In 2002 Steve Coffey and his mates decided it was high time for real music, as in "LIVE OFF THE FLOOR" to be recorded and released. As what they called "A musical fishin' trip" East of East Coulee was recorded in an old coalmining schoolroom over a w [+]In 2002 Steve Coffey and his mates decided it was high time for real music, as in "LIVE OFF THE FLOOR" to be recorded and released. As what they called "A musical fishin' trip" East of East Coulee was recorded in an old coalmining schoolroom over a winter weekend in, where else? East Coulee, Alberta. Employing old recording techniques and gut instinct, they believe they captured the true spirit of Steve's songs and of the Canadian prairie landscape. Here are a few select reviews of 2002s "East of East Coulee"
"This is a pure a version of country music as you are likely to find, there is an unabashed and loyal predilection to country roots that pervades every note. Recorded "live off the floor" it demonstrates a talented group of musicians playing solid honest country. This is a little treasure of an album and a great antidote to the Tim McGraw's and the Shania Twain's of the world who have taken a raw musical form and perverted it into something largely unrecognizable as country. This is the REAL DEAL folks...a great album, well written and performed...this is a great place to park your heart, pull out some moonshine and dance the night away!" Rating 4star Review: Doug Floyd: AltCountryTab (UK)
"-Last year about this time, singer-songwriter Steve Coffey and some of his peers on the Calgary roots music scene took a road trip to East Coulee, a small coal mining town east of Drumheller. Their goal was a simple weekend jam session which they planned to tape for their own enjoyment. Later, when Coffey played the tapes, he realized this record had to come out. His instincts were dead on. East of East Coulee is one of the warmest, most sincere country-folk records of the year. Standouts include the catchy stomp 'n' pick tunes My Hitchin' Ass, Stanley's Hope, and Watchin' Daddy Dance. As for the ghostly steel guitar ballad, Face in The Steel, a crackly old recording made by Coffey's father, Bill Coffey, more than 40 years ago, it'll send a shiver up your spine and a tear down your cheek." Heath McCoy and Nick Lewis; Calgary Herald Dec. 24 2002 (an indy top 10)
"Steve's got that old timey sound nailed. Better country music than you can get at home on your radio by a prairie mile."South Country Fair
"This record blows in from the Canadian prairies with dus
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