preview by Doug Heselgrave The Vancouver Folk Music Festival held every third weekend over July for more than thirty years at Vancouver’s Jericho Beach Park has never lost its countercultural edge. Performers like Ani DiFranco, Billy Bragg, and […]
Review by Doug Heselgrave Wheatpool guitarist’s first solo album is an unexpected dark gem “Broken English And French braids American cigarettes Spanish ashtray Italian sunshine Playing off her shoulder blade” – from ‘Italy’ Haunting is one of […]
An appreciation by Doug Heselgrave July 7 – 10, 2011 Thursday, July 7 – Alison Krauss and Union Station The Comox Valley Fair grounds is only a two hour ferry trip and a ninety minute drive from Vancouver, […]
‘Not done with this yet’ – A new interview with Sam Parton Part II By Douglas Heselgrave Since the first part of this interview was published, Sam Parton, Frazey Ford and Trish Klein – the core members of the turn […]
“An angel whispered in my left ear” A new interview with Sam Parton – Part One By Douglas Heselgrave Like John Lennon before her, Sam Parton opted out of the music business and traded the fast lane for the […]
The Harrow and the Harvest By Gillian Welch Review by Doug Heselgrave Ok – let’s get the cliché that’s been bandied about in the press for the last month or so out of the way – eight years […]
Hi, I don’t usually pass on press releases, but this one made me envious of all the bluegrass fans living in Illinois – Tony Rice and Chris Thile & Michael Daves are among the artists to perform free shows […]
Catching up with Lukas Nelson A new conversation with Doug Heselgrave It’s official. Lukas Nelson’s home is on the road. After keeping an apartment in Venice, California for the last little while, Lukas realized that he was paying rent on […]
by Doug Heselgrave The renaissance in Canadian roots and indie music continues, and frankly can be more than a little overwhelming. In the last few years, we’ve seen artists like ‘Deep Dark Woods’, ‘Wintersleep’, ‘Roxanne Potvin’, ‘Kim Beggs’, ‘Steve […]
Party favours for Dylan’s 70th birthday By Doug Heselgrave Seventy isn’t what it used to be. The biblical age that signified the end of all mortal troubles has become just another marker on the road of our lives. […]
