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- What’s New for the 25th of October: Some Autumnal Matters
- 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
Category Archives: Music
Thelonious Monk’s The Complete Riverside Recordings
Like all geniuses, pianist Thelonious Monk was initially misunderstood, even scorned. His ideas about harmony were ahead of his time, and he definitely didn’t fit in with the strictures of bebop, the lingua franca of the jazz world in the … Continue reading
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Kathryn Tickell & The Side’s Kathryn Tickell & The Side
There are so many groups and musicians who claim they have a unique sound that it is truly refreshing to come across a group that really has without boasting about it. Like Kathryn Tickell & the Side. I have only … Continue reading
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Jerry Lawson: Just a Mortal Man
Jerry Lawson spent 40 years as lead singer and arranger of the a capella vocal group The Persuasions, singing gospel, soul, rock ‘n’ roll, R & B, and covering artists as diverse as Frank Zappa and Bob Dylan on more … Continue reading
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Mark Cunningham’s Horslips: Tall Tales, The Official Biography
Horslips were, and in many ways still are, the Irish equivalent of Steeleye Span and, to a lesser extent, Fairport Convention, as they blend English and Irish traditional material and a rock and roll sensibility into what was the first … Continue reading
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Loened Fall’s The Complete Recordings
The group Loened Fall (“bad beasts” in Breton) is, like Storvan and Skolvan, a relatively small group consisting of Herve Bertho (violin), Marthe Vassalo (vocals), Ronan Gueblez (vocals), Sabine Le Coadoù (bombarde), and Marc Thouenon (acoustic guitar), but it sounds … Continue reading
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Anna & Elizabeth’s Anna & Elizabeth
Wow. Just, wow. That was my first reaction to this amazing new self-titled record by American songsters Anna & Elizabeth. You just don’t hear this kind of singing much anymore, outside of Appalachia, and it is a joy to find … Continue reading
John Coltrane’s So Many Things – The European Tour 1961
I realized while listening to this set that the only way to really get John Coltrane is to hear him play live before an audience. I know, that shouldn’t be a great revelation, because the very nature of jazz is … Continue reading
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The Foghorn Stringband’s Devil in the Seat
The Foghorn Stringband is a Portland, Oregon, institution. And on the basis of extensive tours of North America, the U.K., and Europe, it’s also known and loved wherever American roots music is appreciated. The Foghorns – all of whom sing … Continue reading
The Sweet Lowdown’s Chasing the Sun
The Sweet Lowdown is a trio of talented roots musicians from Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Chasing the Sun, their third album, is a thoroughly enjoyable affair. The group comprises Miriam Sonstenes, fiddle; Amanda Blied, guitar; and Shanti Bremer, banjo. All … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana music, Canadian folk music
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Slagr’s Short Stories
Slagr is a highly regarded trio based in Oslo, Norway, whose music falls under the title of chamber folk. This deeply evocative music mines the intersection where Nordic folk, classical, and new music intersect. Slagr was founded in 2003 by … Continue reading