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“To the already long list of Canadians who bleed pure Americana please add The Breakmen. Like their countrymen in The Band before them, they have been known to inspire a bit of the old-time religion with their sublime vocal harmonies.”-Nathan Baker, San Francisco Bay GaurdianOut of Vancouver, BC, The Breakmen are winning over audiences across Canada and the American Northwest with contagious stage energy, original melodies, and innovative vocal harmonies. Featuring the singing and songwriting of multi-instrumentalists Archie Pateman, Lee Watson, and Ben Rogalsky, the driving bass of Matt Lawson, and the internationally acclaimed Dobro work of Ivan Rosenberg, The Breakmen blend elements of bluegrass, old-time, blues, and folk music. By fusing old sounds with new and unique flavour, The Breakmen appeal to all sorts of music lovers, both young and old.Apart from recieving national attention from CBC radio 1 and campus radio stations, CBC Radio 2 has twice recorded The Breakmen live and Lee Watson’s original song Cool Me Down was recently track of the day on CBC Radio 3. Along with the bands Outlaw Social and The Foggy Hogtown Boys, The Breakmen were filmed for an upcoming television series on Canadian roots music. With their debut recording in its fourth pressing, the band’s follow-up CD is scheduled for release in 2008. The Breakmen also contributed the title song to the acclaimed Vancouver bluegrass and old-time compilation CD, Whiskey Hollow Bound.In 2007, The Breakmen toured extensively and appeared at a dozen festivals; the band is currently booking concerts, festivals, and workshops for 2008.2007 Performance Highlights....San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival (CA)Pickathon (Portland, OR)Islands Folk Festival (Duncan, BC)Chilliwack Bluegrass Festival (Chilliwack, BC)Harmony Arts Festival, (Vancouver, BC)Littlefest (Nelson, BC)Sorrento Bluegrass Festival (Sorrento, BC)British Columbia Bluegrass Workshop (Sorrento, BC)Sooke River Bluegrass Festival (Sooke, BC)Hope Musicfest (Hope, BC)The Dream Cafe (Penticton, BC)Brackendale Bluegrass Festival (Squamish, BC)CBC Radio 2 Live Recordings (Brackendale, Chilliwack)Travelling Roots television show (Duncan, BC)**Numerous campus Earshot chart placements.
Audio Mixers: Shael Wrinch; Ivan Rosenberg.
Recording information: Beatty Lane Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canad.
Photographers: Matthew Lawson; Patrick Powers.
The Breakmen: Lee Watson, Ben Rogalsky (guitar); Sarah Donald (fiddle); Matthew Lawson (bass instrument).
Personnel: Ben Rogalsky (vocals, guitar, tenor banjo, mandolin, harmonica, percussion); Lee Bob Watson (vocals, guitar, mandolin); Archie Pateman, Matthew Lawson (vocals); Ivan Rosenberg (dobro); Sarah Donald (fiddle); Allison Jenkins (accordion).
Additional personnel: Alison Jenkins (accordion).
Breakmen Songs | 1. | KM 19 |
| 2. | Whiskey Hollow Bound |
| 3. | Didn't He Ramble |
| 4. | Gonna Buy Me a Ticket |
| 5. | Leavin' on a Midnight Train |
| 6. | Mama Knows Best |
| 7. | Sweetheart of the Rodeo |
| 8. | Becoming a Poet |
| 9. | Cocaine Blues |
| 10. | Cool Me Down |
| 11. | No More Cane |
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Purchase Breakmen CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Rosanne Cash List CD (2009)
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After the dark and chilling themes of 2006's BLACK CADILLAC, which saw Rosanne Cash dealing with the deaths of her mother, Vivian Liberto, her father, Johnny Cash, and her stepmother, June Carter Cash -- all of whom passed within a two-year span -- one might assume that her next project would move into an even deeper level of bleakness, but with THE LIST, it's immediately clear that she has instead found a more measured place to stand. It's a lovely and redemptive outing that looks back to go forward. When Cash turned 18, her father, alarmed that his daughter only knew the songs that were getting played on the radio, gave her a list of what he considered 100 essential American songs; Cash kept that list, and now she's drawn on it for this wonderfully nuanced outing that brims with a kind of redemptive timelessness. THE LIST is a renewal and a testament to life, and it belongs to her father as much as it belongs to her, a beautiful restatement of her father's passions, only now, they've become his daughter's treasures, as well. It's an affirming story, but that's all it would be if Cash didn't sing her heart out here. The opener, a version of Jimmie Rodgers' "Miss the Mississippi and You," is full of comfortable grace and sentiment, and Cash keeps that fine emotional tone throughout this set. Songs like the folk classic "500 Miles" feel at once both lovingly rendered and reborn for a new century in Cash's hands. There's also her fine rendering of Bob Dylan's "Girl from the North Country," a nice turn at Harlan Howard's "Heartaches ...
