I’ve been writing about roots music for 20 years, and have been assembling self-indulgent ‘favourite roots albums of the year’ lists for most of that time. While always a pleasant challenge, this year’s list was the most difficult for me to assemble. COVID-19 kept me even more tied to my remote music world this year,… Continue reading Fervor Coulee’s Favourite Roots Albums of 2020
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John Shipe- The Beast is Back review
John Shipe The Beast Is Back JohnShipeMusic.com In this year of rambling songwriter losses—John Prine, Billy Joe Shaver, Jerry Jeff Walker, Justin Townes Earle—Eugene, Oregon’s John Shipe isn’t following any predetermined style or fashion. Like the legends mentioned above, Shipe finds a way to sing to each of us, establishing a bond that seems more… Continue reading John Shipe- The Beast is Back review
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