Auriemma

Auriemma will take your ears on a folk & roots musical tour from my home state (Washington, in the Great Northwest) that will make your heart cry & sing in equal degrees, particularly on tunes like (one of my faves), “Blue Eyes Cryin”. When I first moved to Olympia in the late ’70’s, the town was (& to some degree it still is) a Mecca for long-haired hippie types that sang music much like this, often fueled by tons of espresso & other stimulants. So listening to Richie’s vocals & lyrics takes me back to much friendlier times; times full of energy & light, as well as “message”. My favorite track for that kind of nostalgia, actually, is “Okay (So Stoned)”… Stratocaster effects, with his vocal somewhat submerged, like if you were in a submarine, you know, will give you that good ol’ “contact high” you’ve been lookin’ for ever since the early ’90’s, when “PC” took over the world & chased all those great street musicians off the street corners.