Robert Connely Farr

Robert Connely Farr is a songwriter from Bolton Mississippi, hometown of musical legends <a href="spotify:artist:7aExFIr0IHWO5aFjMrGwKw" data-name="Charley Patton">Charley Patton</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:43zvSKiJXk1dzluo4Vum5J" data-name="Sam Chatmon">Sam Chatmon</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2naDLHeKqXSHT3DMII2eqb" data-name="Bo Carter">Bo Carter</a> &amp; <a href="spotify:artist:5vZxx7fpnEbHPciZenQI8g" data-name="Walter Winson">Walter Winson</a> . In Bentonia (just up the road from Bolton) bluesman <a href="spotify:artist:366oWbbebUqu4ovO0F0V5D" data-name="Jimmy &#34;Duck&#34; Holmes">Jimmy &#34;Duck&#34; Holmes</a> has mentored Farr in a particular form of Delta Blues called the Bentonia Blues. Holmes learned this regional style directly from Henry Stuckey, who also mentored the renowned bluesman <a href="spotify:artist:2zlMeTjA7szCmqcJjBzYXJ" data-name="Skip James">Skip James</a> .

In 2018 Robert recorded &amp; released his full length <a href="spotify:album:4cZlnQlbPGprdG7NxqAvne" data-name="Dirty South Blues">Dirty South Blues</a> to immediate critical acclaim. Greg Vandy at KEXP named it one of their top albums of the year &amp; Farr was nominated for both New Artist &amp; Songwriter of the Year by Canada’s prestigious Maple Blues Awards.

In 2019, Farr &amp; co played the Bentonia Blues Festival; it proved to be a seminal experience for the group. High off the vibe of the festival, they came back to Vancouver to start recording; it was then Robert received an unexpected cancer diagnosis.

After recovery from cancer Farr hit the ground running, rapidly releasing 3 albums culminating in his fantastic sixteen track brainchild, <a href="spotify:album:7uLyR5FyVMfescoGMIQpWX" data-name="Country Supper">Country Supper</a> . With a sustained buzz from critics &amp; fans alike, “Country Supper” went on to garner scores of glowing reviews &amp; by the end of the year, receive numerous placements on &#39;Best of 2020&#39; lists. His latest album “Shake It” is out now

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