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Turning Pages
Turning Pages (FM-1031), 2001
Where his first two albums focused largely on the stories of rural characters and their relationship to the land, Andrew's third effort turns his considerable vision towards the landscape of the heart and soul.
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Among this collection of stories, reflections and letters can be found some of his most stunning songwriting gems; imagining the “Diary” of Thomas Jefferson and his longtime slave mistress Sally Hemings (a duet with Mary Byrd Brown), the humorous and bluesy ode to Hoagy Carmichael (“Bad News”), the simple driving clarity of “Winter”, the haunting diary of a Virginia farm boy on “The Road to Appomattox”, and a provocative hard-edged collaboration with renowned urban folk poet Chris Chandler on “Jesus and the Nighttime Train”.
Other guests include Ralph Gordon on bass and cello, Terri Allard and Mary Byrd Brown on harmony vocals, Don Porterfield on fretless electric bass, Dang Varmints! bandmates John Rickard and Jeff Arey, and Robbie Magruder (Mary Chapin Carpenter band) on drums.
“a disarming delight ... McKnight’s vocals have a lovely tenor-range timbre well-suited for his brand of acoustic country flavored folk/pop” - The Journal
“Talent, enthusiasm and real content make this a welcome album in a time when so many people out there seem to be mostly fluff and packaging” - Victory Review
““Diary,” is ... a moving song that brings the characters, especially Jefferson, to life” - Green Man Review
