As Albertan as it comes, T. Buckley uses songwriting to explore the people and places that define his home. With a degree in Canadian History and a family background filled with professional musicians, it comes as no surprise that he would take up the mantle of songwriter, though inspiration has come as much or more from the works of John Hiatt, Lyle Lovett or Billy Cowsill as it has from his personal background. Buckley's latest recording, Northern Country Soul, showcases a maturation in his songwriting and musicality as well his band’s cohesiveness. His core band, the T. Buckley Band, make up a triple threat that has been turning heads; Derek Pulliam, playing his uncle’s antique stand-up base, brings a more-than memorable stage presence and harmonies that create a perfected old-time sound. Add Tim Leacock into the mix – his electric guitar and mandolin and you’ve got a stage act that is ready to shake up a room. The band is further augmented by some of Calgary's finest roots rockers on this recording, playing drums, pedal steel, dobro and fiddle. The professional quality of the record’s sound is of credit to recording engineer, mixer and master – Miles Wilkinson. This Grammy nominated engineer has worked with a number of icons such as Emmy Lou Harris, Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell and Billy Cowsill. Buckley’s musical bloom is a beginning, a redemption, like the dawn bruising your eyes in a truck stop after midnight. - Calgary Folk Festival