![]() ![]() The name of the band conjured for me a group of hootin’ and hollerin’ bluegrass old-timers with washboard, broomstick bass, moonshine jug and a few dirty kids, so I was surprised by the number of chairs-I thought we’d be stomping around-but the four musicians were young, clean and solemn. About forty of us crowded into the house, and some people had brought a few extra chairs. Two weeks later, I visited the home of the Breakmen’s banjo player in East Van for another kind of acoustic experience-to lend an ear to New Old Stock. Shared happiness mixed with nostalgia fuels the songs on this CD, which I was still humming days after the party. At the release party for their CD When You Leave Town the capacity crowd had a diversity of ages that is more usual at a wedding reception or Madonna concert. That’s where I saw the Breakmen, five harmonizing guys with three guitars, a mandolin or two, a banjo, a stand-up bass, a slide guitar, a harmonica and various noisemakers and shakers (I said five guys, right?). ![]() ![]() James Church, in the Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver, is now a fantastic acoustic venue for folk music-traditional, bluegrass, Celtic, Roots, and every other kind and combination. ![]()
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