Category: Singer Songwriter
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Barren River Trio – Twitter Thursday
Today, I want to take a listen to Barren River Trio. They are at @barrenrivertrio on Twitter if you like what you hear and want to keep up with them. The group is out of Bowling Green, NY and are a folk trio. All three play guitar and sing. There is also some mandolin and…
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Talent Tuesday – New Canadian Releases – April 17, 2012
Quite the week, many, many releases to choose from. We will start with Patrick Watson and his new release, Adventures In Your Own Backyard. Montreal based band leader, Patrick Watson is an interesting musician. He combines elements of classical with pieces of, lets say, Pink Floyd. Very creative pieces of music in the indie/alternative mode. …
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Canada’s Best Music – 5 Songs At A Time – Part 18
Highlighted this week are some classic rock, a great singer songwriter, some current rock and an appropriate song for this time of year in Canada. 1. Limblifter “Ariel vs Lotus” Limblifter was a Vancouver based rock band. This tune was released in 2000 and achieved top 20 in Canada. The band was formed by brothers…
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Talent Tuesday – New Canadian Releases – April 10, 2012
Light week, but an interesting one. First up is something that is very, very Canadian. Two institutions team up to release a CD. Gordon Pinsent (actor) and Greg Keelor (from Blue Rodeo) put together a CD called “Down And Out In Upalong”. Very much in the singer songwriter genre, Pinsent handled the writing and Greg…