Articles by Travis Richey

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  Chris Thile

  How to Grow a Woman from the Ground

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2006

  Chris Thile and his mandolin will move you one way or another. How to Grow a Woman from the Ground, Thile’s fifth album, is bound to make t...

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  Duhks

  Migrations

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2006

  The Duhks, whose name sounds like ducks, are Winnipeggers whose migratory path and musical sensibilities connect them with Nashville, but b...

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  Old Crow Medicine Show

  Big Iron World

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  One of the biggest charms of Old Crow Medicine Show is their conscious but contented ambivalence towards image. The album sleeve for their...

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  Francis Bucher

  Viva La Passion

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Francis Bucher grew up in the small, northern mountain town of Smithers, BC. His passion for music would guide his life and permeate the li...

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  John Millard

  A People's Fame: A Collection of Canadian Folksong

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Canada is a young nation compared to its southern neighbour, a people who can be forgiven for not fully realising their rich musical herita...

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  Jeff Healey & the Jazz Wizards

  It's Tight Like That

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Jeff Healey is best known as the blind guitarist with a penchant for blues based music. However, in the years following his prominence in t...

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  André Ethier

  Secondathallum

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Andre Ethier goes solo for the second time and first since his band the Deadly Snakes released Porcella last fall. While the Snakes are ser...

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  Rae Spoon

  White Hearse Comes Rolling

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  Rae Spoon’s third full-length album rolls down the same dusty road as he has on his last two releases. His voice, like a funeral songbird,...