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As soon as I got Old Dirt Road by Lexington Field, and I started to read their website, I may have (though I’m not saying I did) sighed when I saw that they bill themselves as a high-energy live show. A good rule of thumb is if someone says that they deliver a high-energy show, then they are probably terrible at bringing that energy to a studio. That is not one of Lexington Field’s problems, in fact if anything the opposite is true. They start off fast with the first track, The Duke of Green, and then don’t drop the pace till the fourth song, Weathered Heart.
Once I stopped worrying over catching all the lyrics for this review I started to really enjoy it. It’s a toe-tapping, punching the air, honey of an album. The five-piece band are all very good, and this album has some of the best fiddle-work I’ve heard in a long time. It’s hard to pick favorite songs but The Shores of Maine, Up In The Sky, and Tracy Boys Fight The World, are all standouts. The song that is in my head, and shows no sign of getting out anytime soon is Holes In Our Hearts.
It ends so soon that it catches you by surprise, and you are left wondering where the rest of it is. However, besides the too quick pace, Old Dirt Road is a fine showing. The band is good, and the songs well performed. It’s a reminder of how grand Celtic Rock can be in the right hands. It’s well worth the listen, and I hope I’ll be able to review their next outing. I look forward to seeing what they’ll do next.
Artist: Lexington Field
Album: Old Dirt Road
Home Town: San Diego, California
Similar Artists: Great Big Sea, Flogging Molly, and Dropkick Murphys.
Gail Rybak is an occasional writer, artist, Avon Lady, and she helps run Amelia’s Heirlooms. She is also a full-time geek and cat owner, and enjoys writing for Celtic Music Magazine. She is also the keeper of a very fine hat collection.
