Thursday, December 17, 2009

Favorites-'09:: Canadian EPs (10-6)

Band:: Outdoor Miners
Album:: self-titled
Web:: http://www.myspace.com/outdoorminers
Review:: http://www.herohill.com/2009/11/quick-hitters-outdoor-miners-release-7.htm

Q1) What was the band's best musical moment of '09?
Alec had to have surgery that had a much longer recovery time than originally expected, so we had to cancel all sorts of shit that we were looking forward to. When we were finally able to get back at it, we wrote a bunch of new songs that are probably our best yet (At least we think so). The door at our 7" release party sold out....that felt really good as well...
Q2) As a young band, I'm excited you opted to release a 7" instead of rushing out a sloppy EP or LP. Was that your decision or the labels?
It was our decision initially, but the label fully supported it. We knew we wanted the natural grainy sound of vinyl, and we were pretty sure that everyone else wanted it as well. Releasing a 7" just feels good.
Q3) Speaking of the label, Pop Echo seems to be a terrific springboard for young AB bands. How did you get hooked up with them, and will another release be in the cards soon?
The Pop Echo guys have helped us immensely. They saw us play and really liked it, a couple of weeks later they asked if we were interested in working with them. We love those guys and will continue to work with them for as long as possible. We're going into the studio with Nik Kozub over the Christmas holidays to record our next 7", which is tentatively planned for an early summer release.
Q4) If you had to pick one band to take your spot on the '09 best-of list, who gets the nod?
Its a tie between Grown-ups from Calgary, and Peace from Vancouver. Both of those bands are awesome and super fun to play with.
Q5) Edmonton has really been killing it lately. What's the best part of playing music in Edmonton, and if one of our readers had only 24 hours to spend in the city, what would you suggest they do?
Things are pretty good in Edmonton right now (other than this crazy weather): Aaron Levin (weird canada) has been putting on a ton of awesome shows with really cool bands, there's a perfect new venue, and Hong Kong bakery is still dirt cheap. 24 hours in Edmonton? Go to Chinatown and eat a bunch of vietnamese subs, and then head straight over to WEM and ride the mind bender 200 times. Duh.
Q6) This isn't even really a question you can probably answer, but what are the chances you could write a song about Jari Kurri and his awesome old skool Jofa helmet?
Between high and extremely high.


Band:: Milks & Rectangles
Album:: Civic Virtues
Web:: http://www.myspace.com/milksandrectangles
Review:: http://www.herohill.com/2009/09/quick-hitters-milks-rectangles-civic.htm

The one problem with picking a young band is that they don't have covers and b-sides just lying around. But they do a DVD inspired outtakes reel for you to enjoy. As funny as hearing them stumble over lyrics is, Milks & Rectangles added a much needed, UK stadium rock vibe to the Canadian indie mix - in fact, "if you told me this EP was from a group of seasoned vets playing over seas, I wouldn't blink an eye." Well done lads.








MP3:: Milks & Rectangles - Outtakes


Band:: The Prospector's Union
Album:: Syracuse
Web:: http://www.myspace.com/theprospectorsunion
Review:: http://www.herohill.com/2009/07/herohill-music-nova-scotia-artist-of.htm

