Tag Archives: folk rock

PETER KNIGHT’S GIGSPANNER – From Poets To Wives

April 18, 2021

Talking Elephant 2021 Venerated stalwart of British folk rock takes up the hardest task of cherry-picking one of his ensemble’s best moments and serves up the delicious mélange of reels, jigs and other irresistible dances. Those who follow the twisted, … Continue reading →

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PAUL BRETT – Stone Survivor: Anthology

April 14, 2021

Lemon 2021 Gathering no moss, English guitarist extraordinaire rolls his milestone up the hill and lets it loose. To call this artist a national treasure or musician’s musician would be dropping praising too commonplace to properly describe his status. Paul … Continue reading →

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SONUS UMBRA – A Sky Full Of Ghosts

April 13, 2021

Sonus Umbra 2020 Approaching their 30th anniversary, art-rockers of worldwide renown venture into celestial realm to find spectral closure. It took this ensemble – split currently between Chicago and Abu Dhabi, which must have influenced their stylistic reach – almost … Continue reading →

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PIGMY – Manifestación

April 2, 2021

Guerssen 2020 Transmogrifying ancient text into sound, one melody-obsessed Catalan conjures up most potent magic. Weird as it may seem, nowadays only a rare ensemble perform the blissfully quirky Renaissance rock the way the artists from five decades ago did, … Continue reading →

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THE WALK-A-BOUT – Afterglow

March 24, 2021

Shred The Evidence 2021 Unplugging their charge to heighten the listener’s sensuality, Australian-American quintet serve up a translucent images of two unexpected songs. If the gist of walkabout is to search for one’s self, this ensemble seek their identity in … Continue reading →

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