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New Music: Rick Sparkes + The Enablers Flaunt Their Guitar Talents on ‘The Trouble With The Light’

Poet-musician Rick Sparkes and his band, The Enablers, have released their latest album, The Trouble With The Light. The multi-talented ensemble are second-to-none when it comes to maximizing the potential of guitars, and it graciously shows in an album containing previous singles “Nashwaak” and “Prince County Fair.” Continue reading New Music: Rick Sparkes + The Enablers Flaunt Their Guitar Talents on ‘The Trouble With The Light’

Single: Rick Sparkes + The Enablers’ ‘Prince County Fair’ Draws Inspiration From The Byrds

At some point in time an experience in Alberton, Prince Edward Island seems to have left a sour taste in Rick Sparkes’ mouth. Sparkes and his band, The Enablers, have returned with “Prince County Fair,” the latest single release of their upcoming album, The Trouble With The Light. Less of a qualm with the local mid-Summer exhibition, the song is about the emotional association with a place that can be hard to shake when things don’t turn out like you expect. Continue reading Single: Rick Sparkes + The Enablers’ ‘Prince County Fair’ Draws Inspiration From The Byrds

Single: Rick Sparkes + The Enablers Visit New Brunswick On ‘Nashwaak’

While I wouldn’t be so quick to put “Nashwaak”, the latest single from Rick Sparkes + The Enablers, into the box of “country music”  – a nebulous genre that is often dwarfed by its own industry, eschewing the wild soul and charm that is supposed to be endemic to “country culture” – the song manages to not only capture that spirit but also build off it in a meaningful way.
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