{"id":3251755,"date":"2018-06-26T12:52:53","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T15:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?p=3251755"},"modified":"2018-06-26T12:52:53","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T15:52:53","slug":"jared-durelle-chats-with-caribou-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/reviews\/mr\/jared-durelle-chats-with-caribou-run","title":{"rendered":"Jared Durelle chats with Caribou Run about new release, Old Peninsula"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo Cred: Caribou Run<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Maritime band Caribou Run<\/strong><\/a> of Nova Scotia has released their second studio album Old Peninsula<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0Recorded at The Old Confidence Lodge<\/a> in Riverport, Nova Scotia. The album is performed by Danielle Noble\u00a0(Vocals, Keys), Drew Moores (Vocals, Guitar), Corey Thorpe (Vocals, Guitar), Jonathan Barkhouse (Drums),\u00a0Peter Visser (Bass), and Mike Brunelle (Trombone, Vocals). The album features guest performances by Ken\u00a0Voita, Rebecca South, Nik Field, Mark Adams and it was recorded by Diego Medina. Old Peninsula<\/em>\u00a0is a\u00a0testament to neofolk as a genre of traveling troubles and triumphs. With the bluesy stories of misfortune\u00a0and addiction coming from tracks ‘Silvia’, ‘Roll on’, ‘Mr. Rye’, ‘Fleeting Soul’, and ‘Money’ there are\u00a0emotional jams backed by impressive and invasive instrumentals. The tone of the album is hopeful and\u00a0grown from lament as tracks like ‘Wish You Well’ and ‘PEI’ capture adventurous connections. The most\u00a0popular track ‘Carney’s Crossing’ is a percussion-fueled tragedy that barrels forward through steady\u00a0rhythm and a constant refrain to the chorus of “…Meet me down at the railway crossing…”. Caribou Run’s\u00a0Old Peninsula<\/em>\u00a0invites you into a truly beautiful adventure into the calming lament of lives lead a well as\u00a0thought on roads to be tread. With a music video in the works and tour dates set the band is investing\u00a0itself in growth and you should be investing your time into them. The overarching theme was born out of\u00a0the bands Western Shore retreat after proving themselves with their first album ‘Something Organic Will\u00a0Happen’. With its opener being the lament filled ‘Silvia’ where a single street is brought to life through an\u00a0emotional call with no response except for the trombone and percussion filled instrumental which flows\u00a0perfectly into the washboard back and forth of ‘PEI’. Caribou Run expose an emotional and spirited trip but\u00a0it retains the fun cohesiveness that the group used to put together the album in the first place. The closing\u00a0somberness of ‘Wish You Well’ holds the same calming passion of a sunset from some warm day long ago\u00a0as themes of survival and the album’s namesake is revealed to be home of memories of heartache and\u00a0soul. The album is best enjoyed whenever one wishes to let life in and hear music that is real in meter,\u00a0measure and mature melody as the band captures both technical and thematic brilliance. May the sun also\u00a0rise as Old Peninsula<\/em>\u00a0shows that Caribou Run can stand out on the East Coast. In their words, this is an interview with Caribou Run.<\/span><\/p>\n

What could you tell me about developing it?<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Photo Cred: Caribou Run<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Old Peninsula<\/em>\u00a0seemed to come together really naturally and it was a very collaborative project by all\u00a0<\/span>of our band members. After the release of our first album \u201cSomething Organic Will Happen\u201d in 2017, we\u00a0<\/span>started playing around with new material for fun, and ended up coming up with some stuff that strayed\u00a0<\/span>slightly from our original sound.\u00a0<\/span>We rented a house in Western Shore last October for a two day writing retreat, taking the time to sift\u00a0<\/span>through the rough material to see what resonated with us. We also brought some really old stuff back to\u00a0<\/span>the table that we hadn\u2019t looked at or played in years, and re-wrote them to fit with the album. It was the\u00a0<\/span>first time we had actually dedicated time to song writing as a group, and we even surprised ourselves\u00a0<\/span>with what we came up with.\u00a0<\/span>A good friend of ours, Diego Medina, recorded the Old Peninsula<\/em>\u00a0album. His studio, The Old\u00a0<\/span>Confidence Lodge is in Riverport, Nova Scotia, and we have spent time jamming there and going to\u00a0<\/span>shows over the past few years. The location was a great backdrop for this album, as we had a personal\u00a0<\/span>connection to the venue.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is there any piece in particular that had inspiration from a story in a band member\u2019s life?<\/span><\/h4>\n

Most of our band members grew up in Nova Scotia, and the rest came here for a visit and decided to\u00a0<\/span>stay. The title, Old Peninsula<\/em> is a reference to Nova Scotia, and is a lyric in the closing track on the\u00a0<\/span>album \u201cWish You Well\u201d.\u00a0<\/span>Drew started to write \u201cWish You Well\u201d while he and Danielle were on a road trip in the US a few years\u00a0<\/span>ago. It was a tribute and a reflection to home. The entire band seemed to gravitate towards this theme\u00a0<\/span>and we totally reinvented the song for the album.<\/span><\/p>\n

What’re you doing as a group next?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

At this point we are still riding on the excitement of the new album and we will be promoting it as much\u00a0<\/span>as we can this summer. We have festivals and shows lined up throughout the summer and fall in Nova\u00a0<\/span>Scotia and New Brunswick. A couple we are really looking forward to are Lunenburg Folk Harbour\u00a0<\/span>Festival, and Knotty by Nature festival at the Ovens Park. All of our upcoming shows will be posted on\u00a0<\/span>the website and on Facebook!\u00a0<\/span>We also have a wacky music video in the works. So stay tuned for that!<\/span><\/p>\n

Has the east coast been a good venue for art and performance?<\/span><\/h4>\n

The east coast is absolutely a good venue for art and performance, which we attribute to the great\u00a0<\/span>community of artists and to the supporters of live music. Although the number of music venues that\u00a0<\/span>genuinely support live music is dwindling there are some really special places on the east coast that are\u00a0<\/span>fostering a unique scene for musicians.<\/span><\/p>\n

And is there anything you want to say to your fans or the public?<\/span><\/h4>\n

To the fans,<\/span>
\nThank you for the incredible support that we have gotten over the past few years playing on the east\u00a0<\/span>coast. We\u2019re super proud of the new album and we hope you love it!<\/span>
\nTo the public,<\/span>
\nSupport local artists and live music!<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information on Caribou Run, you can check out their website HERE<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jared Durelle chats with Caribou Run about their new release, “Old Peninsula”, how the record came to be, and what’s next for the band.<\/p>\n

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