Tag Archives: English folk music

Oysterband’s Little Rock to Leipzig

Posted on 26th November 2016 by Iain Nicholas Mackenzie

Amazon UK has a description for this album worth reading:  ‘A playful live album, 1991’s From Little Rock to Leipzig finds John Jones, Ian Telfer, and crew in a boisterous mood, attacking songs of their own and others with raucous abandon and … Continue reading →

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Band of Hope’s Rhythm & Reds

Posted on 13th November 2016 by Donna Bird

We’ve had this memorable CD for a long time, and listen to it frequently. Although we once had a brief review of this on GMR (done by Jack Merry), the file appears to have slipped sideways in time, so Cat … Continue reading →

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Bert Jansch’s The River Sessions

Posted on 22nd October 2016 by David Kidney

Bert Jansch is one of the great guitar players of any time. He is not as well known, perhaps as some of his contemporaries…but he taught many of them all they know. If you’ve heard Donovan, or Jimmy Page, fingerpick “Angie” … Continue reading →

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Deborah Grabien’s Haunted Ballads series

Posted on 8th October 2016 by Cat Eldridge

Come in. . . .I’ll turn down the sound system slightly. Yes, that’s ‘Matty Groves’. No, not the one off the classic Fairport Convention album, Liege And Lief, from ’69, but rather one from a Dutch concert they did in ’75. … Continue reading →

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Steeleye Span’s A Parcel of Steeleye Span

Posted on 2nd October 2016 by Iain Nicholas Mackenzie

Are you looking for that perfect  gift for your lover of English folk rock? Oh, do I have a gift that’s perfect! EMI has just served up A Parcel of Steeleye Span. This triple disc set contains the entirety of their … Continue reading →

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Comfort and the Unexpected: In Conversation with Maddy Prior

Posted on 30th September 2016 by Deborah Grabien

Question: What’s the perfect way to start off a misty moisty St. Valentine’s Day morning in San Francisco? Spending an hour on the phone with Maddy Prior, that’s what. Hands down, seriously. Forget the roses, the wine, the Hallmark cards. … Continue reading →

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Ellis Peters’ Black Is the Colour of My True-love’s Heart 

Posted on 11th July 2016 by Diverse Voices

Lenora Rose penned this review. Ellis Peters has a gift for titles. This aptly named book is the story of a fierce ballad singer named Liri, who fell in love with a musician — then saw him cheating on her. … Continue reading →

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Bellowhead’s Burlesque 

Posted on 13th June 2016 by Diverse Voices

Mike Wilson penned this review.  Burlesque takes traditional English music and dresses it up with vim and vigour, presenting 13 glorious tracks with full-on arrangements that instantly grab your attention. Bellowhead are an 11-piece band, led by renowned English folk musicians John Spiers and … Continue reading →

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June Tabor and the Oysterband at the Nightstage

Posted on 30th May 2016 by Vonnie

On a cold winter night, friends dragged me, protesting, into Cambridge to see a show that I had no interest in seeing. When we walked into the (late, not terribly lamented) Nightstage, there was an odd mix of people: older … Continue reading →

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June Tabor at Minnemeers Theater

Posted on 26th May 2016 by Richard Condon

I have seen June Tabor live numerous times in recent years and I thought I knew what to expect at her concerts. I own just about every recording she ever made, the first review I wrote forGMR, when it was … Continue reading →

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