Mose Scarlett

about

Veteran performer MOSE SCARLETT is, unarguably, one of a kind. While he draws on a wide range of musical sources, from the early 1900′s through the 40′s, his style defies categorization or comparison – the blend is unique. He bills his music as ‘Jazz, Blues, Ragtime and Swing‘ because, as he says, “those are the four things I’ve been accused of most often”. His self-taught, original technique of finger-picking, dubbed ‘stride guitar’ by Canadian music journalists, delivers a syncopated punch and features simultaneous chords, melody and bass line, smoothly executed, and seemingly effortless. Over the resplendent guitar backing rides a big bass-baritone voice, warm and rich, with enormous emotional range. As the GLASGOW HERALD once cannily said, “Mose Scarlett is back, with a voice of Robeson depth, Glencoe cragginess, and kitchen-range warmth…lending the authentic ring of the ancients with his own original stamp, and much spontaneous repartee…” Mose’s eclectic repertoire includes Broadway classics like ‘I Can’t Get Started’, raunchy blues like ‘Fool’s Paradise’, and nearly forgotten gems like ‘The Moon Is A Silver Dollar’. A jocular tentshow ditty like ‘He’s In The Jailhouse Now’ will bump up against a mellow, jazzy ‘Sweet Lorraine’, and be followed by a raucous jaunt through ‘Somebody Stole My Gal’, or by the turn-of-the-century sentimental favourite, ‘Wait Till The Sun Shines, Nellie’. Although his pieces are performed only with voice and acoustic guitar, one might

top songs

albums

The Fundamental Things

Precious Seconds

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Tribute to Mississippi John Hurt

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Three By Three: Old Friends Meet Again

The Fundamental

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Six Strings North Of The Border

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Six Strings North of the Border Volume 1

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A Tribute To Mississippi John Hurt: Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre

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Six Strings North Of The Border The Collection

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We'll Meet Again

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Six Strings North of the Border - Volume 1

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Mariposa 2010

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