Using vintage recording techniques, instruments, and amps this CD was recorded in Clarksdale and a raw and basic '50s sound was captured. Cole plays impressive guitar and harp, while Edwards' guitar and earthy vocals add considerable grit. The instrumentals Pickin' With Phil and Train Roll are outstanding. Although not all of their melodies, riffs, and lyrics are fresh, these Delta sons provide an enjoyable and solid effort.
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"Fantastic"
Paul Jones, BBC Radio 2
"Righteous stuff"
Joel McIver, Classic Rock's The Blues magazine
"Played a sublime set...certainly revved the crowd up"
Russell Hill, Maverick Magazine
"One rock-solid tune after another... strongly recommended"
Marty Gunther, Blues Blast Magazine
"Impressive guitar"
Trevor Hodgett, R2 Magazine
"This is sunshine music"
Bluesdoodle.com
"Made In Mississippi is a belter of an album. Mark Cole and Rick Edwards, do not just "play" the Blues, they "feel" it too. This gives them the edge over many of their contemporaries.....they could easily find themselves being lauded as Britain's Jelly Roll Kings."
Gordon Baxter Blues in Britain magazine
"Raw, righteous,..the real Delta deal."
Leslie Fleury (Radio DJ, Blues Odyssey on KSER)
"You guys are the real deal!"
Will Dawson (sound engineer at Delta Recording Studio, Clarksdale, Mississippi)
"I really liked those Elmore James numbers - you got 'that tone' just right"
Kent DuChaine
"You guys have really got a good little unit there... I thought that was pretty darn good - you don't have to take a back seat to anybody"
Sonny 'Sunshine' Payne (legendary presenter of King Biscuit Time on Radio KFFA, Helena, Arkansas)
"They give you the spirit and essence that is required and deliver with belief...their playing is indeed atmospheric and complimentary and will get you tapping your feet at the appropriate times...more please guys!"
Blues Matters Magazine
"They are exceptional"
John Roberts (Bullfrog Blues Club promoter)