Tag Archives: folk rock

RODNEY MATTHEWS & FRIENDS – Lost In The Wild Wood

May 8, 2023

Rodney Matthews Studios 2023 From Kenneth Grahame’s novel forth comes a ballad to target the eternity of art. A globally renowned visual storyteller whose illustrations grace the covers of many a famous platter, a few years ago Rodney Matthews returned … Continue reading →

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M-OPUS – At The Mercy Of Manannán

April 8, 2023

Rude Chord 2023 Rewinding counterclockwise wonders at will, wanderers from the coast of Éire land on the mysteries from 1972. If this ensemble’s initial plan suggested they would play what should amount to a temporal game from the past into … Continue reading →

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ILLUSION – Everywhere You Go

March 31, 2023

Edsel 2023 No use in thinking what is done or what will be: a definitive roundup of the shimmering oeuvre by a British band who turned miracles into mirage. The story of various musical flocks that flew from THE YARDBIRDS’ … Continue reading →

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JOHN MARTYN BAND – The Smiling Stranger In Bremen

March 23, 2023

MiG Music 2023 Subtitled “Live at Schauburg 1983” and shedding light on a single night in the life of one intrepid journeyman, here’s the double album to capture him in a full on-stage glory. Imposing and charming even when inebriated, … Continue reading →

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CLAIRE HAMILL – A Pocket Full Of Love Songs

January 28, 2023

Cherry Red 2022 You know how ladies are: smiling her blues away, British songstress reaches into one’s soul to bring tomorrow’s sunshine back. In the early ’70s, at seventeen, with a string of scintillating folk-informed numbers, she was the belle … Continue reading →

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