Articles by Eric Thom

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  Maria Muldaur

  Richland Woman Blues

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2001

  Ever since Maria first twisted her smoky pipes around the lyric to "Midnight At The Oasis," she's cornered the market on sultry voices. Her...

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  Bernard Allison

  Across The Water

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  It can be no picnic growing up in the shadow of your father, but Bernard Allison is not only holding his own, he's continuing his father's...

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  Walter Clevenger and the Dairy Kings

  Love Song To Myself

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  From out amongst the cut-out bins of America comes this worthy find of power pop in the spirit of the Shoes, Marshall Crenshaw and Rockpile...

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  Howard and the White Boys

  Live at Chord On Blues

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  Howard is black and his White Boys play the blues. And their claim to fame is a colourful, crowd-friendly pastiche of bar music that bends...

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  Dan Israel

  Dan Who?

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  Fans of Minneapolis's Cultivators will be pleased to take a sharp, left turn into the psyche of lead singer Dan Israel. Whereas the Cultiva...

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  Kristi Johnston Band

  That Would Be Fine

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  As a country, we're not known for growing our own blues stars. But from the wilds of Winnipeg comes this sultry contender for the female bl...

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  Big Jay McNeely

  Central Avenue Confidential

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  Nice to know that time can, on occasion, stand still. 73-year-old Cecil "Big Jay" McNeely is still kicking out his hard-honking, hurricane-...

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  Oysterband

  Granite Years: Best of 1986-'97

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  Fans of Great Big Sea and the Paperboys would do well to dive into this collection of rousing folk-rock that's guaranteed to clear the deck...