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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
Various artists’s No One Got Hurt: Bloodshot Records’ 15th Anniversary @ The Hideout, Chicago
During the summer and early fall of 2009, the folks at Bloodshot Records, Chicago’s “insurgent country” label, put on a series of concerts featuring a rotating cast of a bunch of the musicians currently or formerly on their roster. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana music, rock and roll
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Old Blind Dogs’ Wherever Yet May Be
When I was a wee lad I was always made to eat my vegetables at dinnertime. So, I developed a habit of eating the things I disliked most on my dinner plate first — so as to leave the best … Continue reading
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Mustard’s Retreat’s Living in the Dream
I could just write: wow, another well thought out album from Mustard’s Retreat. But that would be a bit wee! David Tamulevich and Michael Hough the duo who make up Mustard’s Retreat have been around for a few years now … Continue reading
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Kevin Burke and Cal Scott’s Suite
This is the second album from Kevin Burke and Cal Scott. Its interesting the collaboration between two composers. Kevin, from a background steeped in Irish music is best known as the fiddle player in Bothy Band, Patrick Street, Open House … Continue reading
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Jeana Leslie and Siobhan Miller: Shadows Tall
Shadows Tall is the second album from Jeana Leslie and Siobhan Miller. The duo met whilst studying at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. They both graduated in 2009 with Honours. Indeed, they are two Scottish lassies that … Continue reading
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Stan Rogers’ The Very Best of Stan Rogers
Stan Rogers passed away in 1983, but his music and songs lives on. He was a brilliant singer and inspiration to many that followed. In fact, you might say he was a legend in his own time. Born of sea-faring … Continue reading
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Curt Bouterse’s Banjer On My Knee
Hard work and honesty created folk music. The right tune could ease a hard day, bring a smile to a tired face, and liven up a quiet night at the pub. So today’s recordings suffer from enshrinement. Sanitized and held … Continue reading
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Various Artists’ The Battle of Prestonpans 1745: Music and Songs of the Campaign
The album is subtitled as “A Companion to the Prestonpans Tapestry.” If you do not know what the Prestonpans Tapestry is, briefly it’s a tapestry instigated by Gordon Prestoungrange. In about 2002, at the Prestoungrange Arts Festival he commissioned Andrew … Continue reading
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Tagged scotland, Scottish history
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Richard and Linda Thompson’s I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Richard and Linda Thompson are among the most revered of musical couples in rock history, at least among fans not confined to music’s bland mainstream. That reverence is largely based on two albums: their first, I Want To See The … Continue reading
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Johnny Clegg’s Human
Human is Johnny Clegg’s 20th studio album, not counting any best-of compilations. Clegg was born in England and grew up largely in South Africa. He caused a big stir in the ’70s and ’80s by fronting Juluka, a mixed-race band … Continue reading