One reason I started this blog is to share with others some of the finest music I feel has not received the attention it deserves. I always get a kick out of taking my friends to a show at a small venue around town to see a new talent and watching the series of jaws begin to drop with the first measures of a fantastic set. I think that this project could be like that, but perhaps on a wider scale.
With that said, I wanted to put a proverbial spot on The Cottars, a Cape Breton, Nova Scotia-based outfit of young musicians whose sound (for their age, no less) is stunning. The group of four is made up of two sets of siblings and their current musical focus is traditional Canadian Celtic. While I always love a good reel or jig, what strikes me most about The Cottars 2006 release, "Forerunner," is the vocal purity and the remarkable simplicity of the arrangements on covers of Ron Hynes's "Atlantic Blue" and Tom Waits's "Hold On." For musicians who are at the beginning of their careers, it is quite inspiring to see such mature production values (the group members took on the role of both producer (partial) and arranger for "Forerunner").
I look forward to hearing more from The Cottars and encourage y'all to give them a listen. Here is a link to their myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/cottars
Let me know what you think!
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