Tag Archives: folk rock

STRAWBS – The Magic Of It All

October 4, 2023

Esoteric Antenna 2023 The last hurrah of English institution whose intrepid spirit should live on. It could be this ensemble’s last album anyway but, when the cancer-battling Dave Cousins called his colleagues to join him in Cape Town to work … Continue reading →

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PÓL BRENNAN – The Irish Revolution

September 26, 2023

Arc 2023 The gloom of discord over the Emerald Isle: esteemed clansman paints cinematic tapestries with subdued grandeur as befits the centennial of the Civil War’s end. In 2023, when Ireland celebrated the hundredth anniversary of the finale of the … Continue reading →

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CARLA FUCHS – Songbird

September 14, 2023

Talking Elephant 2023 With no need for a wing and a prayer, German debutante lets Sandy Denny’s verses leave the page and soar to celestial heights. Sandy Denny’s notebooks are a legacy too dear to many, and even the thought … Continue reading →

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KARNEY – Creatures In The Garden

August 23, 2023

Karney Music 2023 Californian chanteuse goes to the rainbow’s end and comes back from the dark to shed a fresh light on timeless favorites. The “old, new, borrowed and blue” formula has long been part of Anna Karney’s approach to … Continue reading →

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THE CURATOR – Living Space

August 21, 2023

Cromerzone 2023 Moving beyond the confines of personal cosmos, Norfolk’s conjurer of tuneful wonders looks forward to finding peace of mind. There always was something eerie in Alistair Murphy’s music yet, as his 2021 opus suggested, the veteran’s retirement from … Continue reading →

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