Q1) What was your best musical moment of '09?
Hearing the York Redoubt record for the first time. Chad Peck put it best when he said, it's 'make you wanna sell your guitar' good.
Q2) You kind of cobbled together a Halifax globetrotters to act as your backing band - I think at one point I saw Ledwell playing on a ladder and spinning a basketball on his finger - so how hard is it to get the band together to practice and learn new songs, or is the spontaneity something that helps The Prospector's Union keep moving?
Yeah, for every show we play it usually comes out of one or two practices. I think that helps keep the excitement level up...that and Dan always teaching us new finger spin tricks. It's a pretty painful process hauling everyone into one room at one time, but it always eventually comes together...eventually.
Q3) It seems the whole world is moving to roots and alt. country. Everyone wants a cowboy shirt and some lap steel in their songs, but the purity and appreciation of your music really shows that this is more than you tapping into the hot sound. So, for fans new to roots, who is your biggest influence, and who's someone that is writing songs today that will stand the test of time?
Well thank you. I'm generally not a fan of 'alt-country.' I have issues with any music that is created as a genre exercise. "See! Just like Hank Williams! Get it??" That said, their is something at the core of country and country influenced music that has always felt right to me. Writing-wise, I found that's a big part of the balance with the genre. I listen to a lot of old folk, the Harry Smith Project and such (I actually just got a record by Nimrod Workman called I Want To Go Where Things Are Beautiful that is amazing), and I think the themes and mood of that have influenced me a lot. I try and keep it to that though. No one wants to hear some pasty East Coaster with a Macbook singing dust bowl laments. For modern writers, I'm a big J. Tillman fan. I think Old Man Luedecke is brilliant as well. For just a straight up cool mood, A.A. Bondy is really doing it for me right now.
Q4) What's next for PU? Maybe a full length in 2010?
That's the talk. We'd really like to work with Dale Murray on something.
Q5) If you had to pick one band to take your place on our Best-of list, who would you pick?
Hmm, I haven't seen the entire list. Any Dog Day record that isn't up there should take our place. Seth has a solo record coming out that is pretty amazing as well, it might not make it in time for deadline though.
Q6) Tomorrow you get a call from the people at The Mighty Boosh. They want you to write a song about any character you want. Who do you pick, and what's the song called?
The Hitcher - Talkin' Cockney Urine Blues








MP3:: The Prospector's Union ft. Melanie Stone- Astro Zombies (Misfits cover)


Band:: Almonds, Cohen
Album:: Amazing Grass
Web:: http://www.myspace.com/almondsgoing
Review:: http://www.herohill.com/2009/05/quick-hitters-almonds-cohen-amazing.htm

1) What was your best musical moment of '09?
The first night after arriving in Toronto in July I played a solo show opening for The Wooden Sky on their rooftop at Queen and Ossington to a really awesome bunch of strangers. When the Wooden Sky played it started to pour and we held umbrellas and shirts and pieces of paper over their heads and amps while they continued playing, and it was so much fun that I didn’t even think about us possibly getting hit by lightning. Then the whole show moved down into the tiny living room and turned it into a sweat cave.
2) You have moved from a more solo based routine to a full band lineup. how hard was it to transform the songs, and what do you like better about the current state of Almonds, Cohen?
Transforming them is the most fun. I like to take the idea of playing the recorded songs live with other people as an opportunity to re-imagine them. Maybe finally add an interlude that I had intended to for the recorded version but forgot. Or have Emma sing the verses instead of me, or a violin play the guitar melody. I think the recording of a song should remain as it stands – I’m against re-recording songs, unless the newer version is fundamentally different – but the live version should be ever-changing, depending on who’s playing in the band each time. I’m just really happy to be playing with such good people. And Emma! I don’t ever want to do a show without Emma now. I can’t really imagine Almonds without Emma. That may be why I’m hesitant to play shows in Toronto. No Emma.
3) Location often influences the sounds and subject matter we write about. You've moved halfway across the country this year and have spent time on both coasts. how has life in a big metropolis affected your song writing?
Immediately after getting here I wrote a song called “T.T.C.” about getting here. That’s the Toronto Transit Commission. I don’t know if I’ll ever play it to anyone, but I hum it to myself sometimes. Aside from that, the songs I’m writing now could have, and would have, been written anywhere. Being relatively shy to this new city and not playing any concerts has allowed me the time to write a whole lot more, and more carefully, more thoughtfully. So I guess that’s a discernible way the city has influenced my songwriting. But I’m not planning a concept album on Toronto. I believe that would be a very sucky idea for an album.
4) If you had to pick one band to take your spot on our best-of list, who would get the nod?
My Friend Wallis. That’s Crystal from Vincat, her solo project. It’s bliss.
5) Settling into a new scene is often a challenge. What was the hardest thing for you about moving, and what was the biggest misconception you had about being a musician in Toronto?
Moving away from Victoria was the hardest part about moving to Toronto. But I’m not pinned down anywhere, which is good. I think I’ll go back to Victoria in the summer. Or maybe to Halifax. I can go anywhere! Misconception-wise, I’ll just say that I thought no one would listen in Toronto.
6) Have you adjusted to not being on the ocean???????
No! I’m dying as a result! Once out of desperation I went swimming in Lake Ontario and it was heartbreaking.
7) What's next for Almonds, Cohen? Can we expect new songs in 2010?
New songs forever. Toronto shows. Maybe an east coast tour. Huge album mid- or late-2010. Working title: Jenga Ritual!


