Dark winter days lead Dover Lynn Fox to discover hope in her new single ‘Winter Son’. This is a driving americana track that has traces of fellow Canadian chanteuse Sarah Mclachlan with tight interwoven vocal harmonies. It evokes driving across the wintery landscape of South Ontario on a dark grey day.
In the lyrics, Fox explores the uncertainty that was brought on by her father’s cancer diagnosis. Reflecting on this and the creation of the song she says, “I believe my initial intention (though songwriting doesn’t always feel intentional to me) was to write a song about the sadness and fear that I felt.” Fox says of the single “And then I began writing and the words flowed out and a different story took form, one without fear or darkness, but instead light, connection and faith.”
A promising debut album from Cornish cousins. There's something about family harmonies. The way that the voices fit so seamlessly together, almost creating an extra voice; think siblings such as the Secret Sisters or Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer. Tight family harmonies characterise True Foxes' signature sound, however in this…
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Trapper Schoepp latest single is all about the insistent rhythm, driven by an urgent strum, swift fiddle and pulsing bass. Light, bright mandolin, soaring harmonica and an engaging vocal melody all add to a memorable song. It's a rootsy rocker that explores the story of an Iraq war veteran, who…
Ed Donnelly is a multi-instrumentalist, recording engineer and record producer from Los Angeles. He has worked with Willie Nelson, Crowded House, Marc Cohn, Jools Holland, Matchbox Twenty, The Cult, BoyHaunt, Gladys Knight, Trent Summar and The West Coast Mob, Smashing Pumpkins, Del McCoury, OK Go, Exodus, Molly Leach, Tom Morello, O.A.R., Madness, The Crystal Method, DrunkHungry, Deadmau5, Zac Brown, CrysP Tyger, Bighead Todd and the Monsters, Jake Shimabukuro, Barenaked Ladies, Tsar, Killola and more. Donnelly regularly performs with Nathan Jacques as well as Little Silver Hearts and records with GhostsDream. Little known fact: He previously held Top Secret Security Clearance with the U.S. Department of State and Q Clearance from the Department of Energy.
He currently runs The Barber’s Basement Recording Studio in Highland Park and is a partner in The Atmos at Lemontree Studio.
