.com The fourth album from modern bluesman Eric Bibb is a get-out-of-bed delight the kind of record that makes you feel like being productive. As with his previous efforts Home to Me contains some strong folk elements especially on the slower mellower numbers such as Singin in My Heart. The son of folk musician Leon Bibb the Eric Bibb met and learned from such luminaries as Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger. Though Bibb s career is based in Europe (he lives in Sweden) he has cultivated a growing American following which is only appropriate as his music--a flavorful mix of folk country and soul over a solid blues base--is very much a U.S. creation. Even Mandela Is Free which contains African-style chants and rhythms is sung over a folk-blues accompaniment--and what could be more uniquely American than fusing disparate musical styles? Full of sunshine and good feeling Home to Me is a perfect summer release d to provide warmth all through the year. --Genevieve Williams Product Description Home to Me Review Guitarist/singer Eric Bibb represents a new breed of performers who acknowledge and perpetuate the blues-troubadour tradition. From a technical standpoint Bibb is light-years ahead of country-blues masters such as Mississippi Fred McDowell and Lightnin Hopkins but when it comes to capturing the feeling of the legends he often comes up short. His vocals have a smoky quality and he is an accomplished guitarist but while the material on Home to Me-mostly originals with a few covers like Bring It Home to Me and Come Back Baby -is catchy there just isn t much grit. Bibb really shines however on the Mandela Is Free which oozes with earthy soul and Sing Your Song performed with Taj Mahal. -- From Rhythm Magazine