Reviews and such like
When we here at the Association of Artists for Creative Alliance created the OUR Coffeehouse series (Organic, Unplugged,Rootsy/Raw/Real), we had a vision of how the perfect evening would look and sound – and that is exactly what happened last Wednesday night when Karl & Gail took the stage as our feature performers! Both Karl and Gail quickly drew every member of the audience in with their clever lyrics and infectious melodies – their harmonies were pretty wonderful too!
We can always tell when the audience enjoys the show as much as we do by the comments that come our way - and days after the show we’re still hearing from people who are saying things like “Loved the music and the fun that Karl and Gail shared with us the other night. I’ve been looking for this for a long time – I feel like I’ve found home again”
Thanks Karl and Gail for a most wonderful evening! Please know you are most welcome on OUR stage anytime!
Lynda M. Norman, Executive Director
ACA - Artists for Creative Alliance
from the Vancouver Province... "Twilight Zone", with its Kevin Costner movies and chocolate ice cream references, has a real fragility and "People in Moose Jaw" is a great little heartache tune. Production is spare -- which suits the group -- and whoever's playing the up-front guitar is really good. The best thing here, hands down, is "Dinosaurs", their wonderful poke at the boomers and their music.
from the Vancouver Courier... Real, Real Gone is a collection of 12 folk songs with catchy guitar hooks and some nice vocals by Gail and Karl Hourigan. The songwriting ranges from competent to very good, with some songs outstanding: "People in Moose Jaw", "This Old House" and "It's Crazy" are the ones I remember after a couple of listens, due mainly to Gail Hourigan's vocals: in "Moose Jaw", it's the lyrical sentiment ("It's not fair that people in Moose Jaw are closer to you than me.") The band's strengths lie in its melodies, vocals, and the occassional lyrical hook
from CITR Discorder... They write great songs with infectious hooks, as tunes like "People in Moose Jaw" and "This Old House", from their new three-song demo, attest.
We can always tell when the audience enjoys the show as much as we do by the comments that come our way - and days after the show we’re still hearing from people who are saying things like “Loved the music and the fun that Karl and Gail shared with us the other night. I’ve been looking for this for a long time – I feel like I’ve found home again”
Thanks Karl and Gail for a most wonderful evening! Please know you are most welcome on OUR stage anytime!
Lynda M. Norman, Executive Director
ACA - Artists for Creative Alliance
from the Vancouver Province... "Twilight Zone", with its Kevin Costner movies and chocolate ice cream references, has a real fragility and "People in Moose Jaw" is a great little heartache tune. Production is spare -- which suits the group -- and whoever's playing the up-front guitar is really good. The best thing here, hands down, is "Dinosaurs", their wonderful poke at the boomers and their music.
from the Vancouver Courier... Real, Real Gone is a collection of 12 folk songs with catchy guitar hooks and some nice vocals by Gail and Karl Hourigan. The songwriting ranges from competent to very good, with some songs outstanding: "People in Moose Jaw", "This Old House" and "It's Crazy" are the ones I remember after a couple of listens, due mainly to Gail Hourigan's vocals: in "Moose Jaw", it's the lyrical sentiment ("It's not fair that people in Moose Jaw are closer to you than me.") The band's strengths lie in its melodies, vocals, and the occassional lyrical hook
from CITR Discorder... They write great songs with infectious hooks, as tunes like "People in Moose Jaw" and "This Old House", from their new three-song demo, attest.
