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The Be Good Tanyas Live at the Vogue Theatre, Vancouver BC February 11, 2012 Concert review by Douglas Heselgrave We’ve all been stuck in the middle of someone else’s argument or witness to a nasty breakup, and no matter how many times it happens, or how hard you try to ignore it, it doesn’t get any less uncomfortable. Attending the Be Good Tanyas concert at the Vogue Theatre last Saturday night was – at times – like being stuck in the middle of a circular family dispute and not being able to…See More

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Northern Songs – great new music from the Maritimes - Steve Gates and Rose Cousins

Reviews by Douglas HeselgraveThanks to the incredible renaissance that’s been taking place in Montreal for the last few years, Canadian musicians are receiving more attention than they have any time since the late sixties when Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot and a whole host of other young musicians drove south of the border in hopes of hitting the bit time. Still, it would be a huge mistake to think that the only place music is ‘happening’ in Canada was in Montreal, Toronto and…See More

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Joanne Hurley commented on doug heselgrave's blog post 'Anoushka Shankar Finds Her Gypsy Soul'

Excellent! I did attempt to purchase the record digitally from her/Deutsche Grammophone website, but unfortunately it's not available in Canada yet. Guess I have to wait (but there is a free track for download).

Feb 8

Sam commented on doug heselgrave's blog post 'Anoushka Shankar Finds Her Gypsy Soul'

I saw her recently on the tour for this album and although the album is excellent, the live show was even better. Her playing is mind-blowing and I'm sure she wants to be Eric Clapton!

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Joanne Hurley commented on doug heselgrave's blog post 'Anoushka Shankar Finds Her Gypsy Soul'

Great article! I, too, had almost forgotten about Anoushka (although her music does occasionally surface within my iPod mix. Definitely going to look for this one.

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Joanne Hurley commented on doug heselgrave's blog post 'Love Lies By Kami Thompson'

Definitely sounds like a worthwhile listen.

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Independent Music Promotions commented on doug heselgrave's blog post 'Love Lies By Kami Thompson'

'Don't Bother Me" was stellar. Very impressed!

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Sold!

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Love Lies By Kami Thompson

Review by Douglas HeselgraveThis emotive and powerful debut album featuring guest performances from Richard and Teddy Thompson, Martha Wainwright and Sean Lennon is surprisingly beautiful and offers listeners far more than the sum of its parts. If a predilection for melancholy and dour subjects is hereditary, then Kami’s DNA swirl…See More

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Hector Calavera commented on doug heselgrave's blog post 'Anoushka Shankar Finds Her Gypsy Soul'

Thank you for that article...It's reminded me of Shankar (whom I haven't thought of for a couple years) , and I'll definitely be giving it a listen ...

Feb 4

Anoushka Shankar Finds Her Gypsy Soul

At last! With ‘Traveller,’ Anoushka Shankar has finally released an album worthy of her immense talent The first time I heard Anoushka Shankar play live, I was completely mesmerized. She was a very young woman then, touring with her father, but even in her earliest performances, she communicated a unique ability to fuse what she’d learned from a lifetime of disciplined study with a broader palette of sounds that owed as much to Jimi Hendrix and John McLaughlin as it did to the Indian…See More

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The Be Good Tanyas Live at the Vogue Theatre, Vancouver BC

February 11, 2012

Concert review by Douglas Heselgrave

We’ve all been stuck in the middle of someone else’s argument or witness to a nasty breakup, and no matter how many times it happens, or how hard you try to ignore it, it doesn’t get any less uncomfortable. Attending the Be Good Tanyas concert at the Vogue Theatre last Saturday night was –…

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Northern Songs – great new music from the Maritimes - Steve Gates and Rose Cousins

Reviews by Douglas Heselgrave

Thanks to the incredible renaissance that’s been taking place in Montreal for the last few years, Canadian musicians are receiving more attention than they have any time since the late sixties when Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot and a whole host of other young musicians drove south of the border in hopes of hitting the bit time. Still, it would be a huge mistake to think that the only place music is ‘happening’ in Canada was in…

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Posted on February 9, 2012 at 12:30pm

Love Lies By Kami Thompson

Review by Douglas Heselgrave

This emotive and powerful debut album featuring guest performances from Richard and Teddy Thompson, Martha Wainwright and Sean Lennon is surprisingly beautiful and offers listeners far more than the sum of its parts.

