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Mary Gauthier - When A Woman Goes Cold - Trouble &
Love - In The Black Records
www.marygauthier.com/
Pete Wood - Edward - Young Edwin - Hooky Hat Records www.petewood.co.uk/
Renaissance - Cry To The World - Symphony Of Light - Red River Entertainment www.renaissancetouring.com/
Runa - The Banks Are Made Of Marble - Current
Affairs - Runa www.runamusic.com/
Hanneke Cassel - Dot The Dragon's Eyes - Dot The
Dragon's Eyes - Cassel Records
www.hannekecassel.com/
Rod MacDonald - White Flour - Later That Night - Blue Flute music www.rodmacdonald.net/
Mary Gauthier - Worthy - Trouble & Love - In The Black Records www.marygauthier.com/
Pete Wood - The Dalesman's Litany - Young Edwin -
Hooky Hat Records
www.petewood.co.uk/
Renaissance - Air Of Drama - Symphony Of Light - Red River Entertainment www.renaissancetouring.com/
Runa - The Last Trip Home - Current Affairs - Runa
www.runamusic.com/Hanneke Cassel - Religulous~Patience
- Dot The Dragon's Eyes - Cassel Records www.hannekecassel.com/
Rod MacDonald
- That's Why You Play The Game - Later That Night - Blue Flute music www.rodmacdonald.net/
Mary Gauthier - 11th release from late bloomer with a
personal story that sounds like a made for TV tale of loss and redemption
with an album of songs of raw and bared emotions and ultimately a song of
order and composure celebrating the human capacity to trust love, and lose,
and then find that trust all over again despite the scorched and smoking
residue from Love's oft-flaming arrow. Aided by guitarist Guthrie Trapp,
keyboardist Jimmy Wallace, bassist Viktor Krauss, drummer Lynn Williams and
singers Beth Nielsen Chapman, Ashley Cleveland and Darrell Scott, Siobhan
Kennedy and The McCrary Sisters this is an album of candid exploration of relationships
and of when they go bad...;
Pete Wood - 3rd solo album from ex-Lancastrian,
long-time Tyneside resident, who has been singing
in various bands including the Keelers, Pinch of
Salt, and the High Level Ranters over the years.
A fine multi-instrumentalist who is not afraid to walk the a cappella
tightrope as evidenced by having accompaniment on piano or English concertina
on only 4 of the 17 tracks on this lovely album of all traditional fare
save for a sparkling The Dalesman's Litany which
must be acknowledged with additional kudos or having been sung by a Lancastrian
:-) - a lovely album!;
Renaissance - acclaimed for their unique
blending of progressive rock with classical and symphonic influences,
Renaissance can trace its origins back to 1969 when the Yardbirds
disbanded, founding members, Keith Relf and Jim
McCarty began to organize a new group devoted to the experimentation between
rock, folk, and classical forms. That lineup would last until the arrival
of Annie Haslam and Michael Dunsford in 1971 who together formed
the backbone of subsequent lineups down the many
intervening years. On this release, their 25th under the
Haslam/Dunsford banner
and arguably their finest, they deliver their classic sound undiminished by
the passing years, tho sadly shortly after
completion of the album Dunsford died;
Runa - 4th album from this award
winning multi-national Philadelphia-based quintet of highly accomplished
individual musicians who have combined to present an enjoyable live
performance honed through live performance at festivals and venues across
the US and embellished by excellent step-dancing from singer/bodhran player Shannon Lambert-Ryan and guitarist Fionan De Barra. In 2014, RUNA won top group and top
traditional group in the Irish Music Awards and an Independent Music Award
for Best Song in the World Traditional Category for “Amhrán Mhuighinse”
from their last CD, “Somewhere Along the Road.” On their latest
album they are joined by three Grammy award-winning guest artists:
accordion player Jeff Taylor(Paul Simon, Elvis
Costello);
multi-instrumentalist Ron Block (Alison Krauss & Union Station),
and guitarist, harmonica player Buddy Greene (Kentucky Thunder). Drawing
from the music wells on both sides of the Atlantic, songs from Kate Rusby and the late Davey Steele sit nicely alongside
band member compositions and Americana such as "The Banks Are Made Of
Marble" a song championed by the late Pete Seeger, and tune sets combining
Irish trad, bluegrass, Appalachian and jazz
elements. "Current Affairs" is a fine addition to their catalogue
and sure to bring them new admirers;
Hanneke Cassel -
Oregon-raised, Boston-based composer and fiddler extraordinaire with strong
influences from Scottish and Cape Breton traditions leavened with early roots
in Texas fiddling style, simmered with attendance at the Berklee College of Music and further spiced up with
experiences working with street kids in Kenya and over 10 trips to China,
including a teaching stint in Shanghai! On this outing she is oined by a bevy of Boston area friends including Crooked
Still's cellist Rushad Eggleston, fiddler/violist
Jeremy Kittel, new husband Mike Block (Yo-Yo Ma's
Silk Road Ensemble) and guitarist Keith Murphy in addition to a vocal
contribution from ex-Crooked Still Aoife O'Donovan - magic!;
Rod MacDonald
- 11th release from this mellifluously voiced Connecticut-born tho long-time Florida-based singer-songwriter and
novelist who began his career back in the 1980s folk revival in Greenwich
Village where he co-founded the Greenwich Village Folk Festival. With
excellent vocals and a rocking back up band on hand, the album covers a
goodly range of subjects including songs about religion, politics and
relationships with songs such as "Young Republicans In Love"
comprising all three in one fell swoop! Meanwhile, the epic "White
Flour" demonstrates that humor can make hatred look quite foolish as
in this song about a Klan rally beset by a group of folks dressed up as
clowns throwing white flour into the air and chanting "White
Flour" as they marched alongside the hooded Klan marchers :-)
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