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Canadian
Whiskey is 13
songs chronicling
three years in United States from the perspective of a deeply proud
Canadian. From Guelph, Ontario, to
San Marcos, Texas, and beyond, Canadian Whiskey takes you on a
reflective late-night journey down red clay backroads, inside cottage
fireplaces along the shores of P.E.I., through the westbound train
yards of Winnipeg, up and down the Devil's Backbone and inside creaky
honky tonks and lonely motels along the north-south tracks in
south central Texas. Along the way, Teichroeb's soulful vocals and
wistful lyrics evoke a sense of loss and longing for place as he walks
you along the hard edges of life's struggles, disappointments, and
setbacks. Texas and Canadian
cultural fingerprints are all over this production.
The
CD starts with Alberta Train Song as Teichroeb
buffs up old memories from his days hoping trains as a teenager. It
ends with Canadian Whiskey a song written for his
Texas
friends in winter 2004 while feeling trapped by the American madness
that
elects and supports a president like Bush. Fiddle, piano, mandolin and
occasionally electric guitars and drums create the backdrop for this
genre-bending
album where Canadian folk meets Texas singer-songwriter. Featured
musicians on
the recording include
Bill Whitbeck on bass (Robert Earl
Keen Band), Brady Black on fiddle and mandolin (Randy
Rogers Band), Adam Donmoyer on
keys and Daniel Makins on drums.
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Dave
Teichroeb and produced
by Dave Teichroeb and
Melanie Froh at Peach Tree Studio in San Marcos, Texas.
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