Tag Archives: Alison O’Donnell

THE LEGENDS OF TOMORROW – The Weather At World’s End: 1997 To 2022

July 10, 2023

Talking Elephant 2023 Esteemed music journalist reveals his other vocation and leads his coterie of friends into reflective jubilance. Those who used to read music press know Colin Harper’s writing, the talent expanded into authoring books and, lately, augmenting various … Continue reading →

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ALISON O’DONNELL – Hark The Voice That Sings For All

September 18, 2022

Talking Elephant 2022 Not septuagenarian yet, Irish nightingale soars to the sky for spread ancient wisdom across the world. Women’s vocals have the tendency of either sounding youthful even in their mistresses’ sunset years or rustling like precious parchment by … Continue reading →

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Alison O’Donnell Lets The Listener Hear Her Voice

May 22, 2022

“New songs in an ancient tradition” is how the erstwhile MELLOW CANDLE warbler Alison O’Donnell describes the gist of her forthcoming album which will see the light of day in July. One of the finest folk vocalists to have come … Continue reading →

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FLIBBERTIGIBBET – Whistling Jigs To The Moon

January 18, 2019

Stanyan 1978 / Sommor 2018 Risen on the other side of the world, spirits of Éire’s reels ring through the years. If MELLOW CANDLE’s “Swaddling Songs” – considered a cult classic now – sounded like songs of innocence, the music … Continue reading →

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