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Ten Bluegrass Songs for Canada Day

To quote Stompin' Tom Connors, it's Canada Day up Canada way, and in honour of our great Canadian celebration- marked traditionally by hailstorms, watching the NHL Free Agent Frenzy on TSN, and mega-sleep-ins to recover from a school year (6 PM last evening until 7:45 this morning, a personal best perhaps)- I thought I would offer up 10 Bluegrass Songs for Canada Day.

What follows is not a list of the 10 greatest Canadian bluegrass songs, or my favourites even- just 10 songs to consider pulling off the shelf or downloading (legally, dagnabit) this DFKADD (Day formerly known as Dominion Day). And yes, I realize there are only a few hours left in Canada Day 2011: we've got a Royal visit a-goin' on and that takes precedence over blogging! Besides, I just thought of doing this.

Jaybird Ramble John Reischman & the Jaybirds- I liked this little mandolin and banjo tune so much, I made it the theme song for "That High Lonesome Sound," a radio show I hosted for 18 months a few years back. 'Jaunty' about sums it up. The Jaybirds remain one of Canada's premier bluegrass outfits with five albums to their credit and a fairly busy touring schedule. Why the eastern United States market hasn't warmed to this quintet remains a mystery: their playing, vocals, production, songwriting, song selection, and live presentation are all without fault. Originally released on "John Reischman & the Jaybirds" 2001

Rambling Letters The Spinney Brothers- Much has been written about this brother duo out of Nova Scotia (see [http://tinyurl.com/3ramv4g] for some of their news and achievements) and they've had a little success south of the border. I'm a sucker for this standard; my favourite rendition was done by the West Coast band Slowdrag a decade ago. To my ears, The Spinney Brothers version doesn't deviate a lot from that of The Stanleys and that is okay by me. Originally released on "Side By Side" 2010.

I Shot Your Dog Fred Eaglesmith & the Flathead Noodlers- I've never been fortunate enough to hear Fred play bluegrass live, but when he did- and had Willie P. Bennett in the fold- I bet it was something. A couple summers back I asked Fred if he would consider doing another album of bluegrass and he allowed that he would like to do so some time but needed the songs and players.

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