So if reading about the "band's" transition from singular vision to full fledged band didn't intrigue you, I would hope this fleshed out version of Diggin' For Clams would.







MP3:: Almonds, Cohen - Diggin' for Clams (live, full band)


Band:: Dark Mean
Album:: Frankencottage
Web:: http://darkmean.com/
Review:: http://www.herohill.com/2009/04/reviews-dark-mean-frankencottage.htm

Q1) What was your best musical moment of '09?

2009 was an exciting year for us, but I have to say my favorite moment came when we finished China and got to listen to the Frankencottage EP from start to finish for the first time. Before that night we spent probably 2 days mixing China only to reach a dead end. None of us were feeling the direction of the tune so Mike (our producer) erased the board and we started again from scratch. After a little break we brought up the piano and vocals on their own and found a new perspective on the song... and within an hour the song was done and we realized we had our first EP.

Q2) You made a decision to give your record away for the low low price of free. Looking back, do you think that was the right call and what was the biggest reward of giving everyone a chance to hear your music?

I think it was the right call for us. When you’re a new band you have to find ways to become known before you can make money. We went from total obscurity to having over 70 reviews and blog posts written about us in a matter of months... some in languages we can't read. That was the biggest reward for sure. We asked people for their email address in exchange for the free download. But we actually haven't sent out a single email to anyone on our list. No one likes those annoying mass emails, but we're thinking once the next EP is ready (very soon), we'll send out a quick email letting people know where they can get it.

Q3) When I first heard your EP, I was super impressed by the unique collage of elements you used to forge your sound. How did the songs originate and how much did they evolve to get to that final product?

I think most of our ideas have come out of jam sessions in Billy's garage. Over time we accumulated quite a range of instruments in there so I guess when you notice a banjo sitting in the corner, you eventually pick it up. Then we were asked to write and perform the soundtrack to a local play and this gave us a reason to turn our ideas into actual songs. Once we began recording at Vibewrangler Studio, the songs really evolved. Our producers Mike and Glen gave us the freedom and guidance to create something a lot bigger than what we had in the beginning. They deserve a lot of credit for the sounds that you hear when you listen to the EP, not to mention the guest musicians that appear on the EP. Hamilton has such a supportive community of talented musicians and we were lucky to have access to just about any instrument we wanted to have on the record.

Q4) What's next for Dark Mean?

We’re planning to release the next EP, Music Box, in January and soon after get started on the final songs that will make up our full length. We hope to have the full album ready by late spring so we can spend the summer touring and promoting it. We're all really stoked about the upcoming year.

Q5) If you had to pick one band to take your place on our Best-of list, who would take your spot?

I would choose The Rest, they're another awesome Hamilton band. Keep an eye out for Wildlife too. They’re just finishing their first record at Vibewrangler and I’ve loved everything I’ve heard so far.
Q6) Hamilton has a shockingly dedicated scene. What's the best thing about playing music in the Hammer, and if people only had one day to spend in your city, what would you tell them to do with their 24 hours?
The best thing about playing music in the Hammer is the fact that there are so many enthusiastic musicians and artists to collaborate with, play with, and learn from. The ultimate day in Steeltown would start with a bagel and coffee at Locke Street Bakery (not starbucks), followed by stroll through town to visit some of the cool shops and art galleries, I’d say grab lunch on a patio in Hess Village, take a well deserved nap (hopefully with someone else), then maybe go for a hike by Webster’s Falls, then head over to Vibewrangler Studio to hang with us, have a few drinks, and join us while we play catch with an aerobie in Gage Park.

As a special treat, Dark Mean has decided to premier the first offering from their 2010 EP here on herohill. Strings, acoustic, energy, group vocals - that's the type of Music Box I can get behind.







MP3:: Dark Mean - Music Box

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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Contest:: Win 2Tix to see Christina Martin and The Prospector's Union @ The Seahorse


It's almost the weekend, and for all you youngens it's probably close to the end of your term/school year so you might as well head out on Friday for some drinks and great local music.

Christina Martin - you know, #13 on our Best-of 2008 list - and The Prospector's Union (complete with 9 piece backing band) are fixing to crank out the jams at The Seahorse on Friday night, and thanks to Ms. Martin, we have 2 tickets for one lucky reader.

All you have to do is send us an email to HEROHILL AT GMAIL DOT COM or leave the info in the comments section. We will pick a winner tomorrow afternoon.







