All Blog Posts Tagged 'Maurice' (135)

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The Lazybirds have now been going for 15 years and hail from North Carolina, a State that has a long tradition of string band music and who can count on The Old Crow Medicine Show as fans among a host more bands and like-minded musicians. 

In combining mountain…

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www.ramseurrecords.net 

From North Carolina we have traditional string and Americana bands by the score. Of the later few come any finer than this unit that features band leader David Childers (guitar, vocals), Robert Childers (drums,…

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Canadian duo, Brandy Zdan and Dave Quanbury are joined by Stephen Hodges, Jeff Turmes, John Whynot (and he co-produced the album with the couple) and Andrew Lynch on this their third album, and though it isn’t a stop you in your tracks type of recording…

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Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams’ music comes from deep within, and with her having experienced anything but an easy run in life she well and truly nails the emotional aspect of life’s troubles. Aided by a voice rough and jagged around the edges Lucinda seamlessly slips from brooding bluesy ballads to hard-nosed rockers without…

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www.themajesticsilverstrings.com 

It is always great to see a new Buddy Miller record out, and though I had more than a couple misgivings about a couple of songs on The Majestic Silver Strings on first listen. But generally, Miller on electric, acoustic guitar and…

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 Loretta Lynn was for so long at the forefront of country music and I am not only talking female country act but the genre. She beat a path that many have since followed. So influential has her work been not only have there been books but also in 1983 a movie  portray her amazing life! The movie where Sissy Spacek takes the lad role…

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Here we are three albums into singer-songwriter Hayes Carll’s career and it is getting bigger and better as we speak. Not least so through him performing and writing such joys as ‘Another Like You’ that has his joined on vocals by the like-minded sparkling Cary Ann Hearst. A firecracker of a song. Like with the hard…

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John Fullbright is a new name to me, and who has seen his recording career start in quite a unique way. In that his Live At The Blue Door is not only his debut but as the title suggests a live…

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When it comes to mountain music the first person on most people’s lips is invariably, Dr Ralph Stanley who has committed his life to keeping the age-old tradition in tack.  

Despite his advancing years, Ralph not only hols the respect of those in music but…

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Produced by Austin-based Gurf Morlix this is fine little record, one of those that grow on you. Such is the artful style of singer-songwriter Soo’s soothing vocals and persuasive lyrics. Through Morlix assembling a set of musicians that include him self to lend support to the second generation Korean Asian American act gets to produce her strongest album to…

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What a beautiful and peaceful piece of music from the Ukrainian-born and American raised mandolin and fiddle instrumentalist, Peter Ostroushko a man who is truly of all seasons so broad are his musical influences. With a foot in folk, bluegrass, blues, country, jazz and his latest addition, classical Ostroushko could if he weren’t the man he is spread himself thin.

A master and fervent fan…

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West coast gal, Heather Myles has long championed the values of traditional country music, especially the west coast Bakersfield sound through her work. Like a breath of fresh air she came on to the scene in 1992 and remained so for over ten years, but sadly her career and music has since become stale. It is as if after playing the music, influenced by Merle Haggard, Buck…

www.ravenrecords.com.au 

If you are looking for a master-class lesson in flat picking and generally some of the finest acoustic guitar picking (Doc also plays fine claw-hammer banjo and harmonica) imaginable, done I hasten to add in an entertaining free flowing style then you have found it. For Doc Watson blind from a young age and now in his 80s (and he still does a little picking) and his late son, Merle Watson aided by…

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Saloon Dogs were born out of the ashes of the London-based band, The Bogarts after they broke up in 1995. Headed by lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Billy MacInnes and Maria…

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When it came to musical heroes Hoyt Axton in my estimation is up there among an elite few of those who rarely if ever disappointed. Son of Mae Axton who wrote, ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ Hoyt after coming through the American folk scene of the early 1960s was at the top of his game during the 1970s and beyond, as his free-flowing, spontaneous…

www.gurfmorlix.com 

Following on from his much-lauded album, Last Exit To Happyland Texas singer-songwriter, musician, producer and recording artist Gurf Morlix’s long awaited tribute to his late friend fellow singer-songwriter Blaze Foley is now ready. Foley who was a remarkable larger than life character. Who though loaded with songwriting ability was never to achieve…

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While Little Miss Higgins  (aka Jolene Higgins) was born in Brooks, Alberta the blues, folk and jazz performer she was in fact raised in Independence, Kansas prior to moving back north. Now based in…

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While I am generally a big Marty Robbins fan I tend distance myself from his love ballads and that is exactly the category the two 1968 and 1969 albums fall. Hence I am a little picky at what I like and don’t welcome with open arms. Good though…

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Seamless melodies and great…

www.bradboyermusic.com

Americana singer-songwriters are fast becoming two-a-penny but there are still exceptions to the rule. One such case is Texas act Brad Boyer who with his easy on the ear, meaningful songs bucks the trend.

A finalist last year at the at Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk category Boyer debuts with an album produced by well-known…