Reviews the Fretless Album Live From the Art Farm
Karrnnel Sawitsky, from fine Canadian string quartet The Fretless, joins united states of america on Episode 617 of Folk Roots Radio to chat about the band's latest recording, the guest vocalist collaboration "Open House". A fabulous album, it equitably made information technology into Our Favourite Albums of 2021. As always, we take a look at more than of the latest new releases, and this time nosotros hear from The Accidentals, Del Barber, Sierra Ferrell, Amy Speace with The Orphan Brigade, Caroline Marie Brooks, Sue Foley and AHI. Nosotros wrap the episode with a tribute to Koady Chiasson from Prince Edward Island's Celtic-roots band The East Pointers who sadly passed away recently. Check out the total playlist below.
Interview
'A supergroup of historic solo artists', string quartet The Fretless feature Ben Plotnick (dabble/viola), Karrnnel Sawitsky (dabble/viola), Eric Wright (cello), and Trent Freeman (fiddle/viola). They accept been together since 2011, and have picked up several Canadian Folk Music Awards. Their 2015 album "Bird's Nest" also earned the band a Juno.
Four ferocious players, masterful composition, and a genre-bending sound, Juno award-winning The Fretless is a Canadian quartet that has firmly taken its place on the map to a progressive grade of "trad".
Starting with its debut album in 2012, The Fretless had a breakout year winning Instrumental Anthology of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards and Instrumental Group of the Year and Ensemble of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards. Their self-titled follow-up album, "The Fretless", took home Ensemble of the Twelvemonth at the CMFA'southward and features the tune "Waving To Ryan", currently approaching nearly 2 million Spotify plays. In 2015, they released "Bird'due south Nest", an album that solidified them as a forcefulness among the globe's roots music scene and earned them a 2016 Juno award for Instrumental Album of The Year. Recorded in a historic barn, live off the floor in upstate New York, they released "Live from the Art Farm" in 2018, an expanded rhythmic, harmonic, and stylistic exploration of the many folk genres they play. This album not only won them a CFMA for Best Ensemble simply earned them a second Juno nomination.
Their latest recording, the 10 track release "Open up House", which was once more produced by Joby Baker, sees the band recording string driven versions of some of their favourite songs with a wide multifariousness of guest vocalists, including The Brothers Landreth, Rachel Sermanni, Celeigh Cardinal and Ruth Moody.
Open House is a fabled album. Fantastic musicianship, beautiful arrangements and vocals that really depict you in. It's absolutely gorgeous.
"Nosotros had a long, long list of songs that we brainstormed while working on this album and I remember the ones that we ultimately ended up arranging and recording are a reflection of songs all four of usa honey and stand for the varied musical interests of the ring members individually."
"Some of the collaborations were based on random festival go togethers. We played with Blood-red Tail Band at the Indiana Fiddlers' Gathering a few years back. Nosotros did the classic music festival 'artist music commutation' with them and listened to their albums on our next tour. The song that really stood out to usa was "Fall Abroad Dejection" and when nosotros started talking well-nigh songs for this anthology, this was a unanimous choice."
For more than information almost The Fretless, visit thefretless.com.
Testify Notes
Nosotros started off the episode with the female fronted multi-instrumentalist trio The Accidentals, who feature Sav Buist and Katie Larson, with Michael Dause. "Anyhow", which was written with Tom Paxton, reflects on both life in the current times and the political divide within the U.s.. You can find it on their pandemic-inspired songwriting collaboration "Fourth dimension Out Session ane".
The Accidentals have also recently released the anthology they were working on earlier the pandemic, "Vessel". We wait frontwards to earthworks into that anthology on a future episode.
"I Belong With You" comes from Del Barber'southward excellent pandemic release "Devious Dogs Collected B-Sides Volume i", which features polished up demos of songs that had not all the same made it on to an album.
Sierra Ferrell reflects on the fickle nature of love on "The Sea" from her very well received Rounder Records debut "Long Time Coming".
"There Used To Be Horses Hither", Amy Speace'southward latest anthology with collaborators Nashville's The Orphan Brigade (Neilson Hubbard, Ben Glover and Joshua Britt) was one of Our Favourite albums of 2021. A very personal project, information technology was written during a twelve-calendar month span between her son's first altogether and the loss of her father. Using stories from her own childhood through coming of age in New York City as its source fabric, information technology reflects on the loss of a parent while learning to go i herself.
