Rueben deGroot has been playing his original music across North America for the last ten years using his warm voice and memorable melodies to tell his stories of odd ball characters and off-beat narratives. DeGroot’s latest disc, his fouth solo album, was co-produced by Luther Wright a mainstay of the Kingston music scene. The two have spent the last 12 months developing a group of songs that stray from country into jazz and back through rhythm and blues elements with horn punches and female backup vocals. The lead track, Ladiez Benz is the story of a guy who falls in love with his girlfriend’s car and steals it. Another, Mandolin, is about a sad man learning the mandolin, his tears streaming “down his double chin” as he looks at his fingers.

The new disc, “Hey!” features guest musicians from all over the country including Steve Dawson who recorded his parts in Vancouver and sent them to Ontario to be added in to the mix. Sarah Harmer recorded backing vocals on the track An Island and Kingston resident and former Lady Racer, Christina Foster lent her voice to six of the album’s tracks. Artists also featured on the record include Joey Wright on mandolin and guitar, Dan Curtis and Jason Euringer on guitars and Spencer Evans playing the clarinet. Writing with deGroot on the album were Cameron Latimer, deGroot’s bandmate in the Westcoast country-jazz act The Seams and Ridley Bent, an Open Road artist from Winnipeg.

Learn more about Rueben deGroot at http://www.myspace.com/ruebendegroot.
Learn more about Apple Crisp Records at http://www.applecrisp.ca.

Previews - Hey!

01. Rueben deGroot-Ladiez Benz -
02. Rueben deGroot-Mandolin -
03. Rueben deGroot-Little Red Mixer -
04. Rueben deGroot-An Island -
05. Rueben deGroot-Failing Town -
06. Rueben deGroot-Baby Wake Up -
07. Rueben deGroot-Mucho Calor -
08. Rueben deGroot-Only Truck -
09. Rueben deGroot-Heartbreaker -
10. Rueben deGroot-Hey! -
11. Rueben deGroot-She Loves -

Bonus - Album package comes with complete artwork including a high res Album cover and a PDF booklet

Album File Size - MP3 Format - 39.5 MB
Album File Size - CD-Quality Lossless Flac Format - 194.9 MB