Dave Wendelin: Press

Though 'Deep in the Moonlight' is the debut release of singer/songwriter/guitarist Dave Wendelin, the 10-song album has an accomplished polish, probably the result of existing (unrecorded) in this musician's mind for decades. Wendelin's songs are simple and heartfelt, his instrumentation tastefully minimal. Bluesy tracks like "My Heart Skips a Beat" and "Blues for You Baby" (both featuring harmonica by John Hupertz with whom Wendelin performs at Westville Pub's weekly blues jam) reveal the musician at his best. Wendelin's gritty voice and low-key style call to mind J.J. Cale; his earnest, folky ballads tend toward the Peter Yarrow end of the spectrum.