Articles by Eric Thom

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  Blackburn

  Brotherhood

  PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2009

  The surprise hit of Toronto's recent Blues Summit showcases was this powerful, Toronto-based four-piece, a configuration of three Blackburn...

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  The Bridge

  Blind Man's Hill

  PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2009

  Talent doesn't come any fresher than this. Fans of the Southern sounds of Marshall Tucker, Wet Willie and even Skynyrd will fall fast for t...

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  The Green Fields of America

  The Green Fields of America

  PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2009

  This Celtic music super-group, originally formed in '78, is the brainchild of renowned player/folklorist Mick Maloney. Looking to celebrate...

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  Ross Neilsen

  Alone, Volume 1: Official Bootleg Series

  PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2009

  Ross Neilsen is a hometown hero in his native Fredericton, NB, having come up the local blues totem pole in the time-honoured way: working...

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  Pierce Pettis

  That Kind Of Love

  PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2009

  Despite his best efforts, and nine solid releases, Pierce Pettis remains well under the radar of too many people. Pity. A world-class songw...

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  Tom Rush

  What I Know

  PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2009

  The last time Tom Rush issued a studio recording, Joni Mitchell had released Court & Spark and Richard Nixon was America's President. That'...

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  Mike Stern Band

  New Morning: The Paris Concert

  PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2009

  Mike Stern's career path reads like a dream sequence: from Blood, Sweat & Tears to Billy Cobham's band, from Miles Davis to Jaco Pastorius'...

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  Jorma Kaukonen

  River of Time

  PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2009

  The perfect complement to an all-impressive solo catalogue, River of Time mines the same acoustic blues and country music that first captur...