Steve Bell and Carolyn Arends performing This is Who You Are at Fraser Lands Church in Vancouver.
This Bright Sadness – Review by Brian Walsh
I’ve been listening to it every chance that I get. I admit it that I first went to listen to your cover of Dylan’s “Everything is Broken”. In my books it takes some balls to cover Dylan and do it well, so I went with a very critical ear. And brother, you nailed it. This is a great cover.Then, having passed muster with his Bobness, I went on to listen to the album. Absolutely wonderful. I love it. I admit it that I’m partial to the blues (It’s Promising Rain is wonderful) and to dark tones in music. I’m also a total sucker for an organ in songs like this.So thanks, Glen, for thinking of me and giving me this wonderful recording. And congratulations on such a wonderful artistic work.Brian WalshI’ve been listening to it every chance that I get. I admit it that I first went to listen to your cover of Dylan’s “Everything is Broken”. In my books it takes some balls to cover Dylan and do it well, so I went with a very critical ear. And brother, you nailed it. This is a great cover.
Drumheller Circle Video
We’re experimenting with videos and have begun to develop others we’ll put up over the next months. For this one, Jeff Lukin (our web designer) rented a camera and forced Steve into the studio to shoot the song (Steve doesn’t like shooting videos).
Acoustic Christmas – CD Review
Review from CrossRhythms.co.uk
STYLE: Roots/Acoustic
RATING 
DISTRIBUTION: Signpost
FORMAT: CD Album
Reviewed by Matthew Cordle
From the outset the tone of this CD is meditative and conjures up an image of late-night introspection around an open fire. There is a wonderful breathing space in Kevin’s playing, with none of the over-complication that so often characterises Christmas music, neither the excess of “virtuoso” playing that can sometimes dominate guitarists’ music. The arrangements are musically creative and the recording quality is excellent – you can almost imagine Kevin is right there sitting between your speakers as the notes hang like droplets in the stillness. There is a curious shift in the stereo field about two thirds of the way through “Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming” which I’m not sure should be there and “Auld Lang Syne” seems a little out of place to my mind. But other than that there are no weak points at all here. “Away In A Manger” seamlessly combines two of the traditional tunes, the arrangement of “Good King Wenceslas” is beautifully interesting, “What Child Is This?” is Greensleeves with a delicate dash of Spanish flair. Unless you really dislike the acoustic guitar I would thoroughly recommend this CD as a reflective reminder of the Christmas story.
The Living Room Series on SALE!
Signpost Music’s offices are located in Winnipeg. Normally, that means that the Signpost team enjoys sunny, warm summers, and sunny, cold winters. This summer has been a noteworthy exception to that pattern, offering up a record setting amount of cold, rainy weather.
