Rosemary Lawton’s new album, Untamed, may be full of traditional ballads, but she’s done away with any sort of traditional gender roles. “A Man in Love,” the first single, is rowdy take on an Irish classic penned by a County Antrim schoolmaster by the name of Hugh McWilliams. The song first appeared in the book Poems and Songs on Various Subjects which was published in 1831. Continue reading Single: Rosemary Lawton Gets Progressive à la 1831 with ‘A Man In Love’
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Single: Chris Kirby Gets Into Some Delicious Wordplay on ‘Pot of Gold’
Chris Kirby is one of those guys who if you don’t know you him, you definitely still know his work. He’s Matt Andersen’s on-stage keyboard wiz, and has worked with what seems like half the east coast including Stephen Fearing, The Once, The East Pointers, Tim Chaisson, Charlie A’Court, Keith Mullins, Brianna Gosse, Beauwater, Quote The Raven and more. His latest single, “Pot of Gold,” is about as funky as all those other projects combined, with Kirby substituting wordplay for foreplay.
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Music Video: Youngtree & The Blooms Perform a Lively ‘Ten Million Ways to Decay’
There are plenty of songs out that initially come off being pretty impressive, but also leave you challenging the band with: “Yeah, but let’s see you do that live.” Apparently Youngtree & The Blooms “Ten Million Ways to Decay” is more than just studio wizardry; that mile-a-minute tongue-twister reads like a George R Martin book on speed, and now they band have got the live video to prove it. Continue reading Music Video: Youngtree & The Blooms Perform a Lively ‘Ten Million Ways to Decay’
Single: Nick Earle Branches out on His Own With ‘Breaking New Ground’
Nick Earle is best known as one half of Newfoundland’s award-winning blues duo, Earle & Coffin. Together they’ve won a Canadian Folk Music Award, two MusicNL awards, received several ECMA nominations, and they’ve been doing it since before they were legally old enough to play in most venues. But what duo doesn’t eventually need a little space to grow? With the release of his latest single, Nick Earle is literally “Breaking New Ground” as he branches off on his own. Continue reading Single: Nick Earle Branches out on His Own With ‘Breaking New Ground’
New Music: Quote The Raven Show Their Stuff with ‘Golden Hour’
Newfoundland folk duo Quote The Raven are currently touring their new album, Golden Hour. In collaboration with nine other songwriters, the harmonious duet of Jordan Coaker and Kirsten Rodden-Clarke combine a beautifully unique sound with shared lyrical input for a dynamic take on the folk genre. Continue reading New Music: Quote The Raven Show Their Stuff with ‘Golden Hour’