The Daily News - McKeesport, PA
CORNFLOWER BLUE, “Run Down the Rails” (self-released) ✰✰✰✰ — Leave it to a couple of Canadians to serve up a tasty slice of Americana. Trevor May and Theresa McInerney, aka Cornflower Blue, have been doing their thing for more than 15 years, though the enjoyable “Run Down the Rails” is just their second album of twangy folk.
Bandmates Deanna McDougall (violin), Dasha Korycan (bass) and Rob MacLeod (drums) played a bigger role in the eight-track release, and their efforts are noticeable.
The stellar title track kicks things off and segues into personal favourite “Cold Lake (Silver Jets and Sunsets),” in which McDougall steals the show. Additional highlights include “Morning With the Young Man Revisited,” “Mr. Air Traffic Controller” and “Fisherman’s Blues.” Good stuff. (JS)
Rootstime (Eddie Janssens)
Not only was Cornflower Blue the favorite color of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, it also is the name of a Canadian Americana/Folk Duo comprised of Trevor May and Theresa McInerney. Along with their backing band, they have now brought their second release on the market, which goes by the name “Run Down The Rails”. And sure enough, this record runs like a steaming locomotive going down shiny rails. ... Read Complete Article
Keys and Chords - 5 out of 5 stars (Philip Verhaege)
Cornflower Blue, where else did we hear that play on words? Oh right, it was one of the favorite colors of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. It’s a shade of azure, light of color with a little green in it. Just like the album that we just received: sober, modest and honestly lovely. ... Read Complete Article
Roctober (Waymon Timbsdayle)
Raucous (North) Americana (the parenthetical "North,"cuz it's Canadian, but we never held that against Hank Snow, k.d. lang, Neil Young, or Stompin' Tom) that twangs, sashays, and stomps. Includes the first country song I've ever heard using a train metaphor that uses the word "metaphor."
Billy Bop - a tribute to roots music (5 stars out of 5)
Canadian duo Trevor May & Theresa MCInerney aka Cornflower Blue releases their second album Run Down the Rails early 2012. Although the band wasn’t really out there to take part in the International musicscene they certainly are from now on. Put together more for the fun of making music, the first album of Cornflower Blue reached out to many people with a heart for country & American roots music and before they realized it their fan base increasingly grew over the years.... Read Complete Article
Music News Nashville (Dan Harr)
Some musical acts aspire to be stars out of the gate. Some hope to earn a living making music. Others just enjoy making music, reaching more fans as they go, and hope that things fall into place and that opportunity will eventually knock. The latter is the case with Canadian Americana/folk duo Cornflower Blue—a.k.a. Trevor May and Theresa McInerney, who along with their backing band are set to release their second album, Run Down the Rails, in early 2012.... Read Complete Article
KBMO spins of Cornflower Blue (Jason at KBMO Radio)
We're plaing Cornflower Blue's "Dangle" 15 spins a week. It really fits in well with our AM format and it works for both the younger and older listeners. Looking forward to more good music from the group!
A Labour of Love
Fatherhood's sleepless nights inspires album by musical duo 'Cornflower Blue' (Paula Roy, Kitchissippi Times)
Musicians often equate the process of making an album with giving birth. The analogy is particularly apt in the case of Highland Park resident Trevor May, who is one half of the dynamic, electric-folk duo 'Cornflower Blue'. ... Read Complete Article