Tag Archives: Newfoundland and Labrador

Single: Rosemary Lawton Releases 1770’s Song of Love and Firearms – ‘The Golden Glove’

Rosemary Lawton continues delving through the Newfoundland’s rich repertoire of traditional folk tunes, this time working with rising blues rock star Nick Earle on “The Golden Glove.” The English folk tune pulls from a deep history with a diaspora (and subsequent series of reinventions) that spans the United Kingdom, Ireland and Newfoundland. Continue reading Single: Rosemary Lawton Releases 1770’s Song of Love and Firearms – ‘The Golden Glove’

Heart of the Approach: A Conversation with Minimalist Photographer Ned Pratt

Ned Pratt was born and has spent the majority of his life in Newfoundland. As a result he has developed a unique relationship with the land, sea, and sky of Canada’s easternmost province. No people, no romance, no sentimentality – this isn’t the Newfoundland found in travel brochures; it’s harsh and almost brutally unapologetic in its simplicity. But with the deconstruction of the world around him to the most simple of forms and colours, and with the distinctive point of view of Pratt, you see a familiar, comforting beauty. Continue reading Heart of the Approach: A Conversation with Minimalist Photographer Ned Pratt

New Music: Rachel Cousins Does A Number On Your Heart With Self-Titled EP

Let’s assume September is the month of desire and heartbreak. Well, Rachel Cousins has delivered the definitive September album with her new EP, titled in her namesake. Cousins’s retrospective lyrics unpack interpersonal turmoil as a dynamic, auditory melancholy swirls all around us. Continue reading New Music: Rachel Cousins Does A Number On Your Heart With Self-Titled EP