Presents… Kingsize Blackfoot

Jinder is one Phil Dewhurst, a West Country based musician who is very tall and has Blackfoot Sioux bloodlines in his genes – hence his latest nom de plume Kingsize Blackfoot. He has released nine previous albums, most recently 2015's Traditional Dark. Jinder certainly is an excellent slide guitarist and has a decent voice; the songs on this admirably brief album feature just voice, guitar and his stompbox (a leather briefcase with an AKG C1000S microphone in it, of which he notes, ‘I kicked the shit out of it’). On this album he mixes original songs alongside covers of such staples of American music as ‘White Freightliner Blues', ‘In the Pines’, ‘Woke Up This Morning’ and ‘Brother Can You Spare a Dime?’. His sparse, unadorned style makes his interpretations stand out, yet what's lacking is a new approach. Jinder is a capable interpreter of blues, country and folk, just not one who you come to for surprises.