{"product_id":"866332","title":"Braden Gates - Pictures Of Us [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBraden Gates is writing hard hitting topical songs giving us a street view of our times and that are delivered with honesty and conviction. 'Pictures Of Us' is his fourth album \\u2013 his first release on Borealis Records. The album is produced, recorded and mixed by Harry Gregg and features Daniel Akira Stadnicki (drums, percussion), Keith Rempel (bass), Elliot Thomas (banjo, dobro),Rott'n Dan Shinnan (harmonica), David Aide (Hammond B3), Maddie Storvold (harmony vocals), Daniel Gervais (fiddle), Jaron Freeman-Fox (viola d'armour) and Braden Gates (vocals, guitar, fiddle).\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eEdmonton's own Braden Gates is a folk singer through and through, and in the best possible sense of the word. His songs are full of stories that flow through him easily, and with all the grace, empathy and nuance that masterful story telling requires. \\u2013 Edmonton Folk Music Festival \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eGates' warm and slightly gravelly voice relays stories that are funny and heartbreaking \\u2013 usually over the course of the same tune. Full of wit and wisdom, folksy charm and sharp observations, Gates' compositions are relevant and, strangely, very rooted in the present \\u2013 even if he plays that fiddle and picks that guitar like an artist three times his age. \\u2013 Calgary Folk Music Festival \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eBeyond any specific tune, Gates' gifts as a wordsmith, or his talents arranging fine melodies for acoustic strings, there's an\\r\u003cbr\u003eintangible quality to the man's work \\u2013 call it sincerity \\u2013 that makes you want to listen. His tunes remind you again why we're all called to explore art at some time or other, for that sense of sharing the common human experience. \\u2013 Edmonton Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest Of Me\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlue Sky With A Chance Of Rain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePictures Of Us\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCasting Fly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMama, I\\u2019ve Tried\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTakes One To Know One\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatholic School\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMexican Wrestler\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoffee Shop\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother Reason For The Blues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill It Shines\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHappy Little Town\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55138075083137,"sku":"866332","price":15.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/51XvMAVQguL._SL1500.jpg?v=1767327932","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/866332","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}