Wisconsin, as of late has been producing some pretty nice trout, when it is not raining, which may come as a surprise to troutier parts of the country, like Montana or Pennsylvania. Surprisingly, it has also been producing a slew of country/folk singer-song writers. There are Peter Mulvey and Hayward Williams, but Jeffrey Foucault, originally of Whitewater, seems to me to be a couple levels above either of these talented gentlemen.
He put out his first album Miles From the Lightning in 2001. He has since put out two more solo records, Stripping Cane and Ghost Repeater. The former contains a song called 'Mayfly' which makes me wonder about Foucault's possible fly fishing pastime. But, it is the song 'Northbound 35' which caught my attention. Here it is (I think his resemblance to Brett Favre would have at one time brought him great fanfare in WI. Maybe that is why he now lives in Austin, Texas?)
Here is Foucault in his home venue in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin:
Every time I listen to Foucault and then hear him speak, I wonder where that singing voice comes from. He has also done an album of John Prine covers called Shoot the Moon and an album of murder ballads with Mark Erelli called Seven Curses. Here is Foucault covering John Prine's 'Billy The Bum'
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