Author: CharliesTrail

Originally from Indianapolis, Denison is a writer and musician who has picked up culture and influences from eccentrics all over the U.S. and overseas. He is a University of Kentucky Journalism School grad and an award-winning Montana journalist. Through the years he's had work published in "Chicken Soup From the Soul," Netflix, Montana Quarterly, NUVO, Americana Highways and Distinctly Montana. He has a solo album, "Whispers of the Lonely," and continues to write new songs and perform. Currently Denison is the editor of Stillwater County, Montana's weekly newspaper.

REVIEW: The Hipocrats take listeners on haunting, hopeful “Road to Joy”

January 23, 2023January 24, 2023CharliesTrail0

The Hipocrats — Road to Joy Serendipity strikes when you least expect it. After collaborating on “Caravan,” Seattle singer-songwriters Sarah Brunner and Tyler McGinnis felt the spark and inspiration to set off on their own as the Hipocrats, record an EP and hit the road together. What resulted was 2022’s Road to Joy, six songs […]

REVIEW: Wasperjaws “Nine Good Songs” hits with humor, poignance

December 26, 2022April 17, 2023CharliesTrail1

Wasperjaws “Nine Good Songs” “Wish I could sing it pretty but I’d be too proud if I could,” vocalist, singer and songwriter Danny Smith confesses on “How Will This World,” the first track of Wasperjaws’ Nine Good Songs, a 10-song folk, gospel and blues album for lovers of John Prine and the Kentucky Wildcats. Danny’s […]

Getting cold? Flatland Cavalry’s latest EP ‘Songs to Keep You Warm’ will do the trick

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022CharliesTrail0

Flatland Cavalry – Songs to Keep You Warm Flatland Cavalry’s new EP, Songs to Keep You Warm, released Oct. 28, lives up to its name, as the six songs feel like a cozy campfire session, with a bottle of Blanton’s being passed around, keeping spirits high, distracting us from the rest of the noise. The EP […]

REVIEW: Ruthie Foster Makes a Joyful Noise on “Healing Time”

November 15, 2022November 15, 2022CharliesTrail0

Multiple Grammy nominee Ruthie Foster takes the listener to church with her new LP, Healing Time, her first studio album since 2017. The soulful, liberating album takes the listener on a journey of joy, her gospel roots present on all the tracks. Mark Howard (Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams) and Daniel Barrett both produced the album, […]

REVIEW: Sean Devine releases stripped-down EP “Pencil and Paper”

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022CharliesTrail0

Sean Devine — Pencil and Paper There are some songwriters whose albums are so personal and honest that when you hear their latest work it’s like catching up with an old friend. Sean Devine’s intimate new EP Pencil and Paper has that feel the moment he strikes the first chord on the opening track, “How […]

REVIEW: Robert Connely Farr “Shake It”

October 31, 2022October 29, 2022CharliesTrail0

Robert Connely Farr returns to his Mississippi roots with gritty new LP, Shake It There’s a difference between feeling the blues and living the blues. When blues isn’t sincere, you can tell. But that’s not the case with Robert Connely Farr’s ninth studio album, Shake It, a riveting, romping, trans-stomp gem. The Bolton, Mississippi native […]

REVIEW: John Fusco “Borderlands”

October 19, 2022October 19, 2022CharliesTrail0

John Fusco Crafts ‘Cowboy Pictures,’ Returns to His Roots with Borderlands John Fusco’s third album, Borderlands, produced by George Walker Petit, takes the listener on a journey with every song. This shouldn’t come as a surprise. After all, Fusco is a storyteller – and a screenwriter at that – perhaps best known for “Young Guns,” […]