Lesley Kernochan- A Calm Sun review

I received this album from the publicist a month or so back, listening to it a couple times right off, and knew I needed to write about it. I have since listened to A Calm Sun seven or eight more times- driving, while resting, and as I was writing- and could not be more impressed.…

Rate this:

Brock Zeman- The Carnival Is Back In Town review

Brock Zeman is an artist I’ve reviewed a few times now, (I could only find one on-line; if I can locate the previous review, and it is readable, I may add it in down below) and he has always impressed me. Like the best roots artists, he has grown with time, and his latest is…

Rate this:

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…

Rate this:

Balsam Range- Hillbilly Voodoo review

Over the past decade, Balsam Range has become one of the most played and rewarded bluegrass bands. I’ve written about them many times, and have reviewed their latest album over at Lonesome Road Review. My review of Five is linked through here. I reviewed their album with John Driskell Hopkins here. My review of Papertown…

Rate this:

Various Artists- The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris review

If every artist I admired as much as I do Emmylou Harris were on a stage, there would only be a handful present. For me, she is one of those that the Americana conversation should start and end with. Regal and responsive, she is a vocalist with few peers and as an interpreter of song…

Rate this:

Grascals, Honeycutters, Travers Chandler, & Sister Sadie- lost/found

Starting the ‘year-end’ process, and in doing so I found a couple reviews posted elsewhere that I didn’t link through here at Fervor Coulee. Very early this year, The Grascals released their eighth album ..and then there’s this. Country Standard Time published my review. It was a great way to start off what turned out…

Rate this:

Just Love- Audrey Auld Mezera tribute review

  Over at Lonesome Road Review, Aaron has posted my review of Just Love: A Tribute to Audrey Auld Mezera. It is nothing short of fantastic, and features none of the usual tribute suspects. In fact, you may not have heard of any of the participants before: I believe the only ones I had more…

Rate this:

Recent Roots Americana Reviews

Things have been hopping in the Fervor Coulee Bunker. Several reviews have been posted at the usual sites. Darrell Scott has long been a personal favourite. His latest release is very impressive. My review is up at Country Standard Time. http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp?xid=5983 Guy Clark passed this week, and I can’t add to the quality of tributes shared…

Rate this:

Eric Brace & Peter Cooper- C & O Canal review

 I suspect that I would enjoy passing time about a round table with a cool beverage in my hand in the company of either Eric Brace or Peter Cooper. Two of my favourite musicians, songwriters, and wordsmiths, Cooper and Brace have released a strong slate of albums over the past decade. C & O Canal,…

Rate this:

Catching Up on Missed Cross-Posts

I try to link through everything I write for Lonesome Road Review, Country Standard Time, and Fervor Coulee Bluegrass here at Fervor Coulee, but inevitably some items get missed. While watching the new Bear Family DVD of BR5-49’s live 1996 German show, I thought I would try to catch some of the missed links. I’m…

Rate this: