Linden is a genuine renaissance man of roots music. He's asinger and songwriter of great skill, an in-demand andprolific record producer ( Bruce Cockburn, Tom Wilson, ColinJames), a sideman to the stars as guitarist for the likes ofBruce Cockburn, Emmylou Harris, and Robert Plant and AlisonKrauss, and, for the past decade, a member of the highlysuccessful trio, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings.Colin's songs have been covered by The Band, The Blind Boys ofAlabama, Keb' Mo', and Colin James, and his well-stockedtrophy case includes seven Juno, multiple Maple Blues Awards,and a Toronto Arts Award. He was nominated for a Grammy Awardfor the star-studded A Tribute To Howlin' Wolf CD, and wasinvolved in the ground-breaking O Brother Where Art Thouphenomenon. Linden has a well-deserved reputation as a slideguitar virtuoso of real originality, and his riveting slidework can be heard both on albums from such artists asCassandra Wilson, The Rankin Family and Whitey Johnson and onhis own sizeable solo catalogue.Colin's multi-faceted talents coalesce in truly compellingfashion on From The Water. This is a stylistically morediverse work than his previous outing, 2007's easin' back totennessee. That acclaimed disc served as an homage to theacoustic country blues style that was the crucial inspirationfor the Toronto-born and raised, Nashville-based Linden in hismusically formative years.From The Water can also be viewed as an homage of sorts.Colin's long-time musical collaborator and closest friend,legendary keyboardist Richard Bell, passed away in 2007, andhis spirit is omnipresent here. The dynamic duo played on over100 albums together (more than 40 of them Linden productions),including records by The Band, Bruce Cockburn, LucindaWilliams, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings and Colin James.