It’s slightly annoying that Frazey Ford’s lyrics are frequently indecipherable. That said, her voice and melodies are so uniquely compelling that her verbal content almost seems incidental. She could be singing stats from an actuary table, and I’d probably still […]
Frazey Ford sees her two solo albums after departing from the Be Good Tanyas as very different works. The singer-songwriter, who had been one-third of the Vancouver, BC-based folk, country, and blues group, released her first solo album, Obadiah, in 2010 […]
This week we begin doing something new. Well, two things. This will be my first column devoted exclusively to a music festival — Celtic Connections in Glasgow, Scotland — and the first time a single photographer, Carol Graham, is featured. […]
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
The excitement has been building since the opening acts were announced back the in early Fall of 2015. As the tinsel and baubles come down from the holidays, it’s time to welcome the best of folk, roots and traditional […]
Great gigs live in popular memory because sometimes a live recording is released. On other occasions a couple of journalists may concur in their write-ups and so the event passes into history as a most notable occasion; fans who weren’t […]
Frazey Ford Calgary Folk Festival 2015
Up until now, Canadian-born Frazey Ford is best known for her work as a member of the Vancouver trio The Be Good Tanyas. Indian Ocean (2015 – Nettwerk) is her second solo outing, the first being Obadiah, which was released in 2010. Indian Ocean reflects […]
Reprinted from Modern Acoustic magazine (www.modernacoustic.com). To download the full issue pdf, click HERE. FAVORITE ALBUMS “Numbered Doors,” by Lori McKenna and “Milltowns,” by Mark Erelli These two locally produced albums are as authentic and moving as any released nationally. After […]
Jonathan Byrd You Can’t Outrun the Radio (Waterbug) Jonathan Byrd’s trajectory began more than a dozen years ago as an expression of his Southern roots and more than a hint of cowboy country. He’s continued to pursue both styles with […]
