The long and the short of it is that my family was hit hard by cancer this year, and as I talked to more and more people, the more I realized how sadly ubiquitous this awful disease truly is. I had to do... something. Basically I signed up to ride 200km on my bike , raising money that goes directly to cancer research. Last year this ride raised 18 million bucks. This year, they are aiming for twenty. To help with the fundraising mission, we're co-hosting a benefit concert with our good [...]
If you want to hear and see some great Bluegrass, Alternative country, Folk and banjo music. Why not check out East Coast musician Old Man Luedecke and opening up will be Hamilton's Grey Kingdom . Both musicians are currently promoting their new album. Old Man Luedecke is promoting Tender Is the Night . Grey Kingdom is promoting Thanks to the nice people at Blackbox Conccert Series. They are giving away a pair of ticket for the show on December 2nd. If you want to win it, comment on [...]
If you want to hear and see some great Bluegrass, Alternative country, Folk and banjo music. Why not check out East Coast musician Old Man Luedecke and opening up will be Hamilton's Grey Kingdom . Both musicians are currently promoting their new album. Old Man Luedecke is promoting Tender Is the Night . Grey Kingdom is promoting Light, I'll Call Your Name Out "Darkness" . Thanks to the nice people at Blackbox Conccert Series. They are giving away a pair of ticket for the show on December [...]
Tender Is the Night is the relatively glossy, varnished sound of a man unafraid of playing music that hasn't been largely heard in 60 or 70 years in its original incarnation, and being relatively faithful and authentic to it despite that sheen in the recording quality. Let's get one thing straight if you're new to Nova Scotia bluegrass-country musician and banjo picker Old Man Luedecke: he's not an old man. Not really, though he's a man wise beyond his years. And, of course, "Old Man" -- that's not his real name. It's Chris. And, in many respects, Old [...]
It's been a while since we've posted a video nightcap, but the appropriately named Little Stream of Whiskey from Old Man Luedecke seems like the perfect way to get back at it. This subtle, heartfelt tale of longing can be found on his latest album, Tender Is The Night , and really, who doesn't enjoy an old-timey bar fracas? I certainly do. Enjoy. Hey there! You should read this original post on the hill by going here: Old Man Luedecke - Little Stream of Whiskey
For me, the banjo isn't an instrument built for arena anthems. It's not constructed to craft frantic, supporting textures. It's a quiet focal point, made for back porches and family foot stomps. It's made to pair perfectly with the admissions of a charismatic poet. The trusted right hand for an everyman picking through the pain, singing to heavens or the heathens. The banjo, like those that swing the (claw)hammer with the strength and determination of John Henry, is built on tradition and compassion. So in a fair world, the millions of people that [...]
I have quit nothing but quitting something is on my mind. All my friends work their dreams with their hands... I am of the population that is faking it. As fall moves it's way into life here in the Midwest, so goes all the joy I get from the sun and I move inward and hibernate like a bear inside my head. I should be doing what I want. I should be doing what makes me happy, guaranteed poverty be damned. Take your heart's candle and re-light it... [...]
There are precious few artists that bring me as much joy as Chris " Old Man" Luedecke . The Chester based banjo player picks fire, but has a voice that warmly wraps around you like a hug from a friend you haven't seen in years. Chris can sing about the political climate or loss and have the audience smiling from ear to ear and singing along as freely as when he recalls a big group breakfast or quitting a dead end job . "Tender is the Night", the title track from [...]
Old Man Luedecke is one of my favorite current banjo players. Myself, and anybody that's cooked dinner with me or rode in my car recently, must be extremely excited about what's coming next since I've played some other notable banjo records to death this summer (cough cough...spirit family...cough cough). Some new banjo music is in high demand around here. Old Man Luedecke is based in Chester, Nova Scotia, the award-winning roots singer-songwriter’s latest album, Tender Is The Night , gives nod to F.R. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous novel and will be released October 2nd. [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Benji Cossa : "Homesick" [mp3] from Favorites 04: Val Britton search for more Benji Cossa posts at Largehearted Boy Daughn Gibson : "Reach into the Fire" [mp3] [...]
