Tag Archives: folk rock

TOM NEWMAN – The (Secret) Life Of Angels

June 24, 2014

Viral Discs & Downloads 2014 Virgin Records co-founder and “Tubular Bells” co-producer returns to the realm of winged creatures for a new twist on all things celestial. Tom Newman’s credentials as Mike Oldfield’s regular soundbender are impeccable, although there’s much … Continue reading →

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BEVERLEY MARTYN – The Phoenix And The Turtle

April 30, 2014

Les Cousins 2014 Lost lady of the British folk returns to her roots to connect to the future. If this album’s title means rebirth at a slow pace, that’s certainly the case when we talk Beverley Martyn. Always in the … Continue reading →

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SOLSTICE – Prophecy

March 17, 2014

Esoteric Antenna 2013 It’s this time of the year: reaching out for the heart of the sunrise, British progsters reap the harvest. During this band’s hiatus that lasted more than a decade – twice longer than their first sabbatical which … Continue reading →

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WILL VARLEY – As The Crow Flies

February 24, 2014

Smugglers 2013 Putting his message across, young headline-hunting troubadour gets it straight. Modern crop of singers-songwriters seem to be either growing in a world of their own, airy-fairy way, or being so direct that their missives feel unattractively blunt, yet … Continue reading →

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JOE O’DONNELL’S SHKAYLA – Into The Becoming

January 19, 2014

Silvery 2013 Veteran violinist zooms in his rootsy, yet prophetic, vision on the timeless beauty. Never since the halcyon days of HORSLIPS have Irish musicians brew such a heady mix of genres that amounts to an alchemical marriage of rock … Continue reading →

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