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Tag Archives: English folk music
June Tabor and the Oysterband at the Nightstage
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
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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Whirligig’s Spin
Ed Dale penned this review. It is really a delight to listen to the first 10 seconds of a new CD and know that it’s a keeper. Whirligig’s second CD, hopefully to be followed by many more, is a 50-minute gas; … Continue reading
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention! August 2004
John O’Regan penned this epic review. ‘What We Did On Our Holidays’ was the title of Fairport Convention’s second album for Island records in 1969. To paraphrase said title a little, what I did this year on my holidays was go … Continue reading
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Maddy Prior’s Collections and Maddy & Girls’ Under The Covers
You’d think it would be enough for anyone to be the lead singer of one of the most important English folk-rock bands for the majority of its existence, but Maddy Prior has always had a musical life outside Steeleye Span, … Continue reading
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Maddy Prior’s Memento: The Best of Maddy Prior
Naomi de Bruyn penned this review. Maddy Prior is a very familiar name and voice, mainly due to her many years of being ‘front man’ for Steeleye Span. This is her first ‘Best Of’ collection, and has been taken mainly from … Continue reading
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Maddy Prior’s Woman in the Wings
John O’Regan penned this review. Maddy Prior has become synonymous with the voice behind Steeleye Span. It was as much to escape the ghost of Steeleye as to make her own mark that she embarked on a solo career in 1978. … Continue reading
Maddy Prior’s Ravenchild
An icon of English folk rock, Prior knows how to set her impressive vocal talents among supportive instrumental accompaniment. I won’t repeat the history of her career with Steeleye Span and Carnival, because Lahri Bond has already done that in his … Continue reading
June Tabor’s Rosa Mundi
Eric Eller penned this review. Rosa Mundi, June Tabor’s latest album, is a collection of songs from different eras to celebrate aspects of and ideas surrounding the rose. Framing an album around a central theme or idea is a popular choice … Continue reading
June Tabor’s A Quiet Eye
A new recording by June Tabor allows me to pursue further the special relationship which, unknown to her, we have had since the late Sixties. Tabor left her home in Leamington Spa in the English Midlands, where she had begun … Continue reading