Fervor Coulee’s Favourite Roots Albums of 2022

I have no idea how many roots albums I bought, received for review, actually wrote about, listened to through a brief flirtation with a streaming service, and sampled via Polaris Music Prize jury membership, as well as other industry-provided downloads during 2022. But when I review other lists, I see a lot I am familiar…

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Josie Bello- Resilience review

Josie Bello Resilience JosieBello.com Last summer, I was pleased to encounter Josie Bello’s previous album Have Purpose Live Long from 2020. I praised that recording, noting “Bello’s deep, resonant voice carries her melodies with presence and poise” within “personally universal” songs. Contemporary folk music, the type of Americana that is song-based and influenced as much…

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Josie Bello- Have Purpose Live Long review

Josie Bello Have Purpose Live Long JosieBello.com Troubadours come and go, drifting into town and—after a couple or three gigs—quietly moving on to the next stool or stage. Some we hear from again, and others remain a dim if warm memory of an evening well-spent. Josie Bello is from New York and resides (I’ve learned)…

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