MP3:: The Prospectors Union - Raven's Claw

MYSPACE:: http://www.myspace.com/cpmartin
MYSPACE:: http://www.myspace.com/theprospectorsunion

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Local Yocals:: My Favorite NS releases of '09

With CBC threatening to cancel the 5 PM airing of the Simpson, it only seems fitting that I run a Simpsons inspired "clip-show" style post trying to bring some shine to local artists. It's been an impressive year already and with Rich Aucoin, Jon McKiel and Ruth Minnikin all holding finished records in their respective vaults, we obviously aren't done yet.

Obviously, record like Joel Plaskett, Classified and Jenn Grant would be standing high on this list, but if you are from Halifax and reading a music blog, chances are you already have an opinion on both. So here are 10 others that you should check out. Don't agree? Think Kestrels or Klarka Weinwurm should have made the list (they were close)? What about Quake's mixtape or the upcoming Hemingways LP? Well, let us know what we've missed or why we are wrong.


10) Gypsophilia - Sa-ba-da-OW!
web || Review

Their songs are still playful, as they balance tension, drama and whimsy nicely, but for some reason Sa-ba-da-OW! seems to have a stronger heartbeat and a more enriched soul.

Over the course of 11 songs they revisit traditional and familiar sounds (Jewish Dance Party and Legs Bounce for example), but it's the experiments with more soulful grooves (like the out of nowhere reggae tinged treat, You Make Time or the funk filled Sa-ba-da-OW) percussion and a willingness to stretch the borders and boundaries of timeless influences that makes this record work.

9) Steven Bowers - Circadian Anthems
myspace || MP3 - Comfortably Sweet ft. Christina Martin || Review

Bowers is an incredibly talented song writer, creating emotions and characters detailed as chapters in a book - on the atmospheric, piano Sleeping Dogs, Bowers takes the listener back to a small town and painful memories he can't discard - but it’s the arrangements he chooses that really set the tone. On the stellar Sewing Machines, he and Dale Murray harmonize over Brian Murray’s banjo, but he’s just as comfortable on the more muscular riffs of Circadian Anthem and The Hardest Thing.

But it’s the two closing tracks that really grab me on this effort. Comfortably Sweet relies on little more than an acoustic, Dale’s beautiful pedal work (and a gentle hint of mandolin) and a perfect vocal pairing with Christina Martin. It’s really the only “singer/songwriter” track on the EP and Bowers lets his words and their voices say all that needs to be said and the emotion filled track flows nicely into the full band closer, Your Life as a Piano.

8) Prospector's Union - Syracuse
myspace || MP3 - Old Wonders || Review

Matt finally finished recording Syracuse and is ready to release it to the world. Although Charlton may listen to a collection of stripped down, no nonsense artists (Townes, Mark Kozalek) this “home” recording is remarkably lush and defined. With support from the likes of Christina Martin, Daniel Ledwell, John Mullane, Andrew Sisk, Jason MacIsaac, Kinley Dowling, and David Casey, Syracuse plays more like a studio odyssey than a local, independent release.

More importantly, even with all the expert production and contributors, Charlton puts himself front and centre. With only a few picked notes, echoing subtle drums and Christina Martin's harmonies, Flaming Death is dark, but engaging. Over time, Ledwell’s steel work and MacIssac’s atmospheric keys are added and echo in the emptiness of the song, taking some of the weight off the harrowing tale, but it's Charlton's voice that grabs your ear. Even with the talent that surrounds him and the layers that move in and out of the song, he never fades to the background.

7) Doug Mason - Fox Pirate
myspace || Review

I mean, being honest, Doug isn't going to win a Juno for his songwriting (then again, does anyone good win Junos? HI-O!!!), but his songs are fun, and pretension-free, and they've won me over. Well it also helps that they're also mighty catchy (I honestly still have no clue what Ranchus And Ryukins is about, goldfish maybe? But it was stuck in my head for a few days), and well made (there are plenty of welcome little touches to be found, like the backwards-sounding guitar on the outro to It's True This Time). As on his previous releases, Doug recruited some of his musically inclined friends (Cliff Gibb, Jarrett Murphy, and Dave Chisholm) to help him on the record, but all the recording and mixing was done by Doug in his home studio, also dubbed Poutine Village.


