Bland
Simpson; Red Clay Rambler, Coastal Cohort, Playwright, Author,
Director Of Creative Writing at UNC-Chapel Hill, and now
solo artiste'.
25 years ago Bland Simpson went into Reflection Studios with
Don Dixon (producer and bass) and an assorted cast of characters
that included Red Clay Ramblers Tommy Thompson, Mike Craver, Bill
Hicks, Jack Herrick, and Jim Watson, Rod Abernethy and Scott "No
D" Davison of Arrogance, Tommy Goldsmith and Jimbeau Walsh
of The Contenders, gospel legend Dottie Peoples, and some
guy named Tim. What came out of these sessions is now finally
being released as Follow You All Over The World.
Included on Follow You All Over The World are the
title track, later recorded by Marti Jones for her Unsophisticated
Time album, and "Wind In The Trees", which
showed up on Marti Jones' Used Guitars album, many others,
all bearing Bland's inimitable stamp, and 2 tracks from The Southern
States Fidelity Choir recorded in 1974 at The Cat's Cradle in
Chapel Hill.
