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 10/2004

    Chris Thile
    Deceiver

  • reviewed 02/2004

    Viktor Krauss
    Far from Enough

  • reviewed 07/2006

    JOSHUA RADIN
    We Were Here

  • reviewed 06/2010

    NOBODYS DARLIN
    Kitchen Girls

  • reviewed 01/2006

    ANNIE GALLUP
    Half of my Crime

  • reviewed 02/2010

    TOKYO ROSENTHAL
    GHOSTS

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.