If a predilection for…

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Anoushka Shankar Finds Her Gypsy Soul

At last! With ‘Traveller,’ Anoushka Shankar has finally released an album worthy of her immense talent

The first time I heard Anoushka Shankar play live, I was completely mesmerized. She was a very young woman then, touring with her father, but even in her earliest performances, she communicated a unique ability to fuse what she’d learned from a lifetime of disciplined study with a broader palette of sounds that owed as much to Jimi…

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Posted on January 31, 2012 at 11:00am — 4 Comments

Things ‘bout coming her way – the rise of N’Didi Onukwulu

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Nigerian-Canadian singer channels Big Mama Thornton, Phoebe Snow, Billie Holliday and Joni Mitchell to create an amazing collection of new soul and R and B classics.

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At 4:20am on April 27, 2011, Steve Hatch said…: Hi Doug

      As a featured contributor to No Depression, I’m particularly keen on getting your feedback for the following – Please forgive the intrusion if you don’t have the time or inclination to reply.

      I’ve posted the following to the No Depression discussion board – you can either respond there or alternatively drop me a line at shatchsurvey1@yahoo.co.uk

Thanks very much for your time

Kind regards,

Steve

My name is Steve Hatch and I’m currently conducting research for my Master’s in Songwriting at Bath Spa University in Bath, England (though I happen to be an ex-pat Georgia boy). I would be extremely grateful if you could find the time to listen to the track (link below) and answer the 2 accompanying questions. The more detail, the better of course (more to say in my final analysis) – but all feedback will be useful and very much appreciated.

Sadly, as this is an academic pursuit, there is a deadline. Please reply by May 20^th if at all possible so that I can have time to chew over your response and include it in my final write-up.

            The track: http://soundcloud.com/stevehatch

1)     Which artist/band(s) would you say the track is most similar to and why?

2)     Which genre(s) would you say the track belongs to and why?

At 6:06pm on January 16, 2011, Peewee Moore said…: Hey Doug thanks for being a friend. I'm a Touring Independent Austin Texas Outlaw Honkytonker that needs your support! I'm always looking for new places to play so please let me know if you know of any. I have a Critically Acclaimed CD "The Leaving Side Of Gone" available at www.cdbaby.com/cd/peeweemoore and my next tour kicks off February 2nd and hits locations in TX, NM, AZ, CA, NV. Be sure to spread the word if you know anybody in those states. My official website is www.peeweemoore.com I hope to see you around!

-Peewee Moore

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"If I were to trace the genealogy of the country music Outlaw, it would start with Bobby Bare, roll through Willie & Waylon and that whole gang, follow Cash through the late 90′s, and end up in the country music underground with people like Peewee Moore as possibly the perfect example of the Outlaw lineage in the present day"
-Kyle Coroneos, www.savingcountrymusic.com

At 9:03am on December 20, 2010, denvereddennis said…: do you know jtheriffer?

At 7:46pm on June 15, 2010, susan Wilder said…: Hi Doug!!!It's moi. I think of you sometimes and then there you are on this seemingly obscure website I don't even know how I got to it. Maybe it's not obscure...maybe just I am. I'm living in Maine teaching college, kayaking the rivers, living in damn paradise.
Studying Chinese sumi-e, still looking to the east for inspiration. My kids all grown up, an opera singer. Lives not too far away down in Boston. I'm a grateful soul. Glad to know you're still kickin'
Susan

At 12:49pm on April 27, 2009, No Depression said…: Hi Doug - Welcome to the new community site! We hope you're finding everything okay. Please let us know if you have any questions or feedback (here are some FAQs in case anything's confusing). Thanks for joining. Cheers!
Kim