Tag Archives: folk rock

BLACKMORE’S NIGHT – Dancer And The Moon

December 11, 2013

Frontiers 2013 Coming full circle to their source, the Minstrel and the Damsel color the day in auburn to save it from the cold. Well into the second decade of their journey, this band continue to inhabit a rarefied air … Continue reading →

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STEELEYE SPAN: Hello, Terry Pratchett! Goodbye, Peter Knight!

November 14, 2013

This year is going to be a milestone in the long history of English folk-rockers STEELEYE SPAN. Perhaps, it’s a sign of their glory that, once the band finished making a new record, “Wintersmith” – it’s based on the Tiffany Aching books by Terry … Continue reading →

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GORDON GILTRAP – Visionary

October 27, 2013

Electric 1976 / Esoteric 2013 Folk troubadour makes a quantum leap from innocence to experience to burn bright in the forests of the night. Criminally underrated to this day, guitarist Giltrap has never let himself be constrained by any particular … Continue reading →

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JUDY DYBLE – Flow And Change

August 8, 2013

Gonzo 2013 British progressive folk doyenne spins another set of tales, up close and personal. “I am the creature of legend and lie,” goes gently rocking opener “Black Dog Dreams” as if to sum up not only the canine view … Continue reading →

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BIV AND THE MNEMONICS – The Pace

June 15, 2013

Moo Moo 2013 San Fran folk-rock classicists drill down the memory with an upbeat full-blown full-lengther. One needs company in order to kick up dust or cut the rug, and since their 2009’s debut, “The Blue Orange”, the duo of … Continue reading →

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