Fervor Coulee’s Favourite Roots Albums of the Decade, 2010-2019 (#31-#40, pt. 2/5)

When considering inclusion on this list, I weighed the album’s positioning on my annual lists, how frequently I continue to listen to the recording, its impact on me—has it influenced me down a path of listening— and how enjoyable I continue to find the music. The final element is most important: can I listen to…

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Between the Cracks, Summer 2017: what have we missed? reviews

A selection of albums that have worked their way my direction these last few months. Americana of a variety of flavours. Railroad Earth– Captain Nowhere One recalls RRE as one of the first ‘big tent’ bands to be selectively-shunned by bluegrass festivals. Lost track of them somewhere around The Good Life (2004), but became reacquainted…

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Favourite Roots Albums of the Year, 2015.

Time for the annual ‘best of’ list which I never title ‘best of.’ I always go with Favourites because that is all I can go by: which albums have I listened to the most this past year, which ones have I most appreciated, and which ones do I feel are of an exceptional quality? In…

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Amy Black- The Muscle Shoals Sessions review

Amy Black The Muscle Shoals Sessions Reuben Records http://www.amyblack.com Amy Black first came to my attention with the release of her second album, One Time. It was a remarkable, unheralded collection of largely original music. Back then I wrote that, in her songs “connections to the past—through instrumentation, mood, and especially straightforward emotional honesty—are evident.…

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Roots Song of the Week: Amy Black- Nobody Knows You

When I first heard Amy Black almost three years back, I was immediately enamoured with her voice and style. My review of her album One Time can be found by following this link. This evening, I am championing her new and even more satisfying release, This Is Home. Dang, it is a good one- with a soft…

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Roots music column May 6, 2011- Amy Black

In today’s Roots Music column I advance the local roots happenings, including Ben Sures at the Matchbox tonight and the line-up for this August’s Central Music Festival. I also feature a review of Amy Black’s lovely new album One Time. For whatever reason the column hasn’t been posted to the Red Deer Advocate’s website, so…

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