Northern Country Archives - Various Small Flames https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/northern-country/ New and independent music Mon, 13 Apr 2015 18:56:15 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-finalwhite-e1490809629909-1.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Northern Country Archives - Various Small Flames https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/northern-country/ 32 32 88787050 WTD’s Advent Calendar – 18 – Mike Tod https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2012/12/18/wtds-advent-calendar-18-mike-tod/ Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:08:41 +0000 http://www.wakethedeaf.co.uk/?p=470 Mike Tod is a folk musician from Calgary, Alberta, that embodies everything that is good about the classic side of this genre; his warm and honest lyrics coupled with old-fashioned hand-clapping, foot-stomping energy make something that sounds immensely personal yet somehow timeless. Nothing on his latest album The Northern Country seems forced or faked, everything from his gravelly voice to the traditional instruments feels organic and natural; a passionate style of music that people have been playing for years and […]

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]]> Mike Tod is a folk musician from Calgary, Alberta, that embodies everything that is good about the classic side of this genre; his warm and honest lyrics coupled with old-fashioned hand-clapping, foot-stomping energy make something that sounds immensely personal yet somehow timeless. Nothing on his latest album The Northern Country seems forced or faked, everything from his gravelly voice to the traditional instruments feels organic and natural; a passionate style of music that people have been playing for years and years, long before computers and drum machines. It’s an upbeat album about people for people, and things seem a little bit better having heard it.

Back to my home by Mike Tod

Roll on by Mike Tod

You can buy The Northern Country from Bandcamp.

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