The reported place of Robinson's hanging was turned into Whaley House, one of California's most haunted. While that might sound like an ending rather than a new beginning, Robinson had other ideas. The hanging was especially brutal, with the tall Robinson's toes touching the ground and strangling instead of having his neck snapped. The most interesting take on a new beginning, and the album's strongest song, is “Ballad of Yankee Jim.” It tells the true story of “Yankee” Jim Robinson, a thief in San Diego who may or may not have attempted to steal a rowboat (the song sides with Jim) and who was hanged for it while his associate, and the narrator of the song, only got a year. It's a formula for disaster, but one that Satin Nickel has balanced well.Īll of the songs on Shadow of Doubt deal with new beginnings some happy, some sad, some voluntary, some not. Together, along with the three other member who make up the quintet, they careen from introspective folk-pop to wailing electric guitar solos, sometimes in the same song. Anenson is the more folk oriented of the two. Hollingsworth's style is more rock-oriented, along the lines of Drive-By Truckers or American Aquarium. On their debut album, Shadow of Doubt, the band plays up the differences between primary songwriters Morgan Hollingsworth and Samantha Anenson. Even their band name combines soft material and hard metals. New York-based Americana group Satin Nickel is a study in duality. The 8th Annual Papa Joe's BanjoBQue Music Festival (2017) Slaughterque: Atlanta's Heavy Metal BBQ Fest (2017)

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