Not Fervor Coulee’s Favourite Roots Albums of 2020

These twenty-ish albums DIDN’T make my Top 30 roots albums of the year; still, a mighty stout list, me believes. I could spend a very satisfying weekend listening to nothing but these albums. Links to the original reviews included. Bubbling Under- honourable mentions, in no particular order: Victor Wainwright & the Train- Memphis Loud Ashley…

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Front Country- Impossible World review

Front Country Impossible World AntiFragile Music Each August long weekend, my favourite place on earth is the Blueberry Bluegrass site, comfortably nestled on the edge of the parkland community of Stony Plain. And one of my fondest recent memories of that site occurred witnessing, from the wings, Front Country destroy the stage with a late…

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Ten Takeaways from Blueberry Bluegrass 2019

The festival has never been so appealingly eclectic. While it was once billed as “& Country Music Festival” and as such included some very questionable lineup choices (look no further than Trick Ryder and Dirt Road Angels), Blueberry is now decidedly and positively heterogeneous in its ‘big tent’ approach to bluegrass and acoustic roots music.…

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More Blueberry Bluegrass Festival, 2019- Stony Plain, Alberta reflections- Day Two

The second day of three-day fests are the most difficult, I find. The novelty of day one is over—the renewing of acquaintances, the excitement of once again celebrating great music in a community—and by the end of the day, no matter the quality of music, I am bagged. Proof in point—in bed by 10:30 last…

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Front Country- Other Love Songs review

 My review of Front Country’s second album has been posted at Lonesome Road Review. I am surprised to find that I hadn’t reviewed their previous album Sake of the Sound, although I did write about Melody Walker & Jacob Groopman’s album in a rather long-winded piece written during the fall of 2013. Just because of the…

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