Steel Rail

Happy to report that our new album Coming Home was named one of the top albums of the year by the folk-roots magazine Penguin Eggs. Thanks to all those critics who singled us out and to the team at Penguin Eggs for this annual list. For details -- and to see the other great musicians on the lists, please check out the latest post on our website. https://steelrail.ca//coming-home-one-of-top-folk-albums-o

Sunday night blues? Tune in to Carolyn Mark's popular virtual hootenany tonight to hear Dave Clarke pick out a couple of tunes to launch The Dave Clark(e) Edition of the hoot. If you haven't yet discovered Carolyn, she's an alt-country sparkplug based on the West Coast. Her weekly hootenany features an array of performers that share a love for roots music and musical values. Two other Dave Cs are in the lineup. Dave is up first at around 7:15 Eastern. Here's how you can join the fun. https://www.facebook.com/events/214010206652549/

Great to report that Coming Home has been named one of the top releases of the year by influential folk DJ Mike Regenstreif. Steel Rail joins Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and the Kronos Quartet in Mike's Top 10 -- what great company! To see Mike's list, please check out his Folk Roots, Folk Branches blog here: https://frfb.blogspot.com/2020/12/top-10-for-2020.html

More good news: a new CD by Steel Rail guitarist Dave Clarke has just arrived! The Healing Garden features 12 new instrumentals -- 11 originals plus a guitar version of the Lennon-McCartney classic Across the Universe. For more information about The Healing Garden, please see Dave's website. https://daveclarke.ca/music

Congratulations Dave and Bill! Steel Rail guitarist Dave Clarke and veteran producer Bill Garrett have been nominated in the producer of the year category at the 2021 Canadian Folk Music Awards. Dave and Bill were nominated for their work on Steel Rail's new album Coming Home. The CFMA winners will be announced in April. Congratulations to all the nominees -- you can see who they are here. https://folkawards.ca/