Articles by David McPherson

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  Tony Furtado

  Bare Bones

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2005

  Guitar-slinger and slide-guitar whiz Tony Furtado is a road warrior. He plays an average of 300 live dates a year, so it’s only appropriate...

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  Drive-By Truckers

  Live at the 40 Watt, August 27 & 28, 2004

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2005

  Like a tornado, these southern sons suck you in with their hard-hitting music, which bares no bones in telling it like it is in their home...

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  Lynn Miles

  Love Sweet Love

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2005

  This Ottawa singer-songwriter possesses a voice that vacillates between tender and touching love songs a la Sarah McLachlan to country-pop...

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  Martha Wainwright

  Martha Wainwright

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2005

  Coming from what some dub as musical royalty, Martha Wainwright has just a little bit of musical pedigree in her family. She’s the product...

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  Ismael Reinhardt

  Gypsy Swing

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2005

  With a style that gets your foot tapping a mile a minute, this is gypsy roots music at its finest. As Ismael’s name suggests, he comes from...

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  Duhks

  The Duhks

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2005

  With their self-titled debut on Sugar Hill Records, this Winnipeg five-piece of twentysomethings aim to take world music to another level a...

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  Ian Tyson

  Songs from the Gravel Road

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2005

  A Canadian songwriting legend best known for songs like "Four Strong Winds,” Ian Tyson returns with his first album since 1999’s Lost Herd....

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  Old 97's

  Live

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2005

  These Texas troubadours are best experienced live due to their reckless roots-rock abandon and endless punk energy. During 2004's Drag it U...