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Country Music People - August 2009
CD of the Month (5/5)
A wonderful album
This fantastic album marked by the matchless vocal harmonies of Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac, includes the year's most tender song "Small Of My Heart." They're back in January with their exquisite Canadiana of country, Celtic folk and fiddle-fuelled tumbleweed pop. It's a melancholic set that draws you in like a blazing fire on a winter night.
A wonderful album
This fantastic album marked by the matchless vocal harmonies of Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac, includes the year's most tender song "Small Of My Heart." They're back in January with their exquisite Canadiana of country, Celtic folk and fiddle-fuelled tumbleweed pop. It's a melancholic set that draws you in like a blazing fire on a winter night.
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If Gillian Welch, Steve Earle and Alison Krauss had a collective love-child, their offspring might sound like Madison Violet. UK tour in September Combining the talents of self accomplished songwriter/musicians Brenley MacEachern & Lisa MacIsaac, ‘No Fool For Trying’ the new album from Madison Violet (formerly Madviolet) is a brilliant collection of catchy, heart melting, gutwrenching songs invoking the essence of Lucinda Williams. This hard working duo have earned praise from the UK to Australia supporting artists such as Ron Sexsmith, Chantal Kreviazuk, and Indigo Girls. No Fool For Trying has finally captured the essence of Madison Violet, one that's been described as a cross between rootsy Gillian Welch, gritty Steve Earle and bluegrassy Alison Krauss. Think Americana, loaded with harmonies, lots of stringed instruments and beautiful lyrics. ‘No Fool For Trying’ has already been released in Europe getting rave reviews, with the single ‘Crying’ added to national radio in Denmark and Germany. Tracks; 1. The Ransom / 2. Lauralee / 3. No Fool for Trying / 4. Small of My Heart / 5. Baby in the Black and White / 6. Hallways of the Sage / 7. Crying / 8. The Woodshop / 9. Darlin’ / 10. Best Part of Your Love / 11. Time and Tide
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Madison Violet's third album finds the Canadian duo in reflective mood, weary from life on the road and affected by personal loss. Given their acoustic sound, vocal harmonies, and beautiful song-writing, this actually provides the ingredients for a very good album.
Brenley and Lisa's music is classified as folk, but there is an equal measure of country. Add in a Celtic twist, heartfelt lyrics, and two great voices that complement each other wonderfully, and you have Madison Violet.
Songs like "Ransom" tackle the rigours and less glamourous side of touring the world most of the year - endless travelling, mixed receptions, and so on. Having seen them live, I hope they are not genuinely too down on this. They put on a great show.
Another topic for this album is the death of Brenley's brother - a man who led a troubled life before being killed at the age of 45. "Crying" is a tender song urging him to put his head on his sister's shoulder and let himself cry. Desperately sad, "The Woodshop" describes how her family handles their loss. The woodshop in question is the place where her father uses a handy piece of wood to craft an urn for his son's ashes - "and now your father's building you a box". I would call that a typically quirky touch, if it weren't for the fact that it is a true story.
No Fool For Trying is a beautiful, moving collection of songs. The only reason for holding back on the fifth star is that I found the mood a little relentless. There is some relief from the melancholic mood with one or two more upbeat numbers like "Lauralee" (a song that firmly establishes their country credentials). But there is a livelier, wittier side to Madison Violet that doesn't show much in this album.
In these days of mass-produced music, manufactured groups, and choreographed performances, it is great to see two genuinely talented singer-songwriters who are prepared to travel the world with their guitars, fiddles, and banjos to ply their trade. If you like this album, you have to see them in concert.
Brenley and Lisa's music is classified as folk, but there is an equal measure of country. Add in a Celtic twist, heartfelt lyrics, and two great voices that complement each other wonderfully, and you have Madison Violet.
Songs like "Ransom" tackle the rigours and less glamourous side of touring the world most of the year - endless travelling, mixed receptions, and so on. Having seen them live, I hope they are not genuinely too down on this. They put on a great show.
Another topic for this album is the death of Brenley's brother - a man who led a troubled life before being killed at the age of 45. "Crying" is a tender song urging him to put his head on his sister's shoulder and let himself cry. Desperately sad, "The Woodshop" describes how her family handles their loss. The woodshop in question is the place where her father uses a handy piece of wood to craft an urn for his son's ashes - "and now your father's building you a box". I would call that a typically quirky touch, if it weren't for the fact that it is a true story.
No Fool For Trying is a beautiful, moving collection of songs. The only reason for holding back on the fifth star is that I found the mood a little relentless. There is some relief from the melancholic mood with one or two more upbeat numbers like "Lauralee" (a song that firmly establishes their country credentials). But there is a livelier, wittier side to Madison Violet that doesn't show much in this album.
In these days of mass-produced music, manufactured groups, and choreographed performances, it is great to see two genuinely talented singer-songwriters who are prepared to travel the world with their guitars, fiddles, and banjos to ply their trade. If you like this album, you have to see them in concert.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Heard these ladies on the BEEB talking to Bob Harris. This is a show that I would not normally listen to as country music is not really my thing, but I was enthralled to hear their story and the accompanying music. Ordered the CD that evening and very glad I did. These two harmonise beautifully and I am have created an album of great songs with thoughful lyrics that I find very relaxing. Recommended.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a great album. I call it country(folk)rock but have also heard it described as city-folk and tumbleweed-pop. Call it what you will though these ladies have beautiful voices, harmonise gorgeously and are very, very fine tunesmiths. The album has a gentle acoustic feel with splashes of accordion, bass, banjo, fiddle, slide guitar and (of course) acoustic guitar, and generally sucks you into a lazy, comfortable groove which lasts from start to finish. The production too is just perfect to my ears; they are obviously female, very feminine, somewhat breathy, a little husky at times, and there is a light touch all over which showcases their voices and musical talents. I hinted that they can write a good tune and emphasise that the hooks here are really excellent, I have played the record many times and they are still working as good as on first hearing. A couple of the songs deal with the trials of being a musician and I have a distinct impression that they feel they are not getting their just deserts in the music business - frankly I am inclined to agree, going by this album alone they should be a lot more well known. If you have any interest at all in what I have tried to describe I would urge you to get this album, all the songs are excellent and I am sure you will be delighted from the opening bar to the final chord.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Best Part of Your Love.
Listening to alot of Americana through the insightful education of Bob Harris, as you do, my normal reaction is to buy an album I hear and after a few listens then file it away but... Read more
Published 4 months ago by The Right Reverend
Gorgeous album
CD's really good, we listen to it all day long, am going to buy more of their music! I really like their voices, lyrics, music, everything!!
Published 7 months ago by Naturgunila
No Fool For Trying
I found this album to be one of their best. I particularly enjoy the ability to download so quickly
Published 22 months ago by M. J. Oldham
Definitely no fools!
Madison Violet are Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac, a Canadian duo who make wonderful melodic alternative country/folk music. Read more
Published on 30 May 2010 by Richy Rich
heartwarming
Heard them on Bob Harris and really liked 'Small of my heart' - rest of album is good and their voices work really well together. Well worth buying.
Published on 10 Mar 2010 by K. C. Wood
Dangerous while driving!
I listened to this beautiful album for the first time while driving on the motorway. Fine until I got to "The Woodshop". Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2010 by Rick W-P
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