The Record Crate by Alex V. Cook – Fly like an ‘Eagle’

As I type this, I’m listening to Fred Eaglesmith’s 1987 album Indiana Road, as congenial procession of rural desperation as one can imagine. Sure the farm is up for auction, the kids are headed nowhere fast, couples are hanging together with threads thinner than guitar strings and yet in the quiet harmonies, there is hope and peace of mind. Eaglesmith appears at the Red Dragon tonight, and performers like him are what listening rooms are for. Read more…