Tag Archives: English folk rock

Linda Thompson, Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR, October 5, 2002

Posted on 6th October 2002 by Gary Whitehouse

“Thank you — that’s the last time I’m going to sit in a darkened room for 17 years,” said a smiling Linda Thompson as she returned to the stage for an encore at the end of her first live performance … Continue reading →

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Julie Murphy’s Lilac Tree

Posted on 23rd July 2002 by Gary Whitehouse

Julie Murphy has produced a singular CD that rises above the folk singer-songwriter genre to make an intimate artistic statement. Best known for her interpretations of traditional material, including Welsh folksongs, the North London-born Murphy has worked with such diverse … Continue reading →

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Linda Thompson’s Fashionably Late

Posted on 7th July 2002 by Gary Whitehouse

Linda Thompson still has all of the qualities that made her one of the most striking voices in English folk-rock in the 1970s and ’80s. Her new CD, her first recording in 17 years, puts all that’s best about her … Continue reading →

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Five Furious Fish’s Hook, Line & Sphincter

Posted on 3rd August 2001 by Gary Whitehouse

Five Furious Fish are a five-piece English electric folk band, playing a unique and engaging blend of Cajun, zydeco, reggae and rhythm & blues. On this, their debut CD, they play mostly originals, penned by two band members, plus a … Continue reading →

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Martin Carthy’s The Carthy Chronicles and Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick’s Both Ears and The Tail

Posted on 15th June 2001 by David Kidney

“He’s a storyteller — he knows how to put a story across and he believes 100% in what he does.” Norma Waterson Martin Carthy is a legend in English folk music. As a solo performer, in duets with Swarbrick and … Continue reading →

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Richard Thompson’s Watching the Dark

Posted on 17th June 2000 by Richard Condon

Richard Thompson is often described as a cult figure, a description that Thompson himself defines as meaning that he does not have hit records and, as a result, does not make a fortune from his art. Even adepts of the … Continue reading →

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Steeleye Span & Maddy Prior’s A Rare Collection 1972-1996

Posted on 3rd September 1999 by Michael Hunter

Raven Records is a label set up by Australian rock historian Glenn A. Baker. Although he has been collecting and compiling recordings for over 25 years, it was in the late Eighties that he won the BBC competition “Rock Brain … Continue reading →

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Richard Thompson’s Mock Tudor

Posted on 2nd September 1999 by Gary Whitehouse

(This review was written by Gary Whitehouse and Dan Herman in September 1999.) Any new release by Richard Thompson is eagerly awaited by his minor legion of extremely loyal fans worldwide. But anticipation was especially high for Mock Tudor. It’s … Continue reading →

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