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Homes by Jon and Roy
I first heard Jon and Roy last summer at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival. I had just passed inside the gate when I heard the sound of African highlife guitar drifting from one of the workshop stages and decided to make my way over. I was surprised when as I got closer, the two musicians creating this wonderful music were not in fact African, but two young white musicians from Victoria, Canada. While my first reaction was ‘ What the Hell do they think they’re trying to pull off’, a few minutes more of listening to the effortless acoustic groove the two locked into, and I was solidly under their spell. ‘Homes’ is Jon and Roy’s debut CD and it’s quickly becoming one of my favourite acoustic albums of the year. This guitar and percussion duo plays juju rhythms and Zimbabwean riffs as if it was the most natural thing in the world. There’s nothing self-conscious in their approach. Jon and Roy don’t have dreadlocks or look like Deadhead Trustafarians; they seem secure and let their love of music speak for itself. My favourite songs include the Thomas Mapfumo inspired ‘Any Day Now’ and ‘It’s Gonna be Fine” The music reaches new heights on “Gold” and “Homemade Shirts” each of which features inspired fiddle solos from fellow Victoria native and Canadian roots legend, Daniel Lapp. Jon and Roy are an act to watch. 10/15/10 >> go there
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