The Western Swing Authority

For country music fans, it can be easy to forget that Canada has a West too – a huge one, actually – and a long and deep tradition of cowboy music. And those northerners are by no means immune to the charms of more American Southwest-specific sounds, as this Canadian Western swing revival band makes clear. On their debut album, The Western Swing Authority bring the traditional sounds of their chosen genre right up into the 21st century, with slick and rich production and virtuosic picking – but the repertoire focuses on standards liked “Faded Love” and “Stay All Night” (a.k.a. “Stay a Little Longer”). Great stuff.