CD Review - Blair Dunlop and Larkin Poe "Killing Time"
There are some nice harmonies and gentle singing on this little six-song EP which ranges from British folk rock to old-tyme U.S. country with seeming ease. Not really surprising given that its from Blair Dunlop and U.S. group Larkin Poe's Rebecca and Megan Lovell
N. American Fiddle Traditions: Joseph Decosimo's Tennessee Roots
Young Tennessee old-time fiddler/banjo player Joseph Decosimo’s album, Sequatchie Valley, is one of my jealously guarded treasures. It’s an album filled with unexpected delights: beautiful tunes and songs learned directly from elder musicians from Joseph’s home state. The fiddle tunes are often beguiling: the softly
Paula Cole on Releasing Raven, Parental Guidance and ‘Lilith UnFair’
Paula Cole is a piano-playing poet and provocateur, a loving daughter and mother, a Grammy winner and seven-time nominee, a dramatic voice of affliction and affection, a risk-taker in a risky business.
These days, though, she is mostly a fighter. On and off four major labels over
Love for Levon
It's very difficult to believe that one year ago today we lost one of the world's finest drummers, singers, and all around musicians, Levon Helm.
Many of us grew up with his straight-ahead drumming and his punchy, gravel-throated voice; that voice, that voice still
CD Review - Express and Company "Ontario"
Hailing from the thriving musical community of Peterborough Ontario, Express and Company is the band led by singer-songwriter Dylan Ireland, and their debut album, Ontario, is one of the most instantly lovable genre entries I’ve heard in years. Listing roots-rich influences that know a thing or two
Country Biographies Part I: Dick Damron
I have this great used bookstore in my neighbourhood; every time I go in, I find some rare Canadian or country music book. I avoid the store, because if I went in regularly, I’d spend all my money on filling my place up with books I don’t have