We'll it's about time, eh? Rye Whiskey is now available to order online at this here site under the discography/store page... and so is our debut album Don't Be Blue.
And here's a lil reveiw of Rye Whiskey from Peguin Eggs Magazine:
Reviewed by Scott Lingley:
The
Boxcar Boys - Rye Whiskey (Independent)- Toronto's The Boxcar Boys
take an expansive approach to nostalgia for Great Depression -era music.
The band deploys its cast of clarinet, accordion, violin and low brass
(plus a guest mandolinist) on an eclectic array of traditional and
original tunes that take in Tin Pan Alley, western swing, hot jazz,
klezmer and various other exotic strains that imbued popular music in
the 1930s. And though their esthetic predates it, there's a dash of
bluegrass work ethic at play as well. Led by the frenetic clarinet of
John David Williams, the players execute tricky unison passages and
free-blowing N'Awlins-style polyphony - not to mention wild Gypsy
abandon - with equal aplomb and unerring accuracy, all in the absence of
a conventional rhythm section. Violinist Laura C. Bates steps up to the
mic to vocalize on Elizabeth Cotton's Freight Train (I assume that's
her - there's no credit on the CD sleeve), but other than that the album
is an antic instrumental free-for -all. If they're this much fun on
disc, I bet the boys (and girl) throw a helluva party in their live
shows."
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