Folk Monday – L.J. Booth
One of my musical heroes. – David Wilcox
LJ Booth is hands down one of the finest songwriters I’ve had the pleasure to encounter. The Ox That Pulls the Cart is a recording of rare insight and artistry. –Carrie Newcomer
So the above quotes come from two of my favorite artists. Yet when I looked at the Roots Music Report this morning I didn’t recognize the name of Wisconsin native L.J. Booth, and after listening to his 2002 release The Ox that Pulls the Cart. I don’t know why not! The first thing that caught my attention and the reason that I downloaded the album was the opening guitar work on the first track and overall the musical production was the first thing that I liked on the first listen! Booth is a wonderful guitarist and it shows on the album and he is accompanied by a lot of other instruments including fiddle, keyboards, cello and even bouzouki!