Ettore Buzzini reviews
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Ettore Buzzini
Out in the Marshy Waters (single)
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“Out in the Marshy Waters,” an original by Ettore Buzzini is now available on all platforms
- An Appalachian murder ballad in a Southern Gothic setting
- Featuring Ettore on vocal banjo and guitar
- Powerhouse cast of backing musicians: Mark Schatz, Christopher Henry & Patrick McAvinue
- Newest single from album Blue, Blue, Blue - which will be released August 7th
Charlotte, NC — Fascinating bluegrass wunderkind Ettore Buzzini serves up a short-form, Southern Gothic murder ballad with his new single “Out in the Marshy Waters.”The fast-paced tale blends banjo-driven bluegrass with psychological drama, set among cypress swamps and shadowy marsh. The song is the frantic confession of a tortured soul consumed by a guilty conscience.
Ettore’s distinctive style and songwriting ability propel the song with energy, using bluegrass drive to hasten the feel of the low country thriller. Blending the swamp-haunted atmosphere that recalls Charlie Daniels’s “The Legend of Wooley Swamp” with the psychological unraveling of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “Out in the Marshy Waters” spins the tale of a soul chased by the guilt of his crime. Drawing from the Appalachian tradition of murder ballads, the song rapidly unfolds towards a tragic end.
Buzzini says: “I’ve always been drawn to storytelling in songs - artists like Charlie Daniels & Del McCoury, strong stories with imagery and a good plot line. I’ve always loved the mood created by those great storytellers, like in the ‘Wooly Swamp’, and ballads like ‘White House Blues.’”
With ‘Out in the Marshy Waters,’ Ettore further cements the growing belief among musicians and industry veterans that he is a generational talent. While his prodigious banjo ability and charismatic stage presence first drew attention within the bluegrass world, the song reveals something far deeper at work. Combining elite musicianship with cinematic storytelling and sophisticated songwriting craft, Ettore is emerging as far more than a young virtuoso — he is becoming one of the most distinctive artistic voices of his generation, leaving listeners eager to see where his evolution leads next.
Listen to “Out in the Marshy Waters” wherever you stream music and catch a live show near you.
Eddie Ray Buzzini - banjo, guitar, vocals
Danny Knicely – mandolin, guitar
Marshall Wilborn – bass
Patrick McAvinue – fiddle
Willie Marschner – fiddle
Mason Via – vocals
Tom Mindte – vocals
Ida Rose Buzzini – vocals
Lyla Cherry - vocals
Lake Carver – vocals
Tae Childress – guitar
John Powell - vocals
Kyser George – guitar
Luke Morris – mandolin
David George – bass
Southbound 77 Bluegrass - vocals, guitar
Ragnarok
Farewell Blues
Bringin’ in the Georgia Mail
I’ll Try Not to Care
When You and I Were Young, Maggie
Preachin’ Prayin’ Singin’
Cash Don’t Sleep
New Camptown Races
You’re No Good
Old Flame
Sunny Ray
Daniel Prayed (feat. Southbound 77 Bluegrass)
“I plan to carry this music forward to the twenty-second century.”
Eddie Ray Buzzini’s bold declaration is not so far-fetched, as he was born in 2007 and may well still be picking in 2101. A second of Eddie Ray’s aspirations is to convince his contemporaries that bluegrass and particularly banjo music is cool, up-to-date, and should be considered legit. Confirming his commitment to both intentions, the music on Eddie Ray’s solo debut album covers well over a century of compositions. Ranging from “When You and I Were Young, Maggie,” composed in 1864, to several new songs written by Eddie Ray, the disc offers a wide array of American music in the bluegrass style.
Eddie Ray, whose given name is Ettore, lives in a multi-lingual household in Mooresville, North Carolina where his Swiss-Italian father and East-Tennessee born mother offer him a vibrant mix of European and Appalachian culture. He plays his grandfather’s banjo and listens to Flatt & Scruggs and Reno & Smiley as well as many of the contemporary bands that are playing today. Eddie Ray’s musical tastes are not limited to bluegrass. Country classics, Latin Jazz, and the guitar of Eddie Van Halen are all on his listening and playing agenda.
The three original compositions on this project prove that Eddie Ray is already on a trajectory to become an inventor as well as conveyor of widely varying musical styles. His “Ragnarok,” composed at age eleven, is a saga of the battle that brought an end to the great Norse gods, including Odin and Thor. “Cash Don’t Sleep” is the emotive tale of an undocumented immigrant who runs into some serious difficulties trying to get to his family in North Carolina. “I’ll Try Not to Care,” cowritten with Mason Via and producer Tom Mindte, focuses on classic “boy meets girl” drama – their parting leaving the boy with a bad case of teen angst.
Joining Eddie Ray on this project instrumentally are Danny Knicely, Marshall Wilborn, Patrick McAvinue, and Willie Marschner. Mason Via and Tom Mindte are featured on several numbers singing harmony vocals.
As a special treat, Southbound 77, a bluegrass band of young pickers that Eddie Ray regularly performs with, gathers for the final offering here.
Sit back, relax, and enjoy this presentation of Eddie Ray’s wide-ranging musical gifts - his first – and it won’t be the last!
Tom Mindte
Patuxent Music