6) Cousins - Out On Town
myspace || MP3 - Jon Schehr 32 || Review

Aaron Mangle seems like a pretty unassuming dude, but with the support of his new band, his songs leave a mark. Out on Town is a debut record – 10 songs, a few stumbles, but moments of brilliance that make bloggers and critics giddy – and it’s already one of my favorite local releases of the year. The folk scene here is producing some high quality acts. So is the noise scene, but Cousins is the only band I’ve stumbled on that combines the two. Aggressive, truncated strums and distorted notes give the songs life, but the melancholic, brooding pace and Mangle’s falsetto give the songs a warming glow. He manages to sound unique and interesting, but completely accessible at the exact same time.

5) Something Good - Just Add Water
myspace || MP3 - Did That || Review

If anything, Shane is willing to give any local hip hop artist a fair shake, but rarely does he get blow away. One quick read of his take on Markit and Boy-Ill's newest long player shows that not only is hip hop not dead, The Hali scene can hold its own against the bigger cities across Canada.

Tell me something good. For most, that sentence brings to mind a sultry entreaty from Chaka and her friends Rufus, but if you're a hip hop fan of a certain vintage (like myself), it can also serve as a plea to many of today's hip hop artists, who all too often deliver something quite the opposite of good. But all is far from lost where hip hop is concerned, and we can be thankful that hip hop's next generation still contains folks like the four dedicated lads in the Halifax/Montreal collective, Something Good.

4) Caledonia - We Are America
myspace || MP3 - We Are America || Review

We can often be heard stripping the humor (and originality) from the memorable South Park bit as we chant along with the angry mob – “blame Dubya! ” I’m pretty sure Caledonia didn't specifically wanted to move towards politically charged tracks, but there is no doubt they wanted us to start looking inward. The record is a collection of personal songs, chock full of heavy subject matter coming from the experiences of each band member. As opposed to nationalistic pride or delusion, Caledonia focuses on the events that rip us all apart; death, growing older, uncertainty, leaving home and wanting nothing more than to return.

3) The Got To Get Got - Sahalee
myspace || MP3 - Rattle Off || Review

I had high expectations for the record and The Got To Get Got easily Fosbury flopped over the bar. They also managed to supplement the local talent with some of the best musicians we have in the Canadian scene (members of Ohbijou, Plants & Animals, Sebastien Granger & The Mountains and the lovely Angela Desveaux) without disrupting the sound the band creates. If fact, without liner notes I doubt even the most devout fan could highlight the exact moments when the "ringers" help out.


2) York Redoubt - York Redoubt
myspace || MP3 - I Said Slightly || Review

I know. I know. I just reviewed this yesterday, but the beautiful combination of noise, melody, shock, and chaos remind you why I love music. These guys have the spirit, energy AND talent of the great 90's scene, but don't sound dated or fabricated. This one is a must have folks and also shows that noyes records is delivering the goods.

1) The Lodge - Take That Devil
myspace || MP3 - Forget the Silence || Review

It’s no secret that 95% of the shit we post on is never going to be popular or embraced by the masses – but if playing fields were equal a post on Halifax’s newest super group, The Lodge, would get us as much traffic as a 7 year old Outkast song. The Lodge is a classic indie rock outfit comprised of some of the seasoned vets of the Hali scene: Mike O’Neil (The Inbreds), Charles Austin (Superfriendz), Cliff Gibb (Thrush Hermit) and Andrew Glencross (Neuseiland and The Euphonic).

I could try to come up with a fresh description of their sound, but when Shane talked about them last year, he hit the nail on the head:
“One chunk, riff filled rocker after another.”

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Monday, July 6, 2009

herohill / music nova scotia artist of the month:: Prospector's Union

When it comes to promoting East Coast acts, there aren’t many people working harder than Matt Charlton (well, except us of course). I remember when herohill first started getting emails from his PR firm – efficient, easy to download snippets without any of the glowing hyberbole that plagues not only music PR people, but bloggers as well – and I assumed Matt was just a guy that loved music and wanted to find a way to make a living from it.

