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- Patricia Herlevi hosts the healing music blog The Whole Music Experience and has contributed to World Music Central since 2003. She also writes novels and short fiction.
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Let the Rain Fall
Posted on February 18, 2012 | No CommentsGood Lovelies Let the Rain Fall (Six Shooter Records/Warner Bros., 2011) While the US had its sweethearts Doris Day and the Andrew Sisters, Canada presents its own version of the... -
Refreshing Monongah
Posted on November 14, 2011 | No CommentsKyle Carey Monongah (Independent Release, 2011) American songster Kyle Carey’s self-release “Monongah” which blends Appalachian, light gospel, and Celtic folk sounds refreshing with its compelling stories. Carey has talent to... -
Bird Song and Bright Morning Stars
Posted on October 12, 2011 | No CommentsHeather Masse – Bird Song (Red House Records, 2009) The Wailin’ Jennys – Bright Morning Stars (Red House Records, 2011) The music industry is rife with irony. For instance Heather... -
Ruth Moody’s Best Songcrafting
Posted on October 7, 2011 | No CommentsRuth Moody The Garden (Red House Records, 2011) I didn’t know what to expect from Ruth Moody’s (Wailin’ Jennys) solo outing “The Garden”. I thought the musician-songwriter would bring out... -
Lush Music from the Hard Lands: Aulaga Folk Explores Music of Las Hurdes & Extremadura
Posted on March 5, 2011 | No CommentsAulaga Folk A menos cuarto (Armando Records, 2011) This isn’t the first time a recording by the Spanish folkloric group Aulaga Folk has crossed my path. And once again I... -
Life is a Cabaret, My Friend: Inspired World-Jazz
Posted on February 3, 2011 | No CommentsGilad Atzmon & The Orient House Ensemble The Tide Has Changed (World Village, 2010) Israeli Jewish multi-instrumentalist Gilad Atzmon and The Orient House Ensemble wake the senses with the album... -
The Heart and Soul of Flamenco Guitar: Adam del Monte
Posted on December 10, 2010 | 2 CommentsAdam del Monte Así lo siento yo (Independent release, 2010) I’ve found over the years that flamenco music must possess authentication, either the musician was born into an Andalusian family... -
Global Cafes
Posted on November 23, 2010 | No CommentsThe Pickpocket Ensemble Memory, independent release (2010) The Picket Pocket Ensemble features acoustic café music on its independent release, “Memory”. Waxing nostalgic for Eastern European fare and the French musette... -
30 Years of Kari Bremnes
Posted on November 20, 2010 | No CommentsKari Bremnes Fantastik Allerede (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2010) Norwegian singer-songwriter Kari Bremnes celebrates 30 years of recording, and 17 years of songwriting on the double-CD, “Fantastic Already.” The recording culls through... -
Vigil for Hardanger
Posted on November 18, 2010 | No CommentsVarious Artists Våkenatt For Hardanger (Vigil for Hardanger) – (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2010) The Norwegian label, Kirkelig Kulturverksted spearheaded another socio-political awareness project involving Norwegian musicians. “Vigil for Hardanger” brings attention...