..... above and beyond........ To tell the truth there is very little I can add that hasn't already been said by those reviewers more knowledgeable and eloquent. Most here obviously feel the...
Better late than never. Spotted in a bookshop in Bakewell, Derbyshire. There wasn't a "2" was there? So I bought it. And it's hardly been off in the car since. I agree with other reviewers t...
Rare beauty. Listening to Sandy Denny's voice makes you realise how much the music industry short-changes us these days. Sublime and unaffected, young yet embedded with wisdom, it sweeps you...
There's not a single dud in the trilogy of albums that singer/songwriter Nick Drake released during his all-too-short career. And 1968's Five Leaves Left--his first album--is certainly no ...
Yes but. Kate Rusby has a lovely voice and the arrangements of this collection of songs are sensitive. What's not to like? Well there is one big flaw for me - the lyrics. It's partly that fo...
Not for me!. I love all of Eliza's traditional folk music,and have been an avid fan of her and her family since they very first started, but I simply hate this stuff. I was excited to see a...
The Island Years. I do love this album and my only criticism is that there is not enough from "Henry the Human Fly". My favourite track on that album is The Old Changing Way and I would hav...
Good, earthy folk, with a bit of distortion pedal. Worth the price of admission for Gaudete alone, this is a good solid folk album, you can picture the lead singer resting his chin on his ha...
Let's hear it for the band. It is time for the nature of music reviews - at least for popular music - to change. There's no need any longer to read a review to help you decide if you want t...
Over the years this Irish folk band has recorded with James Galway, Roger Daltrey, Nanci Griffith, Elvis Costello, Willie Nelson, and many more. For The Long Black Veil, they made their bigg...
