Blues Revue magazine states "Gary Primich clearly stands at the forefront of today's blues harmonica scene". I couldn't agree more, so it was a pleasure to ask Gary about his new album "Ridin' The Darkhorse" recently.

“This is my back to the basics “Blues” blues record, stripped down and bare bones”. “Four guys sitting in a garage on the Southside of Austin, Texas”. “With the advent of new technology, it’s cheaper to record, and that allows people who are knowledgeable about and sympathetic to Blues and Roots music to have studios, like Billy Horton at Fort Horton”. “Dave Wesselowski and Jim Starboard on bass and drums have been in my road band for years, I’ve also worked and written with guitarist Mark Korpi for years, and I’m very comfortable with guitarist Dave Biller and keyboardist Gene Taylor. The cover tunes are all songs I’ve been doing for years, “You Got Me” by John Brim, I’ve been playing that for 20 years, But, I always try to play them my own way”. I asked Gary how he balances his reputation as a Harmonica ace with his own work as a songwriter. “In addition to being an instrumentalist, I take pride in trying to write good songs in the blues tradition and do something thematically interesting”. When I asked him about the inspiration behind one of his soulful originals “Pray For A Cloudy Day” Gary laughs and tells me “That song was born out of driving all around the country to gigs, and no matter where you sit in the van the sun gets to you. In Texas that sun can get pretty hot, so I’m always praying for a cloudy day”. I ended the interview by asking Gary how he feels “Ridin’ the Darkhouse” fits into his catalog of recorded work. “It’s been a few years since my last CD, and I really feel I’m evolving as a singer, player and songwriter. Like many things in life, you get better at it the longer you do it”. A typically modest assessment of his own work by an extremely talented artist. We are proud to have Gary Primich on the Electro-Fi label and to bring you his new album.

- Andrew Galloway
President, Electro-Fi Records

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