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Tag Archives: English folk music
Dylan Project’s Caught in the Convent
This is pure nostalgia for me. The first review I ever wrote for Green Man Review was a piece on a live performance by the Dylan Project in a small club in Oford, UK. The they were a new act on the … Continue reading
Steeleye Span’s Dodgy Bastards
I’m just on my third listen to Steeleye Span’s Dodgy Bastards. This latest offering from a band I’ve loved since their earliest albums is a mixed bag. Fortunately, the contents are largely on the side of excellence. There is very … Continue reading
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Tagged Chold Ballads, English folk music, Maddy Prior, Steeleye Span
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Oysterband’s Little Rock to Leipzig
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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Tagged British folk music, English folk music
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Band of Hope’s Rhythm & Reds
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
Bert Jansch’s The River Sessions
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
Steeleye Span’s A Parcel of Steeleye Span
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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Tagged English folk music, Maddy Prior, Peter Knight, Steeleye Span
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Comfort and the Unexpected: In Conversation with Maddy Prior
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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Tagged English folk music, Maddy Prior, Steeleye Span
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Ellis Peters’ Black Is the Colour of My True-love’s Heart
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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Tagged English folk music, English murder mystery
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Bellowhead’s Burlesque
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