You always know what you’re going to get from a Donovan Woods song. Mainly heartbreak and misery, nostalgia and sincerity, longing and loneliness and lingering love. But the anguish and grief don’t come alone, there is also intimacy, warmth and a silly fool’s hope that distances will close and reunions be made and things will work out fine in the end. Basically, what folk songs are all about.
Donovan Woods has a new album coming out next month called Hard Settle, Ain’t Troubled. The songs below both a) prove the above descriptions and, b) prove he is still very much on form.
You can pre-order Hard Settle, Ain’t Troubled on a variety of formats from the Donovan Woods website ahead of its release on the 26th February. We’ll try and get a proper review up closer to release. In the meantime, if you find yourself in Canada then Woods is about to embark on a lengthy tour with Matt Andersen:
Feb 16 – Duncan, BC – Cowichan Performing Arts Centre
Feb 17 – Victoria, BC – University of Victoria – Farquhar Auditorium
Feb 18 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre
Feb 19 – Kelowna, BC – Kelowna Community Theatre
Feb 20 – Banff, AB – The Banff Centre – Eric Harvie Theatre
Feb 21 – Edmonton, AB – Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Feb 22 – Calgary, AB – Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Feb 24 – Saskatoon, SK – Broadway Theatre
Feb 25 – Regina, SK – University of Regina – Darke Hall
Feb 26 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
Feb 27 – Guelph, ON – River Run Centre
Feb 28 – London, ON – Centennial Hall
Mar 1 – Kitchener, ON – Centre In The Square
Mar 2 – St. Catharines, ON – FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
Mar 3 – Owen Sound, ON – The Historic Roxy Theatre
Mar 4 – Burlington, ON – Burlington Performing Arts Centre
Mar 5 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
Mar 6 – Orillia, ON – Orillia Opera House
Mar 8 – Port Hope, ON – Cameco Capitol Arts Centre
Mar 9 – Markham, ON – Flato Markham Theatre
Mar 10 – Kingston, ON – Grand Theatre – Rosen Auditorium
Mar 24 – Ottawa, ON – National Arts Centre – Southam Hall
Mar 25 – Montreal, QC – L’Astral
Apr 12 – Fredericton, NB – The Playhouse
Apr 13 – Moncton, NB – Capitol Theatre
Apr 14 – Saint John, NB – Imperial Theatre
Apr 15 – Halifax, NS – Rebecca Cohn Auditorium