Articles by Matthew McKean

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  William Fitzsimmons

  Lions

  PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2014

  Singer-songwriter William Fitzsimmons comes with excellent credentials. His previous records, five in all, were exceedingly well received....

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  Kalle Mattson

  Someday, The Moon Will Be Gold

  PUBLISHED Feb 11, 2014

  Kalle Mattson's new full-length album is an intensely personal one. Someday, The Moon Will Be Gold documents the Sault Ste. Marie musician'...

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  Old Man Luedecke

  I Never Sang Before I Met You

  PUBLISHED Feb 4, 2014

  As a rule, you can never have too much banjo. But you can definitely have too little. Old Man Luedecke, beloved award-winning Halifax singe...

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  Jane Ehrhardt

  Water Will Flow

  PUBLISHED Feb 4, 2014

  Canada has no shortage of über talented female singer-songwriters, and with Water Will Flow, her fourth album, Jane Ehrhardt makes a case f...

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  Li’l Andy

  While the Engines Burn

  PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2014

  Li'l Andy's new full-length album, While the Engines Burn, pulls off a rare feat by fusing 1930s Ole Opry country with traditional folk and...

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  Joe Nolan

  Tornado

  PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2014

  Edmonton singer-songwriter Joe Nolan is a rising star on Canada's folk-roots scene. His debut album, Goodbye Cinderella (2011), earned him...

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  The New Mendicants

  Into the Lime

  PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2014

  The New Mendicants' Into the Lime is one of those records that old New Wavers will end up wearing out. Which is to say that the guitar-base...

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  Poor Angus

  Gathering

  PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2014

  Who doesn't love the bagpipes? No convocation procession, funeral of a fallen hero, or misty morning valley is complete without them. But p...