If Spencer Burton could retreat further away from the jumbled noise of civilization, he would. He’s already rediscovered his passion for plaintive, direct songwriting deep in the remote lake country of Northern Ontario, where he builds a home away from home in concert with the land. Solitude’s done him well: he sounds at ease on his latest, a folk singer who once again found his voice howling among the coyotes at dusk over a crackling campfire.
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Seattle guitarist Jimmy James talks groove, mentorship, and finding the pocket decades into his career.
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604 Records rounds up Canada’s country stars for a nostalgic covers album.