By Jim Hagarty
A few years ago, I wandered into my favourite local music hall on a Saturday night to hear a great band, Major Hoople’s Boarding House, that had gotten back together after many years and were playing their debut reunion concert. The opening act was a mother and daughter duo who blew me away with their set. Guitars, auto harp, sweet voices and wonderful harmonies. Calling themselves the McCullough Girls, mom Deborah McCullough and her daughter Callie played songs they had written and recorded in session in Nashville and released on a CD called Bad Daughter. I couldn’t get over how good they sounded on stage and afterwards, I met them and bought their CD. That summer I drove the back roads around my town listening over and over to the disc and couldn’t get enough of it. The McCullough girls hail from Stratford where I live but have played in venues all over North America. I am not sure of their status as a duo at the moment but I have been in touch with Callie who is agreeable to allowing me to feature their songs on Lifetime Sentences. When I get the details, I will offer the CD for sale in the Corner Store. One of my favourite songs on the record is Not Like It Was Love. I hope you like it. For a few other songs from their CD, check my Music page above.
