Tag Archives: English folk rock

Linda Thompson’s Versatile Heart

Posted on 15th July 2007 by Gary Whitehouse

Linda Thompson could be forgiven for a slight lack of thematic and sonic variety on her 2002 album Fashionably Late and she was, by reviewers and fans alike who were overjoyed at her first new recording in nearly 20 years. … Continue reading →

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Various artists’ John Barleycorn Reborn: Dark Brittanica

Posted on 26th May 2007 by Michael Hunter

Objectivity be damned, it just can’t be done! When presented with a collection of tracks dubbed Dark Britannica, comprising two CDs that when purchased entitles you to 33 extra downloadable tracks (the equivalent of two more CDs), which collectively prove … Continue reading →

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Richard Thompson’s Sweet Warrior

Posted on 6th May 2007 by Gary Whitehouse

Sweet Warrior is Richard Thompson’s best set of songs this millennium. I like it best, anyway, of his studio releases since 1999’s Mock Tudor. Starting with that album, all of RT’s recent releases have been “theme,” if not actual “concept” … Continue reading →

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Richard Thompson’s ‘RT’ The life and music of Richard Thompson

Posted on 27th May 2006 by Gary Whitehouse

“It’s good to be able to choose to look back.” — Richard Thompson, as quoted by Nigel Schofield in ‘RT’ A celebration of the life and music of Richard Thompson, the book accompanying the box set of the same name. … Continue reading →

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Jim Moray’s Sweet England

Posted on 14th December 2004 by Diverse Voices

Lenora Rose contributed this review. I had just managed to wheedle the editor into letting me review this CD a day or two before the BBC Radio 2 2004 Folk Award Winners were announced — and Jim Moray collected both … Continue reading →

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Various artists’ Cropredy Capers

Posted on 11th October 2004 by Diverse Voices

This review was contributed by Paul Brandon. “This is the story of the twenty-five August weekends which led me there — the story of a band falling apart and coming together, of miracles and mishaps, of weather from the sublime … Continue reading →

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Jethro Tull’s The Jethro Tull Christmas Album

Posted on 3rd December 2003 by Donna Bird

Now I have to tell you, when I first saw this album listed on the Jethro Tull Web site I did a double take. I read it like this: “The JETHRO TULL CHRISTMAS???? album?” I was not the only surprised … Continue reading →

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The Richard Thompson Band’s Ducknapped! and Richard Thompson’s 1000 Years of Popular Music

Posted on 20th August 2003 by Gary Whitehouse

To counter widespread bootlegging of his music, Richard Thompson decided to from time to time issue “unofficial” live recordings. With the birth of his official website “Beesweb” and a label of the same name, the number of these releases has … Continue reading →

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Richard Thompson’s The Old Kit Bag

Posted on 15th April 2003 by Gary Whitehouse

In these angst-ridden times, it’s appropriate that Richard Thompson subtitles his first studio release in nearly four years, “Unguents, Fig Leaves and Tourniquets for the Soul.” But one can rarely take anything about Richard Thompson at face value, except for … Continue reading →

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An omnibus review of midwinter holiday music

Posted on 3rd December 2002 by Kim Bates

Ensemble Galilei’s A Winter’s Night: Christmas in the Great Hall St. Agnes Fountain’s Acoustic Carols for Christmas, and Comfort & Joy Various artists’ Oh Christmas Tree: A Bluegrass Collection for the Holidays And how do you approach your midwinter holiday? … Continue reading →

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