Les Finnigan
Album – The Fiery Cart (2009)
Les Finnigan’s new instrumental acoustic guitar release “Fiery Cart” follows on the heels
of his 2007 Canadian Folk Music Award nominee, ” Things My Guitar Said”. The twelve new
tracks are guaranteed to fill any room and it is hard to fathom that no edits or special effects
were used to create this feast of acoustic delights . Fabrizio Alberico handcrafted the guitar
at his studio in Gibson, British Columbia and it is the clear and free flowing waterlike sounds
that make this disc so effective and enjoyable.
The “Cart” wears a coat of many colours and links us to musicians like the late,
Michael Hedges, and the contemporary work of Steve Dawson, Joel Fafard and on an
international scale, Bill Frisell. The songs are impassioned, inventive and unpredictable.
No set pattern, tempo or mood surrounds the album ; however, no link in this chain of tracks
appeared weak to me. The only thing I can say wrong about this cd is that it sneaks
up on you and ends too soon.
For an encore you might want to you stroll down to Granville Island and I think you know
the rest of the story.
John Roman
Gabriola Radio
