Maria Dunn’s Piece By Piece- an analysis

This past winter I took a writing course, and for one of my final projects I wrote an analysis of Maria Dunn’s Piece By Piece. I was to write about a piece of art that had impacted me, and certainly Piece By Piece fit the bill. I submitted an initial draft to Dunn for consideration,…

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J. R. Shore- State Theatre review & the Polaris Music Prize

It is getting to that time of the year when I must finalize my Polaris Music Prize Top 5 albums of the year. For those who are unfamiliar with the Polaris Music Prize, its mission statement reads thusly: “A not-for-profit organization that honours, celebrates and rewards creativity and diversity in Canadian recorded music. Polaris recognizes…

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2013 JUNO Award Nominees- Roots Categories

The Juno Award nominees were announced today and there was little joy for the roots folks this year. In the ‘big’ categories, not a wiff of roots amongst the populist material that keeps the industry afloat. Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo– the nominees are Amelia Curran- Spectators Annabelle Chvostek- Rise Corb Lund-…

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Cahalen Morrison & Eli West- Our Lady of the Tall Trees review

I’m not sure how the album made its way to me, but I am certainly glad that it did. Cahalen Morrison and Eli West’s release of last autumn Our Lady of the Tall Trees is terrific. I’ve posted my review of the album at Fervor Coulee Bluegrass. If you are open to acoustiblue music- stuff…

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Annie Lou- Grandma’s Rules for Drinking

Annie Lou- formerly and still Anne Louise Genest- released Grandma’s Rules For Drinking this past autumn, and while it took its time finding me, I am certainly glad HearthPR helped it make its way east from the coast. My review has been posted over at Fervor Coulee Bluegrass. The album has been featured fairly frequently on…

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Kathy Kallick Band- Time

Just doing some housekeeping to help out the search engines. My review of Kathy Kallick Band’s Time is at Fervor Coulee Bluegrass here. As always, I appreciate your interest in Fervor Coulee. Donald

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Just doing some housekeeping to help out the search engines. My review of Niall Toner’s Onwards & Upwards is at Fervor Coulee Bluegrass here. As always, I appreciate your interest in Fervor Coulee. Donald

Old Man Luedecke- Tender Is the Night

Just doing some housekeeping to help out the search engines. My review of Old Man Luedecke’s Tender is the Night is at Fervor Coulee Bluegrass here. As always, I appreciate your interest in Fervor Coulee. Donald

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Bo Isaac- Dollar

Just doing some housekeeping to help out the search engines. My review of Bo Isaac’s Dollar is at Fervor Coulee Bluegrass here. As always, I appreciate your interest in Fervor Coulee. Donald

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Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass- Road Into Town

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

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