you Some days - some days may not go so good for you You wake up feelin' life is workin' for you and by night time you don't know what to do Some days - some days just don't go to plan Some days - some days just don't go to plan At breakfast you've got money in your pocket - by supper time you've given it all to the man Some days - some days go better than other days Some days - some days go better than other days You might not get everything you wantin' - you looking to get in there in some other ways Eat Yo Words Say what you feel - keep it real Say it all - mm have a ball Circumstances turn around and you may have to eat yo words Let it all out - scream and shout Have the best time - knock yourself out Well it don't matter if you get wrong - it's only words Yeah say what you feel - have a ball Let it all out lets have it all But when you walkin on shifting sand - well nothing's what it seems let's take a walk..oh well .. walk on .. walk on .. well When it don't turn out like you planned Yeah y'may have to eat yo words Blues Start Walkin' When the blues start walkin' - yeah it's gonna walk all over you It's gonna hurt you so bad - man you just dont know which way to go Yeah when you wake up in the morning - yeah you layin there in your bed Well there's mud on the pillow - bootprints all on your head Yeah when you lay down in the nightime - well dreams come fallin' through They're gonna take you back places - man you just dont wanna go When the blues start walkin' - yeah it's gonna walk all over you It's gonna hurt you so bad - man you just dont know which way to go Yeah when the blues start walkin' - well it's gonna walk all over you It's gonna hurt you so bad - man you just dont know which way to go No Good No Good - you no good for me No Good - you no good for me You got me on my knees - baby you no good for me You got me itchin don't know here to scratch No Good - you no good for me It's like bein chased by a swarm of bees, baby you no good for me you got me drivin sidewatys I dont know which way to go No Good - you no good for me I fell so heavily - baby you no good for me No Good - you no good for me No Good - you no good for me You got me on my knees - baby you no good for me Danger Zone Hold up - it's like a bird in flight just a shadow against a moonlight night its a strange scene - it don't look like home I feel the future creepin in my bones Slide down softly with a amber glow It's the same moon but it don't feel like home On the wild frontier out in the danger zone Early mornin I watch the sun rise I see the daybreak through a hawk's eyes Well it seems familiar but it ain't my home On the wild frontier out in the danger zone its the same moon but it don't feel like home On the wild frontier out in the danger zone yeah it don't feel like home On the wild frontier out in the danger zone Begging Bowl Oh well - how do you do today? Mmm - I hope you're feeling fine Well I'm out here with my beggin bowl - toss a coin as you walk by Well I've worked for people of influence - the great the good and the idle rich I studied hard examined all the evidence - I know what makes them itch My My my Now I stand here with my begging bowl - toss a coin as you walk by Well peering through the lonely dark - to the restaurant 'cross the way Waiters bearing silver plates - but I know what goes around comes around My oh my now it's my turn with thebegging bowl - toss a coin as you walk by Oh well - yeah I hope you're feeling fine Yeah I'll meet you with my begging bowl -toss a coin as you walk by shake it up No doubt about it it ain't gonna stop Its a rock'n'roll party with a jungle rock Rockabilly boogie - get you on your feet Shakin a maraca with a knocked out beat Shake it up Shake it up I said there aint no doubt - it ain't gonna stop We're rockin through the jungle heading to the hop Shakin to the left rockin to the right Fallin off the piano but it comes out tight Shake it up Shake it up Farmyard Blues Whoa there moo cow Hoo now moo cow I see you walkin See you strollin through the town - yeah take a stroll Well you headin' for the farmyard Feelin' hot See what you got Find a spot Lay your old self down Ooh well moo cow Whoa now moo cow I think I'll follow - think I'll follow you down Gonna hang out on the farmyard Stickin' around Down on the farm Sittin in the sun And watchin' the days go by Well she fooled me Ooh she fooled me Now I'm out here at the farmyard Boilin' my blood Stuck in the mud Chewin' the cud And flickin' flies away Every Confidence Well they sat down a hundred years ago and wrote a letter to the people today Sayin we're living in times of strife but maybe you will have a better life Well I dont know how things will go It might be crazy it might be slow The way that I see it I can't guarantee it but I have every confidence They said right now we're living through a terrible war Don't want to talk about the things we saw Fighting and pain and trouble are rife But maybe you in your time maybe you will have a better life The way that I see it I can't guarantee it but I have every confidence Pond Snake When you find yourself in a fix Yeah you need to extricate yourself quick Do the pond snake slide Pond snake Slip under the surface, dip your head down And wriggle your way out of sight Now look all around see if the coast is clear You need to find yourself some way out of here Do the pond snake slide Pond snake Pond snake Pond snake Pond snake

All songs written and recorded by Mick Clarke PRS/BMI at Rockfold Studio, Surrey, England Copyright Mick Clarke 2015 Return to mickclarke.com news or music page