November 2nd, 2020
October 19th, 2020
Rube & Rake – Leaving With Nothing
On sale NOW! Fantastic new CD from Rube & Rake!
Rube & Rake raise the bar considerably on their second full-length offering.
The aptly titled, “Leaving With Nothing” fits snugly in the Canadian folk tradition laid out by Ian tyson and Gordon Lightfoot in the 1960’s and early 70’s and subsequently, Gene MacLellan, Bob Ruzicka and others in the latter decade.
The Lightfoot influence is evident from the opening track with its jaunty melody and drifter’s barroom rant.
“Lonesome Song” follows those steps, lyrically a ‘determined troubadour’s creed’.
By the time we’re introduced to the third number, “What Will”, a more poignant perspective of road and thoughts stretch out ahead, culminating with the whimsical realization that “there’s no use in knowing what’s down the line”.
“Fleeting Moment”, a Jakob Dylan/Wallflowers style track presents our hero struggling with a full gamut of emotions making it one of the highlights and centerpiece of the album. The song is all-consuming, the drum marches and a potent, dense organ pulls us along at a perfect pace.
This is nicely followed by “10-33”, a tune featuring some lovely lap steel accentuated by the singer’s thought process shifting and stirring on a ponderous journey sure to continue.
“Leaves Of Gold” glitters with delicacy and paints one of the album’s most reflective lyrics, also one of the top 2 or 3 songs and unique in its folksy-psychedelic heaviness, tailing off as confusion meets clarity.
A wistfulness carries the final third of this album suggesting the traveller-seeker is growing tired of harsh soul-searching and now yearns for rest but is wise enough to know “there’s still a lot of crying to do”.
There’s plenty of wonderful finger-pickin’ throughout this gem and stellar contributions from Maria Cherwick, who adds flavour and spice with her fiddle playing. Robbie Brett, Adam Hogan, Steve Maloney and a host of guests all make suitably empathetic contributions but close vocal harmony and succinct, well-honed verses are indeed the bold print message on Rube & Rake’s calling card. This is Folk-Rock done right.
(produced by Adam Hogan and engineered by Romesh Thavanathan)
October 15th, 2020
Mike Fisher – Psych-E-Punk LP
PSYCH-E-PUNK, Mike Fisher’s first solo album!
Mike is a founding member and lead vocalist of legendary punk band The Reaction, one of Canada’s earliest punk bands, active in St. John’s from 78-81. Their limited 7″ single “On The Beach / The Kid’s Arrived” is a prized item sought by collectors worldwide.
It is in the prog/punk style of Mike’s writing that molds the sound of Psych-E-Punk. Songs like “Ugly On The Inside”, “Won’t Sleep Again”, and “Black Cat Coming” echo life’s complexities. Not all dark though, humor comes into play with Mike’s own experience with the rockabilly throwback “I Could Have Tripped Richard Simmons”!
Mike plays all instruments and handles vocal duties, with St. John’s musician/artist Bill Rose, and Hammingwell’s Jeff White and Dave Bailey adding their own talent to several songs.
Guaranteed to please rock fans, PSYCH-E-PUNK is available only on vinyl!
October 8th, 2020
Dave Penny – Chip Wagon Ahead
Brand new Dave Penny album! Lot’s of funny stuff featuring some of the province’s finest music icons.
October 2nd, 2020
Matthew Byrne & Lady Cove Women’s Choir – In Concert
One of our province’s premier traditional vocalists joins forces with our leading women’s choir. Ballads, stories presented exquisitely in a manner both folksy, charming.
Featuring arrangements for choir & strings by Duane Andrews.
September 29th, 2020
Rev. Dave and the Sin Eaters – Dark Water
Channeling the collective sounds and spirits of Cash, Kristofferson, Cohen, and Jerry Jeff, Corner Brook’s Rev. Dave and the Sin Eaters suggest inklings of redemption and forgiveness… or not.
September 18th, 2020
Ofra Harnoy – On the Rock
Fred’s Records is delighted to present Ofra Harnoy, famed Canadian cellist and her new CD “On The Rock”.
Featuring acclaimed Newfoundland artists Alan Doyle, Maureen Ennis (The Ennis Sisters), Kelly-Ann Evans, Fergus O’Byrne, Heather Bambrick and Bob Hallett, with special guests Amanda Cash and Kendel Carson. The album features classic NL folk songs. It is a wonderfully textured recording exuding warmth, emotion and sublimity.
Ofra Harnoy has won 5 Juno Awards, recorded 44 albums and is a member of the Order of Canada. She has played with the world’s leading orchestras and conductors in the world’s foremost concert halls and with such musicians as Placido Domingo & Sting. She has performed for Prince Charles, President Bill Clinton, three Canadian Prime Ministers and the Japanese Imperial Family.
September 10th, 2020
Graham Lindsey – The Next Best Thing
Lastest album from Graham Lindsey!
September 9th, 2020
Kathy Stock – Overcome LP
Kathy Stock is a singer/songwriter and solo performing artist in St. John’s, Newfoundland. She grew up in a musical family and began playing and singing professionally while living in Tallahassee, Florida in 2008, where she was the featured entertainer at Giorgio’s Piano Bar. Since returning to Newfoundland in 2011, she has been the musical guest for TEDxStjohns, opened for NY Times Best Selling author and public speaker, Gabrielle Bernstein, written songs/jingles for the Town of Torbay, The Newfoundland and Labrador Summer Games and Mary Brown’s Restaurant. Kathy’s career was temporarily interrupted by a bout of cancer in 2013, when she was just 29 years old, but she returned to music at the end of cancer treatment and has since been cancer free. She has become an advocate for young adult cancer care and research, across Canada, and regularly works with Young Adult Cancer Canada (YACC). Kathy’s first single, “Time” was released in April, 2019 and was quickly followed by the release of her 10-track solo debut album, “Overcome”.
September 9th, 2020
Kathy Stock – Overcome
Kathy Stock is a singer/songwriter and solo performing artist in St. John’s, Newfoundland. She grew up in a musical family and began playing and singing professionally while living in Tallahassee, Florida in 2008, where she was the featured entertainer at Giorgio’s Piano Bar. Since returning to Newfoundland in 2011, she has been the musical guest for TEDxStjohns, opened for NY Times Best Selling author and public speaker, Gabrielle Bernstein, written songs/jingles for the Town of Torbay, The Newfoundland and Labrador Summer Games and Mary Brown’s Restaurant. Kathy’s career was temporarily interrupted by a bout of cancer in 2013, when she was just 29 years old, but she returned to music at the end of cancer treatment and has since been cancer free. She has become an advocate for young adult cancer care and research, across Canada, and regularly works with Young Adult Cancer Canada (YACC). Kathy’s first single, “Time” was released in April, 2019 and was quickly followed by the release of her 10-track solo debut album, “Overcome”.