The instrumental on this episode, "Vocal For Fred", is an acoustic guitar duet featuring the Good Lovelies Caroline Marie Brooks and her classical guitar-pedagogy father Fred Brooks (the Fred in the title). It comes from Caroline'south first solo album "Everything At The Same Time". You can discover an in-depth interview with Caroline on Episode 618 of Folk Roots Radio.
"Hurricane Girl" comes from "Pinky's Blues", the latest album from fabulous Canadian blues guitarist Sue Foley, which was recorded during COVID lockdown in Texas while quarantining with her producer Mike Flanigin.
Toronto'southward AHI describes his latest album "Prospect" equally a journey of self-discovery. An album that blurs the lines between roots, folk, pop, and soul; it was recorded in Nashville with GRAMMY Honor-winning producer Paul Mabury.
We wrapped things upwards with "Wintergreen" from Prince Edward Isle based trio The E Pointers. Sadly, band member Koady Chaisson passed away recently.
Folk Roots Radio saturday down with Koady and band mates Tim Chaisson and Jake Charron at the 2015 Folk Music Ontario briefing for a fun conversation about their music and debut album "Hugger-mugger Victory", which went on to pick up a Juno.
Each album they accept produced since then has built on that, and their latest "Yours To Break" (from 2019) crosses over brilliantly from Celtic-roots into dance music – and bringing them a whole new fanbase. Koady will be missed just the band will live on, vowing to preserve his legacy through their music.
You tin check out our interview with The Due east Pointers Hither.
That'southward all nosotros take time for. Thanks to all the artists who share their music with us, and thank you for listening. We have lots of great music and interviews to bring you lot on futurity episodes.
If yous enjoy the music nosotros play on this show and want to support the artists – many of whom aren't able to play live at the moment because of the Covid-19 pandemic, don't just stream their music – that earns them much less than a penny per play. Instead, buy their music – and really make a difference to their income. They'll love you lot for it!
Stay safe and well everyone!
Image credit: The Fretless.
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Playlist
Nicolas & The Iceni (Theme)
Lucy She Rises
Roll Right (2019, self)
The Accidentals
Anyhow
Time Out Session 1 (2021, Self)
Del Barber
I Belong With You
Stray Dogs (Collected B-Sides Volume 1) (2021, Acronym Records) CDN
Sierra Ferrell
The Ocean
Long Time Coming (2021, Rounder Records)
Amy Speace with The Orphan Brigade
At that place Used To Be Horses Here
In that location Used To Be Horses Here (2021, Current of air Bone Records)
Caroline Marie Brooks
Song For Fred
Everything At The Aforementioned Time (2021, Self) CDN
The Fretless
My Moon, My Man (feat. Rachel Sermanni)
Open Business firm (2021, Self) CDN
Interview: Karrnnel Sawitsky from The Fretless chats nigh their new guest song collaboration "Open House".
The Fretless
Earthly Days (feat. Celeigh Primal)
Open Firm (2021, Cocky) CDN
The Fretless
Autumn Away Blues (feat. Ruby Tail Ring)
Open House (2021, Self) CDN
Sue Foley
Hurricane Girl
Pinky'south Blues (2021, Stony Apparently Records) CDN
AHI
Coldest Burn down
Prospect (2021, 22 Picket / Thirty Tigers) CDN
The Due east Pointers
Wintergreen
Yours To Break (2019, Cocky) CDN
Near the author
Host of Folk Roots Radio, Jan Hall started in Radio in 1993 at WEFT 90.1fm in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. Folk Roots Radio (formerly Purple City Rag) debuted on CFRU 93.3fm in August 2005 before developing into a syndicated radio prove. As the host of Folk Roots Radio, Jan focuses on bringing new folk, roots and blues music and the voices of upcoming and independent artists to the airwaves. Jan is also a much sought afterwards stage host and festival emcee. In 2019, Jan Hall received Folk Music Ontario's prestigious Estelle Klein Honour for her contribution to Ontario'southward folk music customs.
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