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Andrew Baylor with Reel of Joy, a tune that is his own version of the Dewey Balfas Cajun fiddle tune Reel of Joy at the Southgate Inn Tamworth 2014 performed here with Garry Steel, Warren Earl, Michael Vidale and Ron Mahony.

Australia's original roots music maestro, Andy Baylor, is celebrating his 11th independent CD release -REEL OF JOY-a classic collection of heartfelt songs and tunes drawn from the deep well of tradition.

Eminently known for his ability to move between musical styles, Andy blends sounds as a painter blends colours...He turns old songs into something new and invests them with a feeling too often lacking in today's music scene. REEL OF JOY is a testament to his love of music.

A joyous Cajun fiddle reel rolls easily into an old New Orleans jukebox hit, and then on into a travellin' country ballad. A bittersweet soul ballad is transformed into a fiddle-driven Cajun country waltz and a love song from days gone by re-emerges as a Jamaican dancehall skank. Ballads, blues and country ska grooves move in time with moody midnight waltzes.A Hank Williams hurtin' classic makes way for an irresistable dance tune from the Kingdom of Zydeco....and thus the journey continues...like life itself ..the reel of joy echoes thru the bar-rooms of Melbourne, Sydney and beyond. The rhythms resound in the hills and valleys of the Australian landscape and all places in between.

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