Part Two: Recording and touring with ‘The Foundling’ By Douglas Heselgrave In the first part of this interview, Mary shared the story behind the creation of the songs on ‘The Foundling.’ This time out, we discussed getting dropped by Lost […]
Reviews by Douglas Heselgrave Vishwan Mohan Bhatt and Matt Malley – Sleepless Nights VM Bhatt must be one of the busiest string players alive today. Over the past decade or so he and his Mohan veena – a modified Indian […]
Part one – ‘It loomed like a freaking giant wound’ By Douglas Heselgrave I had the good fortune to spend an hour on the telephone with Mary Gauthier discussing her new CD ‘The Foundling.’ ‘The Foundling’ is her sixth album […]
A review by Douglas Heselgrave I thought I knew the blues. I haven’t always been careful. My life has been full of reckless and foolish mistakes. Like most people my age, I’ve suffered through my share of loss and pain, […]
Review by Douglas Heselgrave I remember the first time I heard Lucinda Williams. It was in the mid eighties and she was opening for the Cowboy Junkies at a converted movie theatre in Vancouver. Even though she had a following […]
The Mississippi Sheiks Tribute Concert Featuring Steve Dawson, John Hammond, Jim Byrnes, Van Dyke Parks and many more Capilano University Theatre, March 14, 2010 Review by Douglas Heselgrave Gritty,unwashed and real. The blues saved American popular music from the saccharine […]
Review by Douglas Heselgrave Haunting. Ethereal. Delicate. Each of these adjectives could be used to describe the mood created by the songs on Postdata’s debut. Yet, none of them quite capture the complexity or the ineffable swirl of emotions and […]
By Douglas Heselgrave Apologia: Ok, I know that none of these artists is likely to appear on Austin City limits or play at the Willie Nelson picnic any time soon, but each of these records is so good in its […]
By Douglas Heselgrave DH: So, you haven’t exactly followed a traditional career path. You’ve taken a lot of risks. I mean, some people study music, but you studied music and almost immediately started your own record company. How did that […]
A conversation with Doug Heselgrave It’s a story that’s often overshadowed the music itself. Mention Steve Forbert to anyone old enough to remember and you’re likely to get two responses. The first is ‘Didn’t he sing that song, Romeo’s Tune?’ […]
