Fervor Coulee Bluegrass Blog

I have been a roots and bluegrass music writer for twenty years, having also hosted bluegrass radio and presented concerts. I currently write for Country Standard Time and Exclaim! while maintaining a blog at fervorcoulee.wordpress.com. I'm proud to be a member of the Polaris Music Prize Jury. Please contact me at fervorcoulee@gmail.com.

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Favorite Bluegrass Albums of 2024

Donald Teplyske  |  December 22, 2024

Difficult choices this year, but after much consideration I've narrowed down the many bluegrass albums I encountered in 2024 to these (links to my full reviews provided): 1. Tony Trischka– "Earl Jam" Inspired by jams of thirty and more years ago, "Earl Jam" is quite incredible, the rare album that seamlessly blurs eras, generations, and stylistic choices to create ...

Amanda Cook- Restless Soul

Donald Teplyske  |  November 22, 2024

Amanda Cook Restless Soul (Mountain Fever Records) Are women on an equal footing in bluegrass yet? I suspect not although miles of progress has been made the past two decades. Looking at the most recent Bluegrass Today monthly 'singles' chart, only five female-fronted acts are represented. Still, that is likely more than we would have seen in 1999. Amanda Cook is on there with ...

Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms- Gold in Your Pocket review

Donald Teplyske  |  November 22, 2024

Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms- Gold in Your Pocket (Free Dirt Records) Still members of Foghorn Stringband with Nadine Landry and Sammy Lind, Reeb Willms and Caleb Klauder step out again with a duo album. Leaving aside the fervor of a string band affords the pair opportunity to explore their troubadour leanings, performing songs both original and acquired. A contemporary album featuring ...

NEW ROOTSICANA & BLUEGRASS RADIO SHOW on CJSR/CJSR.com

Donald Teplyske  |  November 4, 2024

By Donald Teplyske Forty years after first applying, I have a radio show on CJSR. I'm pleased to announce that I have joined the eclectic CJSR team with Fervor Coulee's Rootsicana & Bluegrass, two hours weekly of the best of bluegrass and roots music with a focus on Albertan and Canadian artists. I first applied to CJSR, the University of Alberta's campus-based ...

Tidalwave Road- The Bonfire Sessions review

Donald Teplyske  |  November 4, 2024

Tidalwave Road The Bonfire Sessions Pinecastle Records I don't get truly excited about very much, but when I received Tidalwave Road's new EP "The Bonfire Sessions" last week, I was completely stoked. It is rare to hear bluegrass music that just leaps out of the speakers like this band's does, especially a band I had not previously even heard of. Apparently, twin ...