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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Steve Forbert- Moving Through America review

I neglected to link to this review at Country Standard Time. As all Forbert albums do, this one satisfies. He is so darned good. Link here.

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The Albums That Shaped Me, August 2018

Over at Fervor Coulee Twitter  I am spending August exploring my music roots with Thirty-Two Albums That Shaped Me/Thirty-One Days Inspired by a summer of sorting (not that you would notice) and tidying (again, obvious only if you knew what it looked like before) I am going to try to explain my music journey in…

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Fervor Coulee’s Favourite Roots & Bluegrass Albums of 2017

What is roots music? I frequently have to remind myself that not everything I seek out is ‘roots.’ When I start considering Little Steven or Danko Jones (Wild Cat might have been my favourite album of 2017) albums as ‘roots’ music, I may be starting to lose the plot. So I pull myself back. However,…

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Fervor Coulee’s Favourite Roots Music Albums of 2013

These types of lists are fairly self-indulgent, but most things we do seem to be. What the heck, then? I am fairly confident in my choices this year- I created lists as the months passed, and have considered well in excess of a hundred albums for placement.  Here then are my favourite roots music albums…

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Steve Forbert- Live show offered online

Received this note in my inbox today: Live in Toronto : Free 24 Song Download Available Now! On Saturday, March 10, Steve played two sets at Hugh’s Room in Toronto , ON. Over the next eight days we will be making 24 recordings from this performance available as free downloads exclusively from SteveForbert.com. If you’ve…

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New-old Steve Forbert music released

I haven’t heard them yet, but I am very excited to receive news that Steve Forbert has readied for release two albums from the 80s, both with bonus tracks, and a recent live recording. Little Stevie Orbit, maybe my favourite of the first four albums released on Nemperor/CBS in no little part that it was…

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Steve Forbert- Set the World Ablaze- free download

And I thought I had a busy weekend. Apparently, Steve Forbert was even busier. This just arrived in my mailbox: “Set the World Ablaze”, a brand new Steve Forbert studio recording, is now available as a free download! The song, completed on May 20, 2011, is a protest piece about those who profited the most…

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Steve Forbert “Hey Good Lookin'”-“Four Strong Winds”

If I was a good blogger, I would have mentioned this two weeks ago. Steve Forbert is giving away tracks recorded live in Seattle (Oct. 2010), but only a track per day and they are only up for two days each. So…we’re on track 13 today- again, sorry!- but today’s track is notable for its Canadian content- Ian…

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Walkin’ Talkin’ Dancin’ Singin’- August 16, 2010

Danielle Doyle- The Cartographer’s Wife I’m getting closer to finding the words for this album. It is one of those discs that I discover something new to appreciate with every listen. Her voice is especially appealing, reminding me a little of one of the Be Good Tanyas. Seek out this one. Red Horse- Red Horse…

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