The Band are frequently cited as the creators of americana. That is not purely down to those sepia tinged photos depicting them as frontiersmen from the century before last. To appreciate that accolade set this quintet […]
Stretching the boundaries of Americana. This third full-length solo album from Adam Douglas stretches even Americana’s pliable genre boundaries. Wrapped in a big band sound ‘Better Angels’ takes in classic soul, blues, rock, R&B, jazz and […]
The powers of nature on the human condition The vast spaces and wilderness of Alberta provided the inspiration for Southern Ontario country folk artist Spencer Burton to make his fifth studio album, ‘Coyote’. Time on the […]
Seeking a link from John Hiatt offers many directions. But let’s not go too far, follow the great man’s advice to ‘Bring The Family’, and extend the connection to his daughter Lilly. With four solo albums […]
A cry from the dark. There is a certain bleakness to the solo albums of Gabriel Douglas but as the title suggests, his latest, ‘Darker Still’ plunges into deeper gloom. Douglas is best known as part […]
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