sarah harmer’s “captive”

sarah harmer is one of those artists that i have no idea how i got into. if i didnt know any better i would say that it was song silver road which also featured gordon downie, but i know i was into her way before that pairing. there was a time when i would walk into a record store on a tuesday and just pick up any new release that looked interesting. that very well may be the case here. man, i miss those days.

regardless, sarah has a lovely new record out called oh little fire which was released last month, i believe, on zoe records. one thing i truly appreciate about ms harmer and her music, is that none of her records sound the same. sure, its the same lovely voice, but musically they vary from folky/pop, bluegrass, and with her latest more of a rocking vibe, or at least as “rocking” as a sarah harmer can be. her lovely voice, great lyrics are all still intact, just the music has changed. i like it quite a bit, although i may prefer her bluegrass stuff more, surprisingly, which can be heard on i’m a mountain. either way, you cannot go wrong with any harmer release.

Captive