Title: Alice’s Restaurant Label: Pure Pleasure The fifth child of the legendary Woody Guthrie who, indeed, gave him his first guitar at the age of six, Arlo Guthrie hardly shot to…
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Title: Out of Mind Label: Independent This is the first full album release (if you ignore their 2015, self-titled, EP) from this 4-piece band that was formed only in 2014. Because…
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Title: Revolve & Rotate Label: Gael Productions Daniels is an English folk singer songwriter with a texture to his voice that allies itself very easily to an effective, emotional delivery. His…
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Folk Review Singer-Songwriter Review VinylJohn Martyn’s Solid Air on half speed mastered vinyl from Abbey Road
Title: Solid Air Label: Island The reason for the reissue of this classic album isn’t so much the album itself but it has been chosen, as it where, to illustrate the…
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Title: Clarion Label: Sylvafield There’s a distinct flavour of Captain Pugwash from the first few seconds of the first track of this LP that is decidely unsettling which then, very surprisingly, switches…
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Title: The Gloaming 2 Label: Real World Effectively an Irish roots album, this LP wastes no time in reaching right under your skin and plugging directly into your emotions with a…
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Title: A Trident Anthology 1965-1967 Label: Big Beat It was Frank Werber, known to many as the manager to The Kingston Trio (one of the most important groups during 1957 and…
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Title: Turn the Glass Label: Plains Records OK, before we go any further I need to tell you that this band includes Cathy LeSurf. In fact, the cover of the CD…
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The Eve Folk Recordings Label: RPM Back in 1965, when the British folk revival was progressing nicely, the writer/producer/management team of Peter Eden and Geoff Stephens was busy launching Donovan on…
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Title: She’s Like A Swallow Label: Big Beat Not exactly the best known folk singer around but this Canadian 60s folk revivalist is well known in folk circles for penning Morning…
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Title: Folk Routes: The First Two Albums Label: Jasmine One of, if not the most, popular folk groups of the 60s, the trio were part of the folk revival, although…
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Title: Product Of Pisces And Capricorn Label: Wah Wah An obscure album from an obscure duo. Released in 1971, O.P.M.C. (Oldest Professional Music Company – a nod to the Amsterdam Red Light…
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Title: A More Perfect Union Label: Let Them Eat Vinyl Like Bob Dylan, his folk compatriot, the late Seeger’s voice could hardly have been called tuneful or melodic. With the onset of…