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ALBUM REVIEW | Folk

David Johnston, ‘Carnival of the Soul’

By Steve Morse

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  January 17, 2012

Local veteran David Johnston is normally known for his down-and-dirty, electric blues-rock, but this new album - his first in nearly a decade - is a surprise. He opted for an acoustic trio with just himself on guitar, backed by Peter Wolf bandmember Marty Ballou on standup bass, and John Sands (who tours with Aimee Mann) on a simple drumkit. The results are shocking at first, yet it grows on you dramatically

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