The Dane Rene Evald has found his way to make a handful of cover songs his own - unobtrusively elegant in a mix of interpretations of John Hiatt, Bob Dylan and Randy Newman to mention the most famous. His arrangement of the traditional "Deep River Blues" is a good examle of his style, and likewise the titlesong "Copenhagen Time". When he sings that the waters leading him back home, then this is also true for this folk / countryblues album, on which he returns to an old love, he never really left.
As a teenager Rene was already a professional musician when he played in the soulband "Tripping Souls". Afterwards followed the country rock band "Buffalo" from 1971 to 1977 with which he stood at the podium clearly inspired by Hank Williams and Merle Haggard, and then later the electric blues band "Big Mama". This band released a couple of albums, followed by two others from the band "Evald & Littauer". In 2006 Evald released his first solo album - the instrumental "Bellevue".

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Roots Time - magazine from Belgium/Nederlands
With his newest solo project "Copenhagen Time" he returns to the roots music as Woody Guthrie, James Taylor, Brendan Croker and the young Ry Cooder did before him. Louise Støjberg sings along in the background on many of the ballads in this album, which elevates the more intimate songs in a nice way. Only the playful "My Old Kentucky Home" breaks the somewhat relaxed atmosphere - reminiscent of music at sunset or dry grass after a refreshing rain. Evald adds with his mellow voice and his Kehlet guitar a dreamlike dimension to his soothing, melodic songs. The dobro and pedal steel of Lynge Wagner and the piano and accordion of the musical friend Henrik Littauer contributes a U.S. appearance to this album, but with a Danish and innovative spirit. From the first sparkling "Not Fade Away", which puts you in mind of Eric Bibb, you hear the personal involvement of this soulful singer who knows how to explain his "real love" for this music .

Marcie