Canada Day Roots Songs, 2014 edition

It’s Canada Day up Canada way (this coming Tuesday),   and in the spirit of all things Canadian- the NHL amateur draft and Free Agent Frenzy, apple and blueberry crumble, bacon wrapped corn on the cob, and O.V. on the deck- I want to shine what little light Fervor Coulee produces on five homegrown roots albums that…

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Scott Holstein- Cold Coal Town

Just doing some housekeeping to help out the search engines. My review of Scott Holstein’s Cold Coal Town is at Fervor Coulee Bluegrass here. As always, I appreciate your interest in Fervor Coulee. Donald

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Laurie Lewis- Skippin’ and Flyin’ review

I rewrote my review of Laurie Lewis’s latest at the request of the Lonesome Road Review; without doubt, an incredible album. Laurie Lewis Skippin’ and Flyin’ Spruce and Maple Music 5 stars (out of 5) By Donald Teplyske West coast bluegrass maven Laurie Lewis pays tribute to Bill Monroe by exploring his roots and branches…

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Polaris Music Prize Long List 2012

Announced ealier today, and I am pretty excited. If memory serves, I’ve never before helped three albums make the list. From the Polaris site http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/article/416/the-2012-polaris-music-prize-long-list-is-here/ “The 2012 Polaris Music Prize Long List is (in alphabetical order): A Tribe Called Red – A Tribe Called Red Marie-Pierre Arthur – Aux alentours Rich Aucoin – We’re All…

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Fred Eaglesmith 6 Volts Review- updated

The (brief) version of my review of Fred Eaglesmith’s new album 6 Volts has been posted at Country Standard Time. For those of you who are not familiar with Ontarian Fred Eaglesmith, it is high time you become so; in my opinion, no one- not Buddy Miller, not Jim Lauderdale, not Alejandro Escovedo- has produced as…

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Missy Werner Band and Bee Eaters album reviews

My recently written reviews of albums from Ohio’s The Missy Werner Band  and California’s The Bee Eaters have been posted by Aaron over at the Lonesome Road Review. I appreciate all the bands who service me with albums; I thank you. And, as always- thanks for visiting Fervor Coulee. Donald The Missy Werner Band Three…

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This One’s For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark

Various Artists This One’s For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark iTunes download Some years ago, word of a birthday tape featuring Guy Clark’s Nashville friends performing his songs just for him circulated. I have never been fortunate to locate a dub of that set, but from all accounts it was something quite impressive. Those…

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The Definitive Bluegrass Top 10 of 2011

For my meta-analysis of year-end bluegrass lists, visit http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/FervorCouleeBluegrass/entry.asp?xid=849 The number one album of the year should be no surprise, but it isn’t the Larry Sparks album picture to the left. Thanks for visiting Fervor Coulee. Donald

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Lonesome Road Review’s Top 10 Bluegrass Albums of 2011

A bit late but understandable being how busy editor Aaron Keith Harris is, today brings the release of the Lonesome Road Review’s top 10 bluegrass albums of the past year. I’m pleased to see that Aaron and my LRR colleague Larry Stephens agreed with me in several places, quite likely more than I expected, and…

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Best of Alberta’s 2011 Roots Music Releases

In today’s Red Deer Advocate I reviewed the recent Guy Clark tribute, This One’s For Him. I’ll post that in a few weeks, but for now here is the overview of Alberta releases that ran a couple weeks back. ************** Wonderful roots music came out of our province this past year, and today I take…

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