Reviews
Review: Pretty Archie, “Hanging On”
byEvery now and then, when casually searching for new music, something completely new and unexpected crosses my path. Often cursed with a relatively short-attention…
Single Releases
Snappy Singles: More Fresh Releases You Can’t Afford To Miss
byBack in November, we devoted our popular Snappy Snippets series to a more ‘singular’ feature concentrating on brand new single releases. Well, the email…
Interviews
The Julian Taylor Band, “Avalanche”
byKnown for their outstanding performances on the live-music circuit across their home province of Ontario, the Julian Taylor Band (JTB) are definitely one of…
Concert Recaps
Alt-Country Artist Melanie Brulée Returns to Philadelphia
byAfter making her debut at the Philadelphia Folk Festival last summer, Melanie Brulée quickly earned an invitation back to perform for the Philadelphia Folksong…
Festivals
Canadians Return to Pennsylvania’s Celtic Classic
byIt’s hard to believe that a year has passed since Team GDW ventured out to our first annual Celtic Classic event in Bethlehem, PA. …
Gossip Talkin' Blues
Gossip Talkin’ Blues, Episode 35: “Abundance” With Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop
byIn this episode, Team GDW talks with jazz drummer Ernesto Cervini about his ensemble Turboprop and their latest album, “Abundance.” SOCAN license #5052874 Related…
Videos
TBT to just last weekend, enjoying time with Melanie Brulée at Philadelphia Folksong Society; and some amazing ‘classic country’ during this performance of “Tennessee Years.” Be sure to catch her if you happen to be attending SXSW this year.
Did you see our recap of Melanie Brulée’s recent performance at Philadelphia Folksong Society? If so, you saw that she included some of her French language songs into the mix! Where are they, you ask?? Well, if you’ve gotten this far, all that’s left to do is click PLAY and enjoy her encore track, “Obtus.”
Always love those little surprises that make a set list: Melanie Brulée and friends perform a cover of Greg Klyma’s “Bobby Charles On The Jukebox” at Philadelphia Folksong Society last night. Loved it!!!
Yeah, we love Melanie Brulée here at GDW, so expect to see several videos from tonight’s show at Philadelphia Folksong Society over the next few days here on our FB page. For now, enjoy this outstanding version of “We Get Lost.”
Team GDW hit Philly tonight to catch Melanie Brulée, courtesy of Philadelphia Folksong Society. Check out Melanie kicking things off with this amazing performance of “I Will.”
We were unable to catch this memorable show with our good friends The Steel City Rovers. So glad that they have shared this footage showing highlights of the event. Be sure to catch the Rovers on tour in 2019...
Steel City Rovers
Every career has mountaintop moments. For us, one of our mountaintops came recently as we performed in both Ontario and Michigan with the International Symphony Orchestra. And oh, how very richly we enjoyed ourselves. The concerts were conducted by Douglas Bianchi. The Executive Director of the ISO is Anthony Wing. Some portions of the presentation were our own arrangements of rare traditional melodies. Otherwise, all of the music performed in collaboration with the symphony orchestra was written by Mark Fletcher and/or Ryan McKenna. The orchestral arrangements of our vocal pieces were done by Kevin Fox and our pieces that were exclusively instrumental were arranged for orchestra by Ben Bolt-Martin. This video was done by Kevin Lynch and Ricky Barnes of Stringz Media. Still-photography by Lou Parry Photography. It was a superlative experience to have accomplished this together with everyone who was involved. #RoversTourCanada #RoversTourUSA #SymphonicRovers
Final footage featuring Skye Wallace from last Friday night. Check out this outstanding acoustic version of “Ain’t It Hell,” captured live at The Mule Spinner.
Snowing hard in Central PA today. A perfect excuse to stay home and enjoy more live music from Ron Hawkins, who electrified the audience with “The Ballad of Late-Era Capitalism” at The Mule Spinner last Friday night.
Fun times with Dave Gould and Chris Cracknell last night at Rebel's Rock Irish Pub in Hamilton. Think these guys can pull off a cover of “19-2000” by Gorillaz? Hit PLAY to find out.....
Craving some more footage from Skye Wallace? Check out this performance of “Blood Moon” at The Mule Spinner last Friday night.
Ron Hawkins shares one of his upcoming new tracks from the next Lowest Of The Low album, caught here at The Mule Spinner performing “Midnight Maryanne.”
Here’s something a little different. Team GDW spent an evening at Rebel's Rock Irish Pub in Hamilton, ON to catch Dave Gould and Chris Cracknell perform some wonderful entertainment. Check out this tale of Canadian naval history.
Always happy to catch up with Ron Hawkins for the second straight year at The Mule Spinner in Hamilton. LOTL fans were clearly happy to find “Eternal Fatalist” included in his set tonight.
