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- A Kinrowan Estate story: puppeteers, and their puppets
- 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)
- What’s New for the 29th of March: Beer and spirits, in song and text, some new Scandinavian fiddle music and jazz flute music, and more
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Ghostly Librarian
- What’s New for the 15th of March: some DeLint stories for early spring; lots of polskas, Serbian folk rock, progressive jazz, and Nordic music from the archives
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Hedge Witches
- What’s New for the 1st of March: Emma Bull’s War for The Oaks, Rosanne Cash’s ‘Runaway Train’, Johnny Cash at San Quentin, plus new Americana and jazz music
- A Kinrorwan Estate story: Cranachanh
- What’s New for the 15th of February: Some Seanan McGuire fantasy, Alison Bechdel’s latest, Pamela Dean’s Tam Lin; Nordic sounds, old time, Americana and Tex-Mex music
Category Archives: Music
“Mississippi” John Hurt’s Rediscovered
Big Earl Sellar wrote this review. Do you want the long review or the short one? Here’s the short: Do yourself a favour, go out and buy this disc. Right now. Here’s the long: John Hurt’s story is one of … Continue reading
Various artists’ 1920: Even Water’s Getting Weaker
If you’ve always had trouble finding a “greatest hits” recording for 1920, search no more. The good folks at Archeophone have produced a typically excellent package in Even Water’s Getting Weaker, which they plan as the first in their “Phonographic … Continue reading
Bill Miller’s Ghostdance
Patrick O’Donnell wrote this review. Bill Miller has an amazing ability to tell a story, write music, sing a song, inspire a listener and express emotions. He can rock and rail about adversity in one breath, and in the next … Continue reading
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott’s The Ballad of Ramblin’ Jack – Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott is a living treasure, a walking and talking (and talking and talking) encyclopedia of American folk music. Although he has been singing for more than 50 years, his recorded output is woefully slim. Until somebody produces a … Continue reading
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John Hiatt’s Crossing Muddy Waters
In Crossing Muddy Waters, John Hiatt has produced one of the best records of his life. That’s saying a lot for a singer-songwriter who has put out something like 20 albums in a quarter of a century, whose songs have … Continue reading
The Clumsy Lovers’ Barnburner
The Clumsy Lovers play raucous, uptempo Celtic-based rock with all kinds of Pacific Rim influences. Based in the Vancouver, B.C., area, the Lovers incorporate Californian and Hawaiian folk-rock, reggae and ska into their lively musical brew. The band writes much … Continue reading
Fairport Convention’s Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
I daresay that many, if not most, readers of Green Man Review know all there is to know about Fairport Convention. If you’re not among them, there’s no dearth of information about this most venerated of English folk rock bands elsewhere in … Continue reading
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Various Latvian artists, Sol de Nit, Eric Montbel, and Storvan: An omnibus bagpipe review
Various artists’ Dudas Latvija (Latvian Bagpipes) Sol de Nit’s B-91 00-SN Eric Montbel’s Chabretas les cornemuse a miriors du Limousin Storvan’s Digor ‘N Abadenn and An deiziou kaer Not surprisingly, my CD collection holds much more than just Irish, Scottish, … Continue reading
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16 Horsepower’s Secret South
16 Horsepower’s third full-length CD (their first on Razor & Tie) is a brooding, southern-gothic statement of fear and faith. The trio is based in Denver, Colorado, but its music is firmly based in the American South of William Faulkner … Continue reading
Various artists’ Real Ragtime
Many Americans of my generation know a little something about ragtime music, thanks to a revival of the form in the 1970s. The revival (one of many during the 20th century) began when the Nonesuch label released the first of … Continue reading