Articles by Eric Thom

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  Toto

  Falling In Between Live

  PUBLISHED May 24, 2008

  Toto came into being after graduating from the ranks of top L.A. session players first, releasing their self-titled first album in ’78. As...

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  Blue Highway

  Through The Window of a Train

  PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2008

  Experience in bluegrass music is immediately audible. In the case of Blue Highway, it’s been their calling card since the five-piece first...

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  Betty Harris

  Intuition

  PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2008

  Betty Harris has been here before. In fact, if you listen closely, you can hear it in her voice: heartbreak, frustration, anger. Her star r...

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  Oysterband

  Meet You There

  PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2008

  Rarely can a human voice rouse the spirit and quicken the pulse with the consistency of these politically charged stalwarts of the UK folk...

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  Mark Pickerel

  Cody's Dream

  PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2008

  Who knew ex-Screaming Tree drummer (up to Uncle Anesthesia) had a record like this in him? Following up his first excursion to stage front...

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  Ray Bonneville

  Goin' By Feel

  PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2008

  Could there be a more apt title for Ray’s sixth release? He’s been delivering artfully crafted character studies and astute observations on...

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  Gibson Brothers

  Iron & Diamonds

  PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2008

  Upstate bluegrass upstarts Eric and Leigh Gibson position the gentle swing of Iron & Diamond’s opening track, "Cabin Down Below,” like a pe...

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  Tim Hensley

  Long Monday

  PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2008

  When a session veteran comes out from the country and bluegrass shadows to make his first record, calling on favours from top-drawer names,...