Now, a year or so later his roster has grown and he's helping acts get outside the Maritimes and get heard by a bigger audience, but it's his song writing that really grabs my attention. I had no idea he even played until last year's Halifax Pop Explosion when he opened for The Retribution Gospel Choir. That night, he stood on stage – well, on the slightly raised floor of St. Matthew’s Church - with some of Nova Scotia’s most talented artists (Daniel Ledwell, Christina Martin, John Mullane, Andrew Sisk to name a few) and let his voice and melodies boom out the open front door and onto the street. Since that night, I’ve been harassing him about getting off his ass and releasing the debut Prospectors Union record.

Well, that day is getting very, very close.

Matt finally finished recording Syracuse and is ready to release it to the world. Although Charlton may listen to a collection of stripped down, no nonsense artists (Townes, Mark Kozalek) this “home” recording is remarkably lush and defined. With support from the likes of Martin, Ledwell, Mullane, Sisk, Jason MacIsaac, Kinley Dowling, and David Casey, Syracuse plays more like a studio odyssey than a local, independent release.

more importantly, even with all the expert production and contributors, Charlton puts himself front and centre. With only a few picked notes, echoing subtle drums and Christina Martin's harmonies, Flaming Death is dark, but engaging. Over time, Ledwell’s steel work and MacIssac’s atmospheric keys are added and echo in the emptiness of the song, taking some of the weight off the harrowing tale, but it's Charlton's voice that grabs your ear. Even with the talent that surrounds him and the layers that move in and out of the song, he never fades to the background.

The same can be said about the confident strums of Storm Seas. Charlton shows he’s a natural story teller. The song could have easily stood on his strong foundation, but slowly the band adds group harmonies that hover in the distance. It might not seem like much, but the vocal support makes this more than a coffee/shop open mic song and even though it's only a hiccup longer than 1:30, Storm Seas says as much about the recording as any of the tracks. It's well thought out, shows how comfortable the musicians are around each other, and that Charlton isn’t a fan of wasted notes.

Dowling’s ear grabbing strings, Martin’s backing vocals are thickened up by nice drums and keys, but again, it’s Charlton taking the lead on the EP’s catchiest track, Montreal. Matt may prefers the tale of the brokenhearted wanderer, but unlike so many young songwriters, he doesn’t let his melancholy dictate the tempo of an affair. Montreal shifts and moves, and the spike in pace lets you relax as the band downshifts into slower tracks.

One thing I really like about this EP was how much restraint the all-star backing band displays. On the closer, The Valley Neighbours, the song is beefed up with slide, harmonies, keys, keep time drums and a choral outro all make an appearance, but none of the layers ever crowd the mix or distract from the melody. The song would work just as well – and does in a live setting – with an acoustic and a second mic. It’s obvious that Charlton can’t pack most of these people in a van every time he wants to play a show, so it's crucial that the structure of the songs lets him grab a guitar and play alone OR treat the audience to a hybrid of the supergroup he assembled for the EP.

The EP release show is July 18th/09 @ The Seahorse. I’d wager it will be packed with friends of Matt’s coming out to say congrats and there will be more than a few guest appearances. I’d highly suggest you make it out too.








MP3:: Prospector's Union - Salt City Blues







MP3:: Prospector's Union - Flaming Death

MYSPACE:: http://www.myspace.com/theprospectorsunion



But as a special treat for herohill, Charlton grabbed a few friends and recorded a live EP and is letting us give it away to you readers. The four songs show a rougher side of the band’s persona; one more concerned with smiles, wine and a night of music than intricate production. They still toss around strings, horns and terrific harmonies, but they feel more spontaneous and alive.

Without question, Old Wonders is a different beast; from the poppy feel of Edmunston, to the roots rocking, earthy vibe of More Tales Involving a Man of Questionable Morals or the back porch feel of Raven’s Claw, the songs stand up without any of the glossy efforts of a classic studio recording. Ledwell lets less be more and Charlton shows he’s got a lot of bullets left in his gun – plus, Jason’s keys and Dan’s trumpet just make you melt – and Prospectors Union is a name we will all hear a lot more off in the near future.

Recording info:
John Mullane: Guitar, backing vox
Christina Martin: Guitar, backing vox
Daniel Ledwell: Lap slide, trumpet...and he produced the whole thing
Jason Michael MacIsaac: Piano
Kinley Dowling: Violin
Matt Charlton: Guitar, vocals

Download Old Wonders
1.) Prospector's Union - Edmunston
2.) Prospector's Union Raven's Claw
3.) Prospector's Union - More Tales Involving a Man of Questionable Morals
4.) Prospector' Union - Old Wonders

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