
VARIOUS ARTISTS 'North To Ontario' 2006 COOT-2007-CD
We have been more and more impressed by the quality of Bluegrass coming out of Canada in the past few years, and this 20-track anthology is a strong reminder that there are more than just a handful of groups there that are well worth hearing. We've recently given strong plaudits to groups from as far afield as Nova Scotia and British Columbia; this collection features only bands from the province of Ontario, which is not too surprising, as a good percentage of Canada's population is based there. We were only familiar with 3 of the 20 groups: Hard Ryde, Foggy Hogtown Boys, and the Dick Smith & Mike O'Reilly Band --they are each represented nicely with a strong cut, and there's plenty of other good music from the rest of the groups, all of whom are performing original material. Well worth a listen.
Artists:
- HARD RYDE
- CONCESSION 23
- GENERAL STORE
- PRAIRIE SIDING
- NORTHBOUND
- THE DICK SMITH/MIKE O'REILLY BAND
- THE PROJECT BAND
- THE FOGGY HOGTOWN BOYS
- LEVEL CROSSING
- SILVERBIRCH
- FOXTAIL
- NORTHERN SONS
- BLUEGRASS EDITION
- McCORMICK
- BILL WHITE & WHITE PINE
- HOMETOWN BLUEGRASS
- LORNE BUCK & FRIENDS
- PAM BROOKS & LONESOME WIND
- SCOTIA JUNCTION
- LAURA BIRD & EMORY LESTER
Track Listing:
- DEAL THE CARDS
- ON THE MOUNTAIN SIDE
- CHURCH ON THE HILL
- PRODIGAL SON
- TAFFY IN THE SNOW
- FIDDLE'S LAMENT
- NORTH TO ONTARIO
- IT'S HARD TO KEEP ON STANDIN'(WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE FAR TO FALL)
- 17TH OF JUNE
- LOVE WENT AWAY
- WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME
- EVERYBODY'S GONNA DIE
- LONESOME TRAIN
- NORTHERN RAILWAY BLUES
- HEAVEN SAID GOODBYE
- PREACHER'S WORDS
- WILL YOU REMEMBER CHRISTMAS
- HEART OF MINE
- WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
- HEAVY LOAD