Articles By Kerry Doole
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Kacy & Clayton Carrying On Published Oct 01, 2019This is the fifth album in nine years from the still-young Saskatchewan folk duo, and it continues their sustained level of excellence. The...
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Kacy & Clayton Discuss Jeff Tweedy, Repping Canada and New Album, 'Carrying On' Published Sep 27, 2019On October 4, Kacy & Clayton will release Carrying On, the fifth album in nine years from the prolific Saskatchewan folk duo comprising sing...
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Rory Gallagher Blues Published Jun 03, 2019This multi-format release (three CDs, double vinyl or single CD) celebrates what would have been the 50th year of Irish blues-rocker Rory Ga...
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Bernard Fowler Inside Out Published May 09, 2019Bernard Fowler has one fascinating resume. For 30 years, he's been a backing vocalist for the Rolling Stones, but he has also sung on semina...
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Josh Ritter Fever Breaks Published Apr 30, 2019This is the tenth album from prolific American folk/roots songsmith Josh Ritter. His recent albums have been a touch uneven, or even a littl...
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Paul Pigat The Game Published Mar 21, 2019The Game is the second part of a planned Boxcar Campfire Trilogy from noted BC guitarist Paul Pigat, following 2009's self-titled first inst...
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Julia Jacklin Crushing Published Feb 20, 2019This young Australian singer-songwriter made a real mark with her 2016 debut, Don't Let The Kids Win, and subsequent international touring,...
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Lee Harvey Osmond Mohawk Published Jan 28, 2019When the prolific Tom Wilson (Junkhouse, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings) launched Lee Harvey Osmond as a solo project with A Quiet Evil in 2008...
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Chris Houston Hazards of Glitter Published Jan 28, 2019Long a local hero on the Hamilton scene, Chris Houston is best known nationally as the co-writer of "Surfin' on Heroin," a '70s punk classic...
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Dave McEathron Abandoned Companions / The Abandoned Companions Companion Piece Published Oct 24, 2018Peterborough-born, Hamilton-based singer/songwriter Dave McEathron is primarily known as the driving force behind the Warped 45s, a Toronto...
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Erin Costelo Sweet Marie Published Oct 17, 2018This Halifax singer-songwriter and producer has long been undervalued in Canada, so it's pleasing to note that prestigious U.S. label Compas...
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Roxanne Potvin All It Was Published Sep 18, 2018The multi-faceted talents of singer-songwriter and guitarist Roxanne Potvin have been on display since her bluesy 2003 debut, Careless Lovin...
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Murder By Death The Other Shore Published Aug 21, 2018This is the eighth full-length from the Louisville-based roots-rockers, and it certainly doesn't lack in ambition. Described as a "space wes...
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Milk Carton Kids All the Things That I Did and All the Things That I Didn't Do Published Jul 09, 2018The California duo of singer/songwriters Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan became darlings of the folk world with their three previous albums...
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Bettye LaVette TD Toronto Jazz Fest, Toronto ON, June 25 Published Jun 26, 2018The Toronto Jazz Festival had termed this evening a Blues Revue. That was a mite misleading, given that it was headlined by veteran U.S. sou...
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Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore Downey to Lubbock Published May 31, 2018Few current singer-songwriters can boast the long and illustrious pedigrees of Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. Each were members of lege...
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Dana Sipos Trick of the Light Published May 30, 2018This Toronto-based singer-songwriter's previous album, 2015's Roll Up the Night Sky, was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award in the ca...
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Sarah Shook & the Disarmers Years Published Apr 02, 2018North Carolina-based honky-tonker Sarah Shook formed the Disarmers five years ago and made a splash with 2015 debut Sidelong. Look for more...
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Sue Foley The Ice Queen Published Feb 28, 2018This Ottawa-based blues guitarist and singer has been under-appreciated on the Canadian scene, though she did win a Juno in 2001 for Love Co...
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Marlon Williams Make Way For Love Published Feb 12, 2018Like his friend, compatriot and occasional collaborator Tami Neilson, New Zealand troubadour Williams is a shape-shifting musical chameleon....