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- A Kinrowan Estate story: Our Greensward
- What’s New for the 10th of May: books reviewed by Jennifer Stevenson, music by Teddy Thompson, Americana music from all over, and some live music from John Fogerty
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Walk
- What’s New for the 26th of April: the nature of Stories; some new and newish SF, plus new world, jazz, folk and Americana music
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Spring Day
- What’s New for the 12th of April: Some new and recent SF; new Americana, Norwegian folk rock and jazz; and thoughts on War For The Oaks
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Unified Theory of Libraries (A Letter to Anna)
- What’s New for the 29th of March: Beer and spirits, in song and text, some new Scandinavian fiddle music and jazz flute music, and more
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Ghostly Librarian
- What’s New for the 15th of March: some DeLint stories for early spring; lots of polskas, Serbian folk rock, progressive jazz, and Nordic music from the archives
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Hedge Witches
- What’s New for the 1st of March: Emma Bull’s War for The Oaks, Rosanne Cash’s ‘Runaway Train’, Johnny Cash at San Quentin, plus new Americana and jazz music
- A Kinrorwan Estate story: Cranachanh
- What’s New for the 15th of February: Some Seanan McGuire fantasy, Alison Bechdel’s latest, Pamela Dean’s Tam Lin; Nordic sounds, old time, Americana and Tex-Mex music
- What’s New for the 1st of February: Kage Baker retrospective; new Americana, Buddhist chants and Finnish songs, new and reissued jazz, and more
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Fireplaces in Kinrowan Hall
- What’s New for the 18th of January: World music and fiction by Amal El-Mohtar
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Bridges and Paths plus a Troll
- What’s New for the 4th of January: Favorite books and music of 2025
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Mythologist John Campbell
- What’s New for 21st of December
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Pub Ghoulies
- What’s New for 7 of December: books by Alan Garner, and holiday music new and old, Celtic, Americana, jazz and more
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Several Annies, Part Two
- What’s New for 23 November
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Several Annies
- What’s New for the 9th of November: rhymers and ravens, folk songs and folk tales, jazz guitar and dark forests and constellations put to music, Hungarian tunes and knights and rakes and tinkers and fools, and more
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Kedgeree
- Whats New for the 26th of October: some Patricia McKillip books and an interview, ’70s jazz reissues, Nordic Americana and American Americana, and some Samhain seasonal albums
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Charles and Alice Pay a Visit (A Letter to Owyn)
Tag Archives: folk-rock
Teddy Thompson’s Never Be The Same
Well, it looks like Teddy Thompson is still sad, and that’s good news for those who love his sad songs. I should say “Teddy Thompson” is still sad, as in the persona; I can’t attest one way or the other … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana music, folk-rock
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David Hughes’s Fifty Yards Of David Hughes, and The Fairport Tour (book+CD)
Chris Woods wrote this for Folk Tales. 50 yards is the latest studio album from British singer songwriter David Hughes, helped out here by Jacqui McShee, Gerry Conway, Matt and Dave Pegg. It’s great for once that I can use … Continue reading
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Tagged English folk rock, folk-rock
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Trèvol’s La Gran Trevolada
The Catalán contemporary folk quartet Trèvol took the unusual path of releasing a live album as their second recording; the 17 tracks on La Gran Trevolada were recorded before an enthusiastic audience at the Festival Folk Internacional Tradicionàrius in Barcelona … Continue reading
Anna Tivel’s Animal Poem
Anna Tivel’s latest dropped the day after my birthday, which was one of those angsty ones that ends in a zero. Such a nice birthday present, even though whenever I listen to it I find myself on the verge of … Continue reading
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Various artists’ Son of Rogue’s Gallery
I keep thinking the whole pirate thing will play out, but it seems it has legs, even if one of them is a peg. A couple of friends of mine started International Talk Like A Pirate Day back in about … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana music, folk music, folk-rock, pirates, sea chanteys
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Minor Gold’s Way to the Sun
The sunny Laurel Canyon vibe is what first drew me to Minor Gold’s Way to the Sun, then the sharp songwriting, lovely vocal harmonies, and emotional resonance of the songs pulled me in for a long stay. I was surprised … Continue reading
John Sebastian’s John B. Sebastian, Tarzana Kid, and Welcome Back
John Sebastian’s combo The Lovin’ Spoonful was a folk-pop crossover in the mid-1960s, but by 1968 he was ready to strike out on his own. He had been around the New York folk scene since the early years of the … Continue reading
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Kyler’s A Flower Grows in Stone
Jason Erik Lundberg wrote this review. Kyler England’s newest album is a thing of beauty. Her previous album and EP dealt with the death of her mother from cancer, and of trying to comprehend how and why this could happen. … Continue reading
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Tagged folk music, folk-rock, singer-songwriter music
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Various artists’ Sing Me The Songs: Celebrating The Works Of Kate McGarrigle
After Kate McGarrigle died of cancer in 2010, her children Rufus and Martha Wainwright and her sister and longtime singing partner Anna McGarrigle organized a series of tribute concerts in London, Toronto and New York. This album presents on two … Continue reading
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Various artists’ Folk and Great Tunes from Belarus
Here is yet another outstanding release in CPL-Music’s Folk and Great Tunes series. This one brings us a variety of contemporary folk music from Belarus, which is, sad to say, one of those former Soviet republics that most of us … Continue reading
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Tagged Belarusian music, folk music, folk-rock, world music
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