Whiskey, Dust & the Cross — Lost Delta Gospel-Blues Confessions (1930s Field Blues)

Whiskey, Dust & the Cross — Lost Delta Gospel-Blues Confessions (1930s Field Blues)
Whiskey, Dust & the Cross — Lost Delta Gospel-Blues Confessions (1930s Field Blues)

Tracklist:
00:00 When the Bottle Went Silent
03:14 Whiskey Don’t Forgive
06:23 Half a Bottle from Hell
10:53 Riverbank Confession
14:16 Kneelin’ in the Red Clay
18:16 Bread Line Shoes
21:27 Rain on a Tin Roof
24:47 I Drank Past the Cross

Step into the raw spiritual crossroads of the American South during the 1930s, where faith, sin, poverty, and survival collided beneath open skies and unpaved roads.
“Whiskey, Dust & the Cross” captures the confessional soul of Delta Gospel-Blues—songs born on front porches, prison camps, and dusty fields, where prayers were whispered through cracked voices and slide guitars cried louder than sermons.

This field-recording–styled collection weaves together:
– Gospel-blues hymns of repentance and struggle, sung with trembling conviction
– Slide guitar, foot stomps, and call-and-response vocals rooted in Deep South tradition
– Dusty, lo-fi textures inspired by 78rpm shellac records and early field tapes
– Lyrics shaped by whiskey nights, hard labor, judgment, and the hope of redemption

These songs echo from gravel roads, moonlit shacks, and wooden churches—where salvation and damnation often lived side by side, and music was the last refuge for broken souls.

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