Synaptic Collisions Dept.
This music critic takes a listen to new music from Armenia, and this review on the
Cascade Folk Trio results. Do not be fooled by the name Cascade Folk Trio. This is fairly fundamental.
Then, a listen to a group called
Taxi Chain who add bagpipes to their bar in the remote frozen north blues. Um, that's right!
But
Rough Guide's Chicago Blues brings out the great Valerie Wellington singing about what it feels like when facing a walk down "Bad Avenue" every single day, one of the hardest blues I've heard from a woman for awhile. And there's also John Littlejohn to make icicles go down your spine. I went to blues heaven each time this disc rotated in the player. Serious blues fans will want it for the Valerie.