Rory Block came of age in the psychedelic 1960s, but her musical tasted led her somewhere more traditional. “The moment I heard country blues, I was drawn to it,” she says. “It spoke to what was in my heart. It was gorgeous, meaningful, powerful and soulful, and it felt deeply personal. It was the most haunting and beautiful music.”
After leaving home as a teenager she caught the ear of blues masters such as Son House, Fred McDowell and John Hurt. “I was always treated with a very warm feeling of acceptance,” she recalls. “Perhaps it’s because I played some of the same material. I believe there was an understanding that they were being honored.”
