Keelaghan, James / House Of Cards
| Album: | House Of Cards | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Keelaghan, James | Added: | Jan 2010 | |
| Label: | Borealis Recording Co. | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2010-03-14 | Pull Date: | 2010-05-16 |
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| Week Ending: | May 16 | May 9 | Apr 18 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 14, 2010: | Everyday Commotion (Songsmith Edition)
What's For You |
3. | May 07, 2010: | The Songsmith Show
What's For You |
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| 2. | May 11, 2010: | Scram!
Safe Home |
4. | Apr 16, 2010: | The Blue Velvet Show (Sub for MC Dizzy Jackson)
Circle Of Stone |
Album Review
Abu Ramses
Reviewed 2010-03-21
Reviewed 2010-03-21
James Keelaghan, “House of Cards” (Borealis, 2009)
ALL TRACKS FCC CLEAN
Folk/roots style ballads and social criticism. Canadian baritone singer-songwriter James Keelaghan accompanies himself on guitar backed by mandolins, lap steel, horn and bass.
Try tracks 1, 5, 9
Tracks
1 Home 2:59 – some nice finger picking and mandolin backup
2 Next to You 3:15 – love ballad
3 Since You Asked 2:59 – slow march tempo into the future
4 House of Cards 3:38 – slow-paced critique of the villains of the 2008 financial crisis
5 McConnville's 5:24 – slow-paced, a whiskey tragedy
6 What's for You 2:54 – upbeat, Woody Guthrie-style traveling song
7 Medusa 4:12 – haunting, anti-war song with cello backup
8 Twister 3:18 – warm & cold air, like two lovers, leads to destruction
9 Leave Town 3:14 – lost a job and hard times, more Woody Guthrie
10 Circle of Stone 3:06 – ballad about a lover killed on the trail
ALL TRACKS FCC CLEAN
Folk/roots style ballads and social criticism. Canadian baritone singer-songwriter James Keelaghan accompanies himself on guitar backed by mandolins, lap steel, horn and bass.
Try tracks 1, 5, 9
Tracks
1 Home 2:59 – some nice finger picking and mandolin backup
2 Next to You 3:15 – love ballad
3 Since You Asked 2:59 – slow march tempo into the future
4 House of Cards 3:38 – slow-paced critique of the villains of the 2008 financial crisis
5 McConnville's 5:24 – slow-paced, a whiskey tragedy
6 What's for You 2:54 – upbeat, Woody Guthrie-style traveling song
7 Medusa 4:12 – haunting, anti-war song with cello backup
8 Twister 3:18 – warm & cold air, like two lovers, leads to destruction
9 Leave Town 3:14 – lost a job and hard times, more Woody Guthrie
10 Circle of Stone 3:06 – ballad about a lover killed on the trail
Track Listing
| 1. | Safe Home | 6. | What's For You | |||
| 2. | Next To You | 7. | Medusa | |||
| 3. | Since You Asked | 8. | Twister | |||
| 4. | House Of Cards | 9. | Leave Town | |||
| 5. | Mcconnville's | 10. | Circle Of Stone |