On the weekend, I picked up tickets for the Lee Harvey Osmond show in St. Thomas on June 6. On the 5th, we've already got tickets for the Harry Manx concert @ The Aeolian Hall . What a great weekend of music with 2 diverse performing styles. Tom Wilson , who's the front man for LHO, calls their style "acid folk", whereas Manx mixes acoustic blues with Indian influences. If you haven't heard either of these performers, I highly recommend them. Tom's played solo, plus was the leader of Junkhouse and 1/3 of my favourite Canadian group ever, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings . Harry seems like he releases a new CD every year (keep it coming please) and tours constantly. Watching one of his DVDs and seeing him playing the 20 string Indian instrument is amazing.
Later on this summer, Home County Folk festival has another outstanding lineup, headlined by Jill Barber . Jill's style is completely different from the artists above, as it's almost 1920's French cabaret, but really soulful and enticing. Plus, Home County's free!
In terms of new CD releases, I'm not really seeing much to make me jump up & rush into the stores. Dave Matthews & Steve Earle both have new ones coming out and I picked up the new Bob Dylan, which I like.
Does anyone else out there have any upcoming shows or new releases that are exciting them? Or, are you like me and find existing CDs by artists you hadn't hear of to fill in your time?
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Should I get the new Dylan?
Dan, it's OK but I wouldn't rush out to get it. Did you like the previous 3? I'd use that as your baseline.
Steve: The last one was OK, but nothing that rocked my world. I'll hold off. Thanks.
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