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Issue 12 Winter 2001
Firefly is Garnet Rogers ninth solo CD - a lot of words have been written about them. So what s a reviewer to write about that hasn t been written before. Maybe that Rogers has written eight new wonderful songs about ordinary people picking their way through the minefields of real life. Or that Rogers is still an unparalleled interpreter of other people s songs and here he tackles Ralph McTell s *Girl From the Hiring Fair* and Marcus Vichert s *Lady of Spain*. Rogers set the quality bar very high with his first release and has equaled or raised it with each successive album. Each one has as been a joy to listen to. There have been great songs, amazing playing, achingly beautiful singing, and terrific storytelling. And no one can set a mood better than Mr. Rogers when you visit his neighbourhood. It s a neighbourhood just like yours - full of people with courage, heartaches, humour, and, above all else, hope. Does Firefly live up to its predecessors? Yes it does - in spades. It can sit beside the other Garnet Rogers recordings as a continuation of an evolving, emotional, entertaining, and important body of work. Anyone who claims an interest in roots music should have Garnet Rogers in their music library. If you know his work, get a copy of *Firefly.* If you don t know, get a copy of Firefly...and all the others. Rogers has staked his place as an artist you can count on to deliver the musical goods everytime. There s not that many of them out there. - By Les Siemieniuk
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