Old Salt Union - Where The Dogs Don't Bite - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

2017 . Old Salt Union is no road show but they are a band born, grown and cultivated on the road. The band has made a habit of playing 200+ shows a year since forming in 2012 from club dates and theatres to festivals and special events like Bluegrass Underground, Music City Roots, John Hartford Memorial Festival, ROMP, Stagecoach, Freshgrass, and Yonder Mountain String Band's Harvest Festival. In the process, they have shared the stage with the best in bluegrass and string band music like Del McCoury, Sam Bush, Leftover Salmon, Greensky Bluegrass, Travelin' McCourys, Jeff Austin Band, and Ricky Skaggs. Inclusion on key Spotify playlists for their single InchMadam PlumInch has further fueled the band's rapid trajectory. A pivotal moment emerged when the band won the 2014 Freshgrass band contest and was introduced to Compass Records cofounder, banjo virtuoso and Grammy winning composer, Alison Brown, who went on to produce several tracks for the band and eventually sign them to the tag in 2017. With a songwriting style and magnetic stage personas that derive as much from the Great American Songbook as from Americana, their self-titled Compass debut represents a true step forward for a band with seemingly limitless possibilities.

With their eagerly awaited sophomore album InchUntouched by FireInch, Arð - the inventors of monastic doom - present another stunning milestone on their fast-rising trajectory. Both musically and lyrically, mastermind Mark Deeks has climbed to new heights. Arð continue on their mission to explore the culture, heritage, and identity of the Northern English lands of Northumbria. Musically, Arð stay broadly true to their original doom course. The signature 'monkish' choirs remain prominently present as is to be expected from a musician who works as a choir arranger and conductor among other occupations such as bestselling author, teaching the piano, and playing keyboards in leading UK black metal act WINTERFYLLETH. Yet Deeks has also added new elements for example well-placed sprinkles of prog throughout the album. The compositions on InchUntouched by FireInch reflect the gained experience and confidence of their mastermind in the sonic mirror of a more focused songwriting and stronger dynamics.

Wolfstone - Year of the Dog [COMPACT DISCS] date 08/02/1994