Music of the West
By Hugh McLennan
Jun-Jul 2007
Tonic Water
The Rawling Brothers
Seeing the Rawling Brothers at the Kamloops Cowboy Festival in March reminded me of their CD Tonic Water I received quite a while ago. I’d been planning to review it for several issues, and finally, here it is. The CD features ten original tunes, and the high lonesome harmony of Doug and Bruce against an acoustic backdrop brings the phrase “Alberta Blue Grass” to mind. The hauntingly beautiful Silver Sage is easily my favourite track. Born in a Prairie Town is the most uptempo track and celebrates growing up on the Canadian prairies from the heartland of Saskatchewan to the Alberta plains. Doug and Bruce pulled some talented acoustic musicians together for this project. Butch Falk packed his custom-built fine guitars and travelled from the ranch in B.C. Jake Peters is featured on mandolin and banjo; Dwayne Harder adds keyboards and his delicate touch really enhances Silver Sage. Phil Lethbridge adds the prairie fiddle. Order this one from The Rawling Brothers at rawlingbrothers.com or from canadiancowboy.ca.
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