Shelly Campbell
Blue Ridge Reveille
(Nettwerk)
Campbell has crafted a delightful homespun masterpiece! Recorded in her home, the record is a soothing laidback trip through rural Americana. Touches of Victoria Williams, Son Volt, Kathleen Edwards and The Be Good Tanyas make this record a heads and shoulders release for best alt-country so far this year. Campbell is a gifted songwriter with smoky vocals that flow with a genuine heartbreak that much of today’s country lacks. It just doesn’t get any better than this.
—Trevor MacLaren
categories: Canadian artist
This article appears in Dec 6-12, 2007.