| | Brad Paisley American Saturday Night CD (2009)
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An American saturday night is not an unusual topic for a country song but Brad Paisley's celebration is. Paisley sees a typical weekend night as a cultural collision of French kisses, Italian Ices, Canadian bacon and margaritas, a place where Mexican and Dutch beers chill side by side in a bucket of ice. If he leans too heavily on labels, referring to those beers by brand name, it's merely a reflection of Paisley's uncanny knack for capturing the casual contemporary details of American life at the tail end of the 2000s. It's not just the pile up of iPhones and international video chats on "Welcome to the Future," the first country anthem of the Obama era, it's how he'll pick up prescription for his girl and flips macho stereotypes on their head on "The Pants." He's a thoroughly modern man and that attitude helps invigorate his traditional country, a sensibility that's welcome on AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT. The album veers toward the mellow despite its rollicking title track, the breakneck "Catch all the Fish" and the odd burst incongruous gurgling synth. On the whole, the disc is one of his dreamier albums, filled with swaying slow dances, sweet love tunes and the occasional brokenhearted blues, all delivered with a worn-in ease. Paisley prevents things from getting too ...
| | Taylor Swift CD (2006) Bonus Tracks; Enhanced CD
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Like no Nashville-based female singer since Mary Chapin Carpenter, Taylor Swift brings a charming folkie singer-songwriter quality to her self-titled debut ...
| | Slim Whitman Greatest Hits CD (1990)
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Curb's Greatest Hits is a 12-track budget-priced collection that features some of Slim Whitman's biggest hits, including "Indian Love Call," "Secret Love," "Rose-Marie," "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie," "The Cattle Call" and "I Remember You." Although there are better collections available, ...
| | Fairport Convention Liege & Lief CD (1969)
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The advertisements for Fairport Convention's epoch-making fourth album ran: "the first (literally) British folk rock LP ever." While that's not (literally) true, LIEGE & LIEF created the template for all subsequent recordings in that style. It also represented a catharsis for the band, which reconvened after a traumatic road accident that killed drummer Martin Lamble. Once again focused and with redoubtable folk fiddler Dave Swarbrick now permanently involved, Fairport threw themselves into the electrification of ballads, myths, and rollicking jigs. The results were both innovative and stimulating. The union was blessed. If you sat down and tried ...
| | Keith Urban Defying Gravity CD (2009)
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Keith Urban's 2006 album, LOVE, PAIN AND THE WHOLE CRAZY THING, was an extremely personal album chronicling a period of personal upheaval both good (his marriage to actress Nicole ...
| | Just Praise Pressing On CD (2003)
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| | Lisa Lisa Spanish Fly/Straight To The Sky CDs (2004)
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This Collectables reissue features Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam's hit record Spanish Fly, which propelled them into the top of the mainstream and dance charts in the mid-'80s on the backs of two hit singles: "Head to Toe" and the effervescent sass-pop hit "Lost in Emotion." It also features the less successful follow-up release "Straight to the Sky" and a generous plethora of remixes for both full-lengths. While there's a reasonable amount of forgettable filler found within these two releases, the hits have unquestionably stood the test of time and the remixes are the true stars here, foreshadowing early elements of Chicago house and more melodic Detroit techno ( la Inner City) throughout. It's a purchase only the die-hard dedicated fan would enjoy with repeated listens, but those looking to fill the gaps in their collections would be well served by checking this reasonably priced release out. ~ Rob Theakston
Full title - Spanish Fly/Straight To The Sky. In addition to two complete original albums released originally in 1987 & 1989, this ...
| | Santana All That I Am CD (2005)
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Continuing with the formula of its Grammy-winning predecessors, SUPERNATURAL and SHAMAN, 2005's ALL THAT I AM once again finds Carlos Santana pairing off with a diverse group of superstar musicians. While some of the combinations seem perfectly natural--the jam with Austin's Los Lonely Boys, "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love," is a match made in virtuoso heaven--others are more unexpected and showcase Santana's ability to master numerous strains of pop and rock. "Trinity" is an shredder's dream as Carlos squares off with Metallica's Kirk Hammett and neo-bluesman Robert Randolph, while tracks featuring Mary J. Blige and Outkast's Big Boi ("My Man") and Anthony Hamilton ("Twisted") offer the kind of R&B groove that made "Sway" such a smash.
As expected, the production on ALL THAT I AM is pristine, and Santana's guitar work is as impeccably fluid as ever, particularly on the albums two opening tracks. On both "Hermes" and "El Fuego," the singer/guitarist goes in alone and really cuts loose to indulge in the Latin rock fusion that brought him to prominence in the late 1960s. It's as if Santana wants to remind listeners where his heart's really at before bringing in the likes of Michelle Branch, Bo Bice, and Aerosmith's Steven Tyler to generate some hits. Still, the truly uplifting salsa/hip-hop anthem "I Am Somebody," featuring Will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas, is so infectious it's hard to imagine anyone dismissing it. ALL THAT I AM proves there's still some life left in this novel concept, and it's sure to be a hit with both Santana fans and those of his latest musical pals.
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| | Limp Bizkit Best CD (2005) (Import) Bonus Track; Japan
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| | Dwight Oglesbee Outlaw To Grandpa CD (2005)
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| | Vishwa Mohan Bhatt Classics For Pleasure CD (2007) (Import) India
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| | School Of Language Sea From Shore CD (2008)
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Begun during a hiatus from his main band, Field Music, School of Language is the project of Field Music singer and guitarist David Brewis. SEA FROM SHORE, School of Language's debut, doesn't stray much from the smart, sharply inventive indie pop template of Field ...
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