Articles by Blake Morneau

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  The Crooked Brothers

  Thank You I’m Sorry

  PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2014

  Crooked Brothers' latest, Thank You I'm Sorry, is a low-key affair, its roots firmly planted in the traditional sounds of bluegrass, folk a...

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  Lee Fields & The Expressions

  Upstairs Cabaret, Victoria BC, July 2

  PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2014

  In the right hands, soul music is at once a timeless artefact linked to a very specific time and place and a vital, living piece of art bur...

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  Willie Nelson

  Band of Brothers

  PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2014

  Willie Nelson's music is Artisan Country by this point — finely crafted art in a traditional medium that caters to a specific niche....

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  Dave & Phil Alvin

  Common Ground

  PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2014

  Creating music together can create tension and tear people, even brothers, apart. On the other side of the same coin, shared musical roots...

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  Kim Churchill

  Lucky Bar, Victoria BC, April 15

  PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2014

  Kim Churchill's set was marked by his precision playing, his indefatigable stage presence and his near-overwhelming musical passion. From t...

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  Dex Romweber Duo

  Images 13

  PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2014

  What branch of Americana gets you excited? Southern blues? Hard roots rock? Folk? Surf? It doesn't really matter, because Dex Romweber has...

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  The Cave Singers

  Sugar, Victoria BC, March 1

  PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2014

  The Cave Singers hit the stage like a beam of light in a dark cave, blasting energy into the crowd with the opening notes of "When the Worl...

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  Hurray for the Riff Raff

  Small Town Heroes

  PUBLISHED Feb 11, 2014

  Folk music has always been a music of common people; "folks," if you will. Small Town Heroes, the first high-profile release from Hurray fo...