Sarah Harmer

Wispy and fleeting, "all of our Names" isn't so much folk music as acoustic comfort food.
Harmer, a lonely Canadian who sings with the sort of sigh that could be resignation, pure
joy or both, writes very plain, unvarnished, rural songs. "Silver Road" is emblematic: Both
the lyrics -- about moon rises and cars bumping down gravel roads -- and the easy,
unhurried rhythm of the tune conjure up a cool night on some very quiet and b... More >