Warm. Laid back. Amiably home made.Constantly surprising. Homeboy, his fifth album, will be released Friday May 5, and it’s Gillespie’s surprising mix of influences and genres, but remains solidly rooted in the blues. Homeboy, has a warm, “island” feel, that permeates the whole record (that’s been the case, since he has been spending winters in Jamaica for many years) even though it was recorded last summer live off the floor at the Granary Restaurant in Vankleek Hill, east of Ottawa, where the Gillespies’ have made their home. The record opens with two seven-minute jams — an unusual way to start any conventional CD. (The first piece, “New Mown Lawn” is reprised in a powerful 3:51 radio edit to close the record.) More familiar songs like “Little By Little,” Wolf’s “Killing Floor” and Bo Diddley’s “I’m a Man” will resonate, and there’s a lesser-known Willie Dixon song — “Businessman” — to intrigue hardcore blues fans. What’s unusual are the intriguing Gillespie originals, including the opening tracks, and a powerful song — “Brother of the Blues” — about a too-familiar subject, terrorism, but one rarely covered in song. “Monkey Hunger,” and re-interpreted versions of “Junco Partner” (originally done by Heaven’s Radio), “New Orleans Wobble” and “Another Black Night” also demand attention. Terry Gillespie has sometimes been called a musical shaman, Canada's king of roots music and even Mr. Groove — and all for good reason. There’s no showboating, no over-the top guitar pyrotechnics. His live performances are laid back, entertaining and captivating in a way that allows his audience to become involved as listeners — or dancers responding to the groove