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Chris Smither - Train Home - Disc One: Still
On The Levee A 50 Year Retrospective - Mighty Albert/Signature Sounds www.smither.com/
Johnny Coppin - The Brazier's Daughter - Borderland - Red Sky Records www.johnnycoppin.co.uk/
Alex Hodgson - The Street O' Sorrows - The Brig Tae Nae
Where - Greentrax Recordings www.alexhodgson.net/
Chris Smither - Slow Surprise - Disc Two:
Still On The Levee A 50 Year Retrospective - Mighty Albert/Signature
Sounds www.smither.com/
Quraishi - Negaar -
Mountain Melodies: Rubab Music Of Afghanistan -
www.evergreenemusic.com/
The Farewell Drifters - Oh My Brother - Tomorrow Forever - Compass
Records
www.thefarewelldrifters.com/
Chris Smither - Lola - Disc One: Still On The
Levee A 50 Year Retrospective - Mighty Albert/Signature Sounds www.smither.com/
Johnny Coppin - Dream of England - Borderland - Red Sky Records www.johnnycoppin.co.uk/
Alex Hodgson - We've Lost A Lark - The Brig Tae Nae
Where - Greentrax Recordings www.alexhodgson.net/
Chris Smither - No Love Today - Disc Two:
Still On The Levee A 50 Year Retrospective - Mighty Albert/Signature
Sounds www.smither.com/
Quraishi - Heart - Mountain Melodies: Rubab Music Of Afghanistan - www.evergreenemusic.com/
The Farewell Drifters - Neighborhoods Apart - Tomorrow Forever - Compass
Records
www.thefarewelldrifters.com/
Claude Bourbon - Sweet Entreaty - Disc One: ...The Travellin'
Man - Frog Records
www.claudebourbon.org/
Chris Smither - celebrating 50 years of
performing with a double CD featuring a selection from his impressive
career-long catalog, and joined for the occasion by a slew of guests
including Allen Toussaint, Loudon Wainwright III, Kris Delmhorst.
A sublime live solo performer, the additional musicians have afforded him
the opportunity to retool his songs for the occasion... and the result?
Magic!
Johnny Coppin - another superb album of original material, choice
contemporary songs from Pete Coe, Trevor Jones, Johnsmith,
John & Caroline Anderson amongst others, and of course some
Gloucestershire poetry beautifully set to music by the man himself! Musician
guests include Karen Tweed (ex-Poosies) on
accordion, Mike Silver on guitar and backing vocals, Paul Burgess (John
Kirkpatrick Band/Old Swan Band) on violin and recorders, plus others. The
First World War trilogy comprising John Condon, Gloucestershire from
Abroad, and Dream of England are particularly powerful, and the song lyrics
and background notes make enjoyable reading;
Alex Hodgson - second Greentrax release from
East Lothian singer-songwriter, whose first release Jeelie
Jars and Coalie Backies
found its way into Mrs. Windsor's personal music collection! Who knew! On
this release he continues to demonstrate the excellence of his compositions
in both word and melody, and, while he does sing with a very broad Scottish
accent, the accompanying CD booklet contains both song lyrics and very
enjoyable background history. Sympathetic guest accompaniment on various keys,
double bass, fiddle, flute, percussion and guitar augment Hodgson's
acoustic guitar, piano and percussion. I do believe Mrs. W will be going to the Counting House for the dosh to
add to her music library...;
Quraishi - performing his own compositions and
contemporary and traditional Afghan music, this world-class Afghan-American
master of the rubab - an ancient instrument
belonging to the short-necked lute family - has lived in the US since his
teens where he has enjoyed the freedom to devote his life to the
preservation through performance of the Afghan music that he inherited from
his musician and instrument making family. In a world where musicians are
regularly murdered by religious extremists for the crime of making music,
Mountain Melodies gives Westerners a hopeful view of the beauty that is
inherently Afghan and that surely will endure the fires of persecution;
The Farewell Drifters - second Compass Records release from this rootsy-acoustic rock quartet in search of the seam
linking bluegrass to pop compositions of 60s era Beach Boy Brian Wilson,
given the studio magic treatment by producer Neilson Hubbard (Matthew
Perryman Jones, The Apache Relay) bringing organ electric and lap steel
guitar and orchestral-style drums to the mix. Well-crafted songwriting
remains front and center, vocals and harmonies are excellent and the album
will certainly swell their fan-base;
Claude Bourbon - French born, Swiss raised, longtime resident of
Portsmouth UK, acoustic guitar maestro singer/songwriter making a very
welcomed return visit to Little Rock Folk Club on Sat Sep 27th 2014
bringing along medieval and Spanish blues. Parfait!
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