A five-piece irreverent acoustic folk-pop group from Canada, performing genre crossing roots music ranging from the darkly humourous to the achingly tender.

11 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Folk Pop, FOLK: Modern Folk



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The Dust Poets are cool acoustic roots and wry urban folk. Their second release, âfour legs goodâ follows their Prairie Music Award-nominated debut album. The bandâs hooky arrangements and razor-sharp vocal harmonies showcase the sometimes cynical, often thoughtful and occasionally off-the-wall songwriting of Murray D. Evans.

The Dust Poets pack the edgy excitement of their live show into a diverse and engaging 11-song romp with âfour legs goodâ.

Murray D. Evans guitar, vocals, harmonica
Corey Ticknor mandolin, vocals
Karla Ferguson accordion, vocals, piano
Sean McManus clarinet, percussion
Darrell Mauthe fretless bass
Jason Munroe acoustic bass

Produced by Murray Pulver and Pierre Guerin
Recorded at Private Ear Studios in Winnipeg
Tracked by Lloyd Peterson, Mixed by Neil Cameron
Additional performances by Murray Pulver, DJ Hunnicutt and Sam Baardman

Released September 2003
Originally released under the bands former name, "das macht Show!".

Gone Gone Gone : An upbeat swing number from a simpler time. When people remind you about how much better life was in the good old days, just think dental care and that ought to be enough to shut them up...

Mariachi Band : A song inspired by a blind couple who busk the central plaza in Guadalajara with only a Barbary organ and their religious fervor...

Four Legs Good : A bouncy number about consuming our furry
quadrapedic friends...

Marching Over the Bones : A tender yet stinging observation on the futility of war...

Also, check out the Dust Poets new release, Lovesick Town.