The Whitmore Sisters Ghost Stories review

The Whitmore Sisters Ghost Stories Red House Records There are a bunch of music review clichés that bother me, but none more so than the tired trope about ‘sibling harmonies.’ Almost always with a reference to the Everly Brothers, the phrase should be retired alongside the proverbial, “Neil Young’s best album in twenty years.” And…

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Eliza Gilkyson- Secularia review

Eliza Gilkyson Secularia Red House Records Eliza Gilkyson has been making incredible music since long before I bumped into her with the release of Lost and Found sixteen years ago. Like Mary Chapin Carpenter (without the long-ago popular acclaim), Shawn Colvin (without the hit, and who duets on the engaging “Conservation,” a song built upon…

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Special Consensus & Eliza Gilkyson reviews

It has been a busy week here in the Fervor Coulee bunker, and the fruit of that labour has been posted over at the Lonesome Road Review in the form of two reviews. First up is my review of the new Special Consensus album, abluegrass tribute to John Denver. Also up is my review of…

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Meg Hutchinson- A bold adjustment, new album

Red House recoding artist Meg Hutchinson has released a video in advance of her new album Beyond That. “Only Just Begun” marks a decided and bold adjustment to what we’ve come to expect from the very talented songwriter and vocalist. I wrote about her last album The Living Side three years ago. I’m posting a link…

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Dale Watson- El Rancho Azul review

I’ve been going through a heavy Dale Watson phase recently; almost every day this month I’ve had a dose of the Texan’s music. I’ve written about him before, including upon the release of The Sun Sessions, his first Red House album. Long a favourite, Watson hasn’t disappointed to date. Whether singing honky tonk originals, neo-western swing, Memphis-Sun…

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Robin & Linda Williams- These Old Dark Hills review

Sorry for the delay on this one…thought it had been posted. Robin & Linda Williams These Old Dark Hills Red House Records Reviewed by Donald Teplyske Robin & Linda Williams have been creating folk-based, country-leaning music for parts of five decades, and as the long-married duo approach their 40th anniversary of recording in 2015 they…

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Drew Nelson- Tilt-a-Whirt review

Drew Nelson Tilt-a-Whirl Red House Records The world is full of singers we’ve never heard. One of the most recent to come my way is Michigan’s Drew Nelson. Like hundreds of other under-heard songwriters, Drew Nelson has been playing the clubs and festivals for years. Signed now to influential independent Red House, Nelson’s blend of…

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Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer- Little Blue Egg

Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer Little Blue Egg Red House Records When Dave Carter unexpectedly died in 2002, the folk world lost a great, under-heard songwriter and singer. Since then, Tracy Grammer has quietly kept his songs and spirit alive. Theirs was an evolving musical partnership, with Grammer assuming more responsibility as time passed. Carter’s…

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The Pines- Dark So Gold

The Pines Dark So Gold  Red House Records The third album from the Minnesota-based folk duo of Benson Ramsey (son of Bo) and David Huckfelt is as lush and detailed as their previous offerings, but this time out there is a spooky starkness that results in an even more satisfying listening experience. As they have…

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Paul Geremia- Love My Stuff

Paul Geremia Love My Stuff Red House Records I only became aware of Paul Geremia when I reviewed his previous album Love, Murder, and Mosquitos in 2004. Since then, I haven’t heard anything else from the guitarist who originates from Rhode Island, but I’ve kept an ear open so I was pleased when his new…

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