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Tag Archives: folk music
The Sharecroppers Home, Boys!
Faith Cormier wrote this review. The Sharecroppers (Guy Romaine, Mike Madigan and Ed Humber) are three teachers from Pasadena, Newfoundland. Even their Web site doesn’t explain why they chose their name, since sharecropping has never been a way of life … Continue reading
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The Sharecroppers’ This New Founde Lande
Faith Cormier wrote this review. The Sharecroppers (Guy Romaine, Mike Madigan and Ed Humber) are three teachers from Pasadena, Newfoundland. This New Founde Lande, their second CD, is largely a celebration of Newfoundland history. The title track speaks about the … Continue reading
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The Sharecroppers’ Natural
Faith Cormier wrote this review. The Sharecroppers (Guy Romaine, Mike Madigan and Ed Humber) are three teachers from Pasadena, Newfoundland. This, their first album, contains a variety of styles. The first cut, “One Room School,” is very country and sounds … Continue reading
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Laura Siersema’s When I Left Loss
Rebecca Swain wrote this review for Folk Tales. This album reminds me of open mic night at the local coffeehouse. This is not meant as a criticism, but as an attempt to define the atmosphere of the CD. Siersema accompanies … Continue reading
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Aoife Clancy’s Silvery Moon
Judith Gennett wrote this review. Aoife (“Eee-fa”) Clancy is the daughter of Bobby of the Clancy Brothers, and has been lead vocalist with Cherish The Ladies. Silvery Moon is her third solo album and is an amalgam of Celtic and … Continue reading
Marc Broussard’s Momentary Setback, Jens Hausmann’s Back on the Track, and Penny Nichols’s I’ll Never Be That Old Again
It’s a diverse bag here – two American singer songwriters dealing in varied parts of the Roots arena, and an American-born guitarist/singer now based in Germany. The music is equally varied, from big-sounding acoustic rock with mainstream potential to warm … Continue reading
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Ewan MacColl, Charles Parker and Peggy Seeger’s Singing the Fishing, A Radio Ballad
Sean Laffey contributed this review. Veteran Irish folk singer Liam Clancy tells a story of a time back in the sixties when he was over in London, having some time on his hands and being young and naive and it … Continue reading
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Various artists’ Philadelphia Folk Festival: 40th Anniversary
I have never been to the Philadelphia Folk Festival, although it has been in existence since 1962! I do, however, have a poster advertising the 1970 Festival hanging on my wall right behind my desk. It is one of those … Continue reading
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Various artists’ One Voice: A Tribute to Norm Hacking
Norm Hacking is a big man with a big heart and a lot of friends. Many of them gathered in the last year to put together this collection of some of Hacking’s best songs, performed with affection and skill. Wayne … Continue reading
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Childsplay’s Waiting for the Dawn
You want to know where the lovely tune, ‘Queen Maeve’s Slumber,’ playing now in the Green Man Library is from? It is off the newest recording from Childsplay, the band created by master luthier Bob Childs. Yes, Waiting for the … Continue reading
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