Tag: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival

Wrestling with Resilience: The Report’s “Everything Life Throws” EP

A toddler clutching a kaleidoscope probably doesn’t fathom the full extent of the beauty whirling inside it. That’s a bit like encountering The Report’s latest EP, “Everything Life Throws”. Just when you think you've pieced together what’s happening, you shift it slightly, and new patterns emerge, forcing you to sit with its intentions a little longer. Hugo Allen and Jo Rogers didn’t craft an...

Owen Young Walks the “Town Line”: Soul on the Line

Owen Young? A fine arts and law graduate, turned songwriter... in Haldimand County, no less. That’s a plot twist worthy of a good, old black and white film reel. His EP, “Town Line,” is like walking into a slightly dusty antique shop - you’re not quite sure what you’ll find, but there's a quiet hum of history hanging in the air. Town Line by Owen...

Ismay Paints The Landscape Of Americana-Folk Music With ‘Stranger In The Barn’

California's Own Ismay Paints the Landscape of Americana-Folk Music with Rich, Earthy Hues. California's golden vistas carry the reverberations of a heartfelt tone, which the...