CANADIAN ROOTS POWERHOUSE DUO
Cara Luft & JD Edwards
· 2020 Multiple Canadian Folk Music Award Winners: Contemporary Album of the Year, Ensemble of the Year and Vocal Group of the Year
· 2020 International Folk Awards Artist of the Year
· 2020 JUNO Award Nominee: Traditional Roots Album of the Year
· 2020 Multiple Western Canadian Music Award Nominees: Breakout Artists of the Year and Roots Artist of the Year
· Penguin Eggs Magazine Album of the Year
· #1 Folk/Roots Album of the Year on Canadian Campus Radio
· #5 Folk Album NACC Radio
“Luft and Edwards sound right at home together, and they may soon join duos like Mandolin Orange and Shovels & Rope among the ranks of Americana prestige. ”
— PASTE Magazine
“Their vocal harmonies are second to none...⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ”
— Mojo Magazine
“Luft is a Wailin’ Jennys alum whose work on the clawhammer banjo is to die for, while Edwards’ guitar and vocal harmonies deepen and enrich the duo’s sound.”
— NPR Music
“Perhaps The Small Glories need to rename themselves, for the full-hearted lyrics, the swelling harmonies, and the gorgeous fabric of the songs on this album are certainly large and wash over us with a powerful beauty that pulls at our hearts.”
“From Winnipeg: Cara Luft plays banjo, JD Edwards plays guitar, and in moments they find the darkening chord change the best bluegrass—from the Stanley Brothers to Be Good Tanyas—has always hidden in the sweet slide of the rhythm, the tiny shift where the person telling the story suddenly understands it.”
“Some things just work together: the Lennon and McCartney syndrome – and to witness a performance by The Small Glories is a rare opportunity to experience that indefinable quality that creates perfection... ”
“… you can’t help but be drawn in by Luft’s soulful vocals and the instrumentation that is quietly powerful.”