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- A Kinrowan Estate story: Contradances
- What’s New for 11th of October: Music reviews picked by Gary for you to consider, ‘Hotel California’ live by the Eagles for you to listen to, and a biography of the Eagles for you to read. So isn’t that enough for one edition here? I think so.
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Getting Ready for All Hallows Eve
- What’s New for the 27th of September: A tribute to Cape Breton music
- A Kinrowan Estate story: All The World’s A Stage
- What’s New for the 14th of September: books and music to see summer out
- What’s New for the 10th of September: It’s Definitely Late Summer!
- What’s New for the 30th of August: Dolly Pardon
- What’s New for the 16th of August: Deborah Grabien’s music criticism essays; new Americana and jazz, and some music for the Dog Days of Summer
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Midsomer Strangeness
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Contradances
- What’s New for the 26th of July: Witches in fiction, both books and film; an Americana reissue and some music on a smoky theme
- A Kinrowan Estate story: chicken pot pieces
- What’s New for the 19th of July: Charles de Lint’s Ottawa novels with a quote from Drink Down the Moon, Gary’s review of Nordic fiddle music, It’s Michele Walther and Irina Behrendt playing Aaron Copland’s ‘Hoe Down’ from his Rodeo album
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Midsomer Odd Things
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Library and Its Librarian
- What’s New for the Fifth of July: Remembering Jane Yolen; some new Americana and jazz music; Fishing Blues
- A Kinrowan Estate Story: Recursive Loops
- What’s New for June 21: Jennifer Stevenson’s ‘Solstice’
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Turkish Coffee
- What’s New for the 7th of June: Foxes in literature, live Balkan music, comforting jazz, Americana jazz, and wonderfully weird fusion jazz; and John Fogerty live
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Bloodied Kings
- What’s New for the 24th of May: Gary’s Review of Elizabeth Bear’s White Space novels, iain’s review of the Lonely Signal Burns novellas by her, she reading her own story, ‘The Chains That You Refuse’, and I see Gary has some tasty music reviews fir us as well
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Our Greensward
- What’s New for the 10th of May: books reviewed by Jennifer Stevenson, music by Teddy Thompson, Americana music from all over, and some live music from John Fogerty
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Walk
- What’s New for the 26th of April: the nature of Stories; some new and newish SF, plus new world, jazz, folk and Americana music
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Spring Day
- What’s New for the 12th of April: Some new and recent SF; new Americana, Norwegian folk rock and jazz; and thoughts on War For The Oaks
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Unified Theory of Libraries (A Letter to Anna)
Category Archives: Music
Yves Brouqui’s Mean What You Say, and Brian Charette’s Borderless
I don’t think you’ll hear a better new album of straight ahead guitar jazz this year than Yves Brouqui’s Mean What You Say. Brouqui has been playing professionally since he began in Paris in 1986, and since a long stint … Continue reading
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Tagged Jazz music
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Freddie Hubbard’s On Fire: Live From The Blue Morocco
I first discovered Freddie Hubbard in the mid-70s when he was playing slightly electrified jazz with a bit of soul and fusion and post-bop in the mix. Those recordings on CTI made me a fan, which I remain to this … Continue reading
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Kenny Dorham’s Blue Bossa In The Bronx: Live From The Blue Morocco
I haven’t heard much of jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham’s music, and you probably haven’t either. It’s a pity because as many of his peers noted, he was the definition of underrated. He also died tragically young at the age of … Continue reading
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Diva Ethno Future Sound’s Şăltăr Vitĕr Şol Korănat
The Path of Life to the Truth in Love, Unity, and Fidelity… In their third album Şăltăr Vitĕr Şol Korănat, the Chuvash group DIVA Ethno Future Sound offers a historical and folkloric journey through time, ancestry, and emotion. DIVA, founded … Continue reading
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Tagged Russian ethno folk, world music
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Gary Smulyan’s Tadd’s All, Folks; and Alfie!’s The Songs of Burt Bacharach
Though not much remembered now but by musicians and aficionados, Tadd Dameron (1917 – 1965) was one of the most influential composers, arrangers and pianists of the era that bridged big band swing and bebop, the 1940s and ’50s. American … Continue reading
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Tagged Jazz music
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Nuker’s Hamta
The debut album Hamta by Buryat ethno rock band Nuker explores traditional Buryat music fused with the raw energy of rock and heavy metal. From the very first track, it becomes clear that Nuker isn’t just another ethnic fusion band; … Continue reading
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Tagged English folk music, English folk rock, Siberian music, world music
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Erlend Apneseth’s Song Over Støv
This album is a deep, complex and engaging exploration of the borderlands where Norwegian traditional music meets chamber folk, art song, and avant garde minimalism. We’re in good hands with Hardanger fiddler and composer Erlend Apneseth at the helm. The … Continue reading
Sudeshna Bhattacharya & Mosin Khan Kawa’s Mohini
The first time I settled myself to listen closely to Mohini, there came a moment in the midst of the third piece, “Raga Bhairavi,” when a small embellishment made by Sudeshna Bhattacharya on her sarod made my heart soar. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Hindustani classical music, raga
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Mojna’s Väntenätter
Somehow I totally slept on this when it was released in the summer of 2024, but I recently fished it out of the digital folder where it was languishing and have been listening to it a lot. Väntenätter is the … Continue reading
The Ukrainians’ Istoriya: The Best of The Ukrainians
John D. Benninghouse wrote this review. Istoriya demonstrates well the dual-edged sword that is the “best of” compilation. On the one hand, it gives a nice overview of The Ukrainians‘ oeuvre and is an enhanced CD and so the buyer … Continue reading
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Tagged rock and roll, world music
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