Take Me There
Pheasant Pluckers (Independent)
**** (4 stars)
These four blokes make western swing music that's so fine, it must make the king of swing, Bob Wills, smile in
heaven. There's some country, some bluegrass, some folk, maybe a hint of zydeco, some things that probably don't
have names, but what comes out through the stereo is pure joy. The pheasant isn't native to these shores, but the
Pluckers are as local as one can get - their latest disc was recorded in Anglesea and mixed in Brunswick. It contains
nine original songs and one cover (Driver 8, by REM), and songwriting is shared between
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