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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
Various artists’ The Rough Guide to World Roots
From lesser-known Asian countries to tropical provinces off the coast of South America, this Rough Guide offering provides a wide array of samples of music from places still in touch with their native roots. The recording especially explores the vocal … Continue reading
Poor Man’s Fortune’s Blow Hard, Hamish Moore’s Dannsa’ Air An Drochaid, and The Mollys’ Tidings of Comfort and Joy
Some of the best Celtic music out there is that released by the bands directly – as are two of the three recordings under consideration here. They might be somewhat difficult to locate, but they’re worth your time to find! … Continue reading
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Kathryn Tickell’s The Kathryn Tickell Band, and Borderlands
Kathryn Tickell has made a name for herself as well as working tirelessly to promote her instruments, the Northumbrian smallpipes. Coming from a family of musicians, she has extended her work into academia through her position at Newcastle University as … Continue reading
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Kathryn Tickell’s The Gathering
Kathryn Tickell, Northumbrian piper and fiddler. Surely you don’t need to known anything else in order to tell Stephanie at Musikfolk that you want this CD, but I suppose you’ll make me tell the tale of this CD anyway. Tickell’s … Continue reading
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Kathryn Tickell & Ensemble Mystical’s Ensemble Mystical
Naomi de Bruyn wrote this review. I was looking forward to reviewing this CD with an anticipation I usually reserve for live gigs. The reason – a carnyx is actually played on it! And I’ve wanted to hear this elusive … Continue reading
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Various artists’ The Kilmartin Sessions: The Sounds of Ancient Scotland
I understand that a review copy of Kathryn Tickell’s new album which features a Pict instrument called the carnyx, is on its way to GMR from Park Records, but I have an album that our Music Editor will find even … Continue reading
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Geoff Wallis and Sue Wilson’s The Rough Guide to Irish Music
What? Yet another bleedin’ guide to Irish music?!? I’m sure you’re thinking that what we don’t need is another guide to Celtic music, as it seems like there’s more than enough of ’em now! Ah, but this is not a … Continue reading
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Breton music omnibus: A grab bag of CDs from Keltia Musique
Bagad Kemper’s Hep Diskrog (Keltia Musique, 2002) Skolvan’s Chenchet’n eus an amzer (Keltia Musique, 2000) Skolvan’s Kerzh Ba’n’ Dans (Keltia Musique,1991) Skolvan’s Swing & Tears (Keltia Musique, 1994) Storvan’s An Deiziou Kaer (Keltia Musique, 1996) Storvan’s Digor ‘N Abadenn (Join … Continue reading
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Neutral Milk Hotel’s The Collected Works of Neutral Milk Hotel
Fans of the influential indie rock band Neutral Milk Hotel have cause for celebration, as Merge Records releases a substantial box set titled The Collected Works of Neutral Milk Hotel on vinyl and digitally. There may be some ambivalence among … Continue reading
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Arar’s Arar
Marina Tomás Amado and Maria Cruz Millet are two very busy and creative young artists. But somehow they’ve found the time and inspiration to record this album of music that joyously celebrates youth, love, connections, and the act of creation … Continue reading