“We were so proud of these songs and it was just fun to make it. And again, we called it On We Go because it was during a pandemic. And let’s just keep moving on no matter what. For the last 25 years what have we done? Moved onward.”
Novaks on vinyl for the first time. St. John’s Rock and Roll at its finest.
Award-winning folk duo Fortunate Ones – affectionally comprised of Andrew James O’Brien and Catherine Allan – have weathered personal and professional uncertainties to return with perhaps their most honest and realized effort yet in the form of their third studio album That Was You And Me.
Composed in a time of true change both career-wise and globally, That Was You And Me finds the chemistry of the duo in full force, with raw and honest songwriting meeting a stripped down vulnerability and unquestioned talent.
“The pandemic was this ultimate kind of audit of life,” shared O’Brien in a sitdown with The Herald. “And then when I got down to it, we were able to focus on important life changes and just rest and self-care, getting back to each other. And that was the catalyst for all this kind of creative, almost like a personal, creative renaissance.”
Adds Allan, “One thing about having that extra time, because the majority of the songs were written pre-pandemic, we really got to like live inside them when we actually demoed them ourselves and bounce ideas back and forth with Josh (Van Tassel, producer). We really got to live them and it was such a good distraction and sort of therapeutic to really get inside those songs.”
Award-winning folk duo Fortunate Ones – affectionally comprised of Andrew James O’Brien and Catherine Allan – have weathered personal and professional uncertainties to return with perhaps their most honest and realized effort yet in the form of their third studio album That Was You And Me.
Composed in a time of true change both career-wise and globally, That Was You And Me finds the chemistry of the duo in full force, with raw and honest songwriting meeting a stripped down vulnerability and unquestioned talent.
“The pandemic was this ultimate kind of audit of life,” shared O’Brien in a sit-down with The Herald. “And then when I got down to it, we were able to focus on important life changes and just rest and self-care, getting back to each other. And that was the catalyst for all this kind of creative, almost like a personal, creative renaissance.”
Adds Allan, “One thing about having that extra time, because the majority of the songs were written pre-pandemic, we really got to like live inside them when we actually demoed them ourselves and bounce ideas back and forth with Josh (Van Tassel, producer). We really got to live them and it was such a good distraction and sort of therapeutic to really get inside those songs.”
Newfoundland’s one and only Ukrainian speed-folk band!
Newfoundland’s one and only Ukrainian speed-folk band!
Jing Xia takes you on a journey of exploration with the Chinese zheng (a large zither-like instrument), from traditional to contemporary, joined by Chang Chang (piano, track 6), Teresa Connors (laptop instrument/vocal), and Jacob Danson Faraday (electronics, track 7).
Local country artist Randy Matthews offers a collection of eleven tracks.
Trad/Folk release from Corner Brook’s Wayne Muggridge. Featuring Elaine Clarke, Jeanie Myrick, Ivan Emke, Bob Muggeridge, and Clayton Muggridge.
Korona Brophy, well known for forming and artistically directing The Celtic Fiddlers strikes out on her own with an instrumental collection of her favourite songs learned from her parents, songs during her teaching days and special tunes that inspired her and her family over the years. Korona felt a true emotional urge to record these pieces to pass onto the hearts of her children and grandchildren. Vaughn Sutton and Erin O’Brien assist on this lovely album.
