
Mcclatchy, Scott
Redemption
Philadelphia-bred, but now NYC based, Scott McClatchy melds a rustic twanginess with a blue collar sensibility. It's no surprise that fellow urban troubadours Willie Nile, Scott Kempner and the legendary Dion join him on a version of the Band's "The Weight". McClatchy displays a gift for dealing with weighty issues without being heavy-handed. He weaves a byrdsian guitar line through the title track, a song in which he questions sin and redemption.