The Beau Roland Band – Northern Hospitality

northernhospitalityAt first glance, it would be easy to dismiss The Beau Roland Band as just another folky acoustic bar band.  My first exposure to them was listening online to some recordings from a live Willie Nelson Tribute where they played the classic Willie album “Red Headed Stranger” in its entirety. That alone should have been a clue that these guys are, well, a little different.

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Jefferson Pepper – Christmas in Fallujah

fallujah Funny to review a “Christmas” CD with summer coming on strong in most parts of the country but we just had to.  Our excuse: we got this one after Christmas.  And, it’s not your typical Christmas CD.  You can tell that right off with the title track “Christmas in Fallujah.”  Doesn’t exactly give you visions of sugar plums, does it?  This one also makes a nice companion piece to Neil Young’s new release “Living With War.”

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