Small Miracles

Blue Rodeo is one of my favorite groups. They're a Canadian band that's been mixing rock, country, and bits of jazz with most of the same people--and the same two singer-songwriters--since 1987 or so. I picked up their brilliant debut CD, Outskirts, after hearing a cut from it in Sam the Record Man on Yonge Street in Tornoto. I saw them first live a few weeks later The Diamond in Toronto. Outskirts remains one of my desert island Top 10 CDs.

On this weekend's trip, we listened to their new CD, Small Miracles. It's a strong offering, with songs that range all over the map in subject matter and musical tone. Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy, the band's two leads, handle the singing well, and the band continues to be a very good musical team.

If you don't know Blue Rodeo, you should.