Articles by Kerry Doole
Lhasa
Live in Reykjavik
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2017
Nearly eight years after her death, the music of Lhasa de Sela continues to have great resonance, not just in her home city of Montreal but...
Kat Goldman
The Workingman's Blues
PUBLISHED Oct 27, 2017
Singer/songwriter Goldman has long been well respected on the Toronto folk scene, and her material has been covered by such notables as Dar...
Robert Plant
Carry Fire
PUBLISHED Oct 12, 2017
Robert Plant has conducted himself with more integrity and class than just about any other legacy rock star around. Regularly fending off o...
The Barr Brothers
Queens of the Breakers
PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2017
The third album can be crucial for any band. Do they complacently settle into a signature sound they've forged, or take the opportunity to...
Whitney Rose
Rule 62
PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2017
In a fairer world, it would be authentic country artists like Whitney Rose that sold out arenas and dominated country radio, not the banal...
Petunia and the Vipers
Lonesome, Heavy and Lonesome
PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2017
In their 10 years together, retro roots combo Petunia and the Vipers have become popular on the fest and club circuit on the West Coast and...
Lynn Jackson
Follow That Fire
PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2017
Being 19 years and nine albums into her career classifies Kitchener-based roots singer/songwriter Lynn Jackson as a veteran. She may not ha...
Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer
Not Dark Yet
PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2017
Fans of acclaimed roots music songwriters Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer may not actually be aware that the two are sisters. They have liv...