TRUE NORTH

Elsebound

2014-06-06

Contemporary bluegrass band True North is made up of two married couples. They take it light, reasonably slow, and mellow. Think happy, but not giddy. No fast picking here. There's a nice balance between male and female voices, sometimes solo, sometimes in unison, sometimes in harmony. Great when you want to slow things down, go acoustic, recover from ear-bleeding dynamics, or otherwise need a palate cleanser. From the band's website: "Hailing from Oregon's Willamette Valley, Americana quartet True North combines traditional bluegrass instrumentation with fat harmonies and folk-edged songwriting for a decidedly modern acoustic sound."  --Gerald Etkind

Quick Links:

More reviews tagged #Folk

  • reviewed 01/2008

    CARRIE NEWCOMER
    The Geography of Light

  • reviewed 10/2008

    BORIS GARCIA
    Once More Into the Bliss

  • reviewed 09/2009

    MONSTERS OF FOLK
    MONSTERS OF FOLK

  • reviewed 04/2008

    Eef Barzelay
    Rocket Science Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

  • reviewed 04/2014

    BRADFORD LEE FOLK & THE BLUEGRASS PLAYBOYS
    Somewhere Far Away

  • reviewed 01/2005

    Paul Brady
    Say What You Feel

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.