MAD PUDDING - Rattle On The Stovepipe (lona Records IRCD055)
Iona Records continue their Canadian connection with young celtic-rockers Mad Pudding. From the opening title track leading into the 'New Canadian Old Time Set' with its French sounding inflections the band set up a nice groove. Although the music is well played, this type of folk crossover has been heard plenty of times before. Having said this, they have a fine fiddler in Cam Wilson who's fluid style lends greatly to the traditional and his own tunes.
(Pete Fyfe)