Author Archives: BurlyLetter

About BurlyLetter

Writer. Folk Musician. Edmontonian.

Omarandthebear – Some Songs

Posted on May 17, 2013

Here in the prairies, winter fades but is never gone. Snow clouds hang dark and low over these songs, plump and bruised. Even as the summer breaks hot and dry, Oliver Thiessen does not so much look away from the … Continue reading →

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Nothern Primitive – Country Homes

Posted on May 15, 2013

There’s something happening in Welland, Ontario, some fountain of youthful talent, diverse and realized. This is frustrated rock and roll, captured straight to tape in a farm close to Niagara Falls: the raw guitar roaring under barely pronounced vocals. There … Continue reading →

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Jack The Bear – Jack The Bear Demo

Posted on May 3, 2013

There is a quality to Joel McNichol’s hushed voice that draws you in, provides a measure of intimacy. The crackle of a fire would convince me that he recorded out of doors. I feel crowded around the flames, a final drink … Continue reading →

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Hazelton – Mighty Skeena River

Posted on April 27, 2013

A lovely track by Hazelton, sprung from that bustling fountain of youth — Momma Jack Recordings, steadily releasing a significant body of work right in my own backyard. A bubbling brook of voices buoys a call to that long river.  … Continue reading →

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Raven Shields – Matches

Posted on April 26, 2013

Until now, I’ve admired the work of Raven Shields from afar — she is a vocal force behind Dear Sister, the perfect supplement to Graham Nicholas. But it is a crime to relegate her, contextualize her based on her work … Continue reading →

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