Alberta: Wild Roses Northern Lights
Various Artists
World
| Jul 2006
Reviews
Decca
Reviewed 2006-08-17
Reviewed 2006-08-17
A typically good Smithsonian compilation. Artists from the province of Alberta. Everything from cowboy songs to Ukrainian choral music, Celtic fiddle tunes to First Nations and folk rock. An impressive variety of performers (including k.d. lang) and music. Mostly country/bluegrass/folk though. It’s all very good and I’d give each track one star.
1. Starts slow, gets up. County, folksy, rock. Toe-tapping.
2. Cowboy harp into a twangy country.
3. Midtempo cowboy ballad. Nicely done.
4. Head-nodding bluegrassy twang. Yee-haw! Mid/up.
5. Mid, female harmonies, drums in Cree. Very cool.
6. Instrumental. Fast & slick Celtic/bluegrass fiddle/guitar.
7. Midtempo country w/warm male vox.
8. Hip rockabilly about drilling for oil.
9. Upbeat country swing, makes you want to dance.
10. Late night roadhouse electric county. Mid/up. Cool.
11. Drum circle into midtempo Native folk rock.
12. Wacky-fast Ukrainian polka w/an updated sound.
13. Starts slow, midtempo rock in French.
14. Twangy midtempo electric bluegrass w/fem vox.
15. Midtempo folk ballad w/Jim Croce-esque vocals.
16. A capella intro. Mid/up country folk - union story song.
17. Midtempo cowboy ode – nicely atmospheric.
18. Set of two Celtic reels. Very well played.
19. Downtempo folk ballad w/good male vox. Sad.
1. Starts slow, gets up. County, folksy, rock. Toe-tapping.
2. Cowboy harp into a twangy country.
3. Midtempo cowboy ballad. Nicely done.
4. Head-nodding bluegrassy twang. Yee-haw! Mid/up.
5. Mid, female harmonies, drums in Cree. Very cool.
6. Instrumental. Fast & slick Celtic/bluegrass fiddle/guitar.
7. Midtempo country w/warm male vox.
8. Hip rockabilly about drilling for oil.
9. Upbeat country swing, makes you want to dance.
10. Late night roadhouse electric county. Mid/up. Cool.
11. Drum circle into midtempo Native folk rock.
12. Wacky-fast Ukrainian polka w/an updated sound.
13. Starts slow, midtempo rock in French.
14. Twangy midtempo electric bluegrass w/fem vox.
15. Midtempo folk ballad w/Jim Croce-esque vocals.
16. A capella intro. Mid/up country folk - union story song.
17. Midtempo cowboy ode – nicely atmospheric.
18. Set of two Celtic reels. Very well played.
19. Downtempo folk ballad w/good male vox. Sad.
Recent airplay
I Turn Into A Cowboy
Buford J. Sharkley's Bovine/Cowboy Ballads/Cantos — Feb 10, 2011
Land Of The Shining Mountains
Old New Borrowed & Blues — Nov 02, 2006
Oti Nikan
At the Cafe Bohemian — Oct 31, 2006
Do You Know Slim Evans?
At the Cafe Bohemian — Oct 24, 2006
Big-Boned Gal
At the Cafe Bohemian — Oct 17, 2006
Alberta Crude
At the Cafe Bohemianh — Oct 10, 2006
Charting
2006-09-03 — 2006-11-05
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Nov 5 | 2 |
| Oct 29 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | 2 |
| Sep 24 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | No Roads Here | ||
| 2. | Church Of The Long Grass | ||
| 3. | Land Of The Shining Mountains | ||
| 4. | Big-Boned Gal | ||
| 5. | Oti Nikan | ||
| 6. | Wild Alberta Roses | ||
| 7. | The Harvest Dance | ||
| 8. | Alberta Crude | ||
| 9. | I Turn Into A Cowboy | ||
| 10. | Sweet Rose | ||
| 11. | Half-Breed | ||
| 12. | Polka From L'viv | ||
| 13. | Allez Ouest | ||
| 14. | Long Dusty Road | ||
| 15. | High Rider | ||
| 16. | Do You Know Slim Evans? | ||
| 17. | Wind In The Wire | ||
| 18. | Jonny's Flush/The Boiling Hen | ||
| 19. | Four Strong Winds |