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By Hal Horowitz “You can’t tell a book by looking at its cover,” as Bo Diddley so memorably reminded us. And that cliché applies to the art adorning Americana/blues rocker Randy Lee Riviere’s ‘Farmland Blues.’ What appears on the outside like a comfy folk album due to the tranquil painting of a farmhand carrying a… more »

Michael Limnios, Music Network “Music is like a virus you know … it finds things in your head, your heart, your gut … it finds you and takes you for a ride that for a lot of us it’s a ride that just becomes necessary. What would you do without the subway in New York,… more »

By Graeme Scott It’s a funny world! My last review was for an album by Tom Hambridge and now here he is again but this time as producer on this new release by Randy Lee Riviere. To describe his music and sound as residing at the dirty grungy end of Blues would be about right.… more »

By Fred Delforge Randy Lee Riviere is an American singer-songwriter whose musical journey is rooted in the 1970s, an era when rock was raw, loud, and visceral. A Northern California native, he grew up listening to the Beatles, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Robin Trower, and Neil Young—influences that shaped his guitar playing and introspective… more »

By Lee Zimmerman As a wildlife biologist dedicated to ecology, Randy Lee Riviere’s interests extend to more than simply making music. Nevertheless. he’s also made a name for himself as an artist whose absolute dedication and determination has enabled him to effortlessly and effectively express himself in song. Farmhand Blues finds him pairing passion with… more »

Randy Lee Riviere is a Montana singer and guitar player, as well as an ecologist and wildlife defender, who devotes most of his time to the preservation of the environment, something that can be found in his songs. When he is in Montana, he devotes his life to nature preservation and when he is in… more »

By Duane Verh Partnering with producer/drummer Tom Hambridge, Randy Lee Riviere hammers deep redneck mojo into the shape of righteously raunchy blues-rock and fashions compelling ballads to boot. Evidence of the former present here includes the leadoff track- “Downtown” and its follow-up, “Big on a Bender” and of the latter, “Bird Watchin’”. The Montana-based guitarist/vocalist… more »

By John Muller Randy Lee Riviere-This Montana/Tennessee singer-songwriter and guitarist, who has just released his powerful fourth solo album, “Farmhand Blues”, has more sides than my neighborhood barbecue joint! Randy, as a wildlife biologist, has been involved with large-scale efforts to protect and restore important elements of the Native American landscape. One example of these… more »

By Brian Harman, BiTS—Blues in the South In the past, Randy equally divided his twin passions: music in Nashville and the Montana wildlife, now as a retired wildlife biologist, he focuses solely upon his music. Here, with this new album he continues his recent collaborations with Producer and Drummer Tom Hambridge. Joining Randy, vocals, guitar,… more »