Old Man Luedecke , one of Canada’s best loved and most intriguing roots singer-songwriters is excited to announce his return to the UK in August with a string of live dates. “ An original, he is a musical singularity to be savoured and shared ’, says the Vancouver folk Festival. His memorable melodies, poetic sense and easy charisma appeal to anyone searching new growth from old roots. Luedecke , who was born in Toronto but made his home in the rich maritime province of Nova Scotia, where his music has been whole heartedly adopted for it’s traditional storytelling folk [...]
Hugh's Room was filled with words and song as Juno Award-winner Old Man Luedecke packed up his banjo and came from Nova Scotia for a show Wednesday night. He spent the evening "trying not to play too many new songs," in his own words, but didn't seem to have much luck in that department. Performing material from throughout his career, including his recent collaboration with Lake of Stew , he told stories, jokes and kept the audience smiling and laughing throughout the evening. While being a good storyteller is often cited as a [...]
We've got an unusually large post today, both to acknowledge a growing backlog of recent projects from familiar, beloved folk artists, and to make up for our recent vacation-driven absence from these pages. Read on for an unheard-of 20-track (Re)Covered set , focused around a plethora of new releases and recordings from singer-songwriters and bands previously featured on the Cover Lay Down radar screen... I've known of Halifax-based singer-songwriter Rose Cousins for years, though almost exclusively through her rich and ongoing collaboration with a number of local [...]
Herohill delivers another fantastic compilation, with 'The Bard of Montreal,' their tribute to Leonard Cohen.
The Bard of Montreal . The community of Canadian music is an amazing thing. Here, twenty-five artists signed up to donate time, recording studios and effort to pay tribute to one of Canada's greatest poets. Leonard Cohen's Old Ideas , a record so powerful and alive you start to wonder if Mr. Cohen will ever run out of steam, is the type of record that connects and inspires. It should receive awards - those as indie as the Polaris and those are far reaching as the Junos. Unfortunately, we don't have the means or deep pockets (and no Christmas [...]
The end of the week has finally arrived, and I think we all want the same thing right about now: to watch a video of Old Man Luedecke playing a song in his bathtub. Well the folks at the very impressive Nova Scotia-based video site Analog Songs have you covered in fine style. So here's to the weekend, and may all your parties feature at least one person falling down drunk. In a good way of course. Web:: www.oldmanluedecke.ca Web:: www.analogsongs.ca
New music from Old Man Luedecke is always welcome news in these parts. The banjo picker has charmed audiences all over the world, won a Juno award and even with all his success, Chris has never lost the humility that makes him such an inviting performer. Sure, he has "hits" like "Quit My Job" and "Big Group Breakfast" that fans happily singalong to, but the emotion and personal admissions that accompany his claw hammering should be celebrated and treasured from coast to coast. Anyone's that's ever sat down in a small bar [...]
Old Man Luedecke has a new collaborative ep with the Canadian string band Lake Of Stew called Sing All About It . The song "Delia and Wilhelmina" is a Luedecke original but it's a song that you can hear all the various group members in either the harmony vocals or the instrumentation. For now this EP is available free via Noisetrade here . Delia and Wilhelmina
Although it's incredibly wishful thinking right now, considering its been raining for roughly 3 straight weeks, but if you're looking for the perfect artist to see live when the sun is beaming, the beer is cold, and the windows are wide open, Old Man Luedecke is your guy. The Ack and I saw him play at the Company House here in Halifax a couple years ago on a sunny Saturday afternoon, and we still talk about that show to this day. The place was full, Chris played for over two hours, and non one left until he was done. [...]
I have fallen into obsession with this banjo player, Old Man Luedecke . I heard him for the first time a few weeks ago on CBC Radio 3 and promptly got his latest album that came out last March. I know I'm way too late to this party but I can't let that stop me from writing a post about his music. He is old news for Canadians and probably lots of other people as he won the 2009 Juno Award for Best Roots album. The song I first heard, "Proof of Love" , [...]
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