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2 Various Artists Nostalgique Porto Rico: Plenas, Guarachas, Boléros Et Chan- sons Jíbaras 1940–1960 (Buda 860338) This stellar compilation offers 26 early recordings by a broad selection of Puerto Rico’s seminal performers and songwriters, exploring the musical roots that helped shape the emer- gence of New York salsa in the 1960s and 1970s. Illustrated notes in French and English.
budamusique.com
1 Marta Gómez & Friends Coloreando Dos (GLP Music GLP1302) Gómez, a Colom- bian folksinger and winner of a Latin Gram- my for Best Latin Children’s Album, follows up with a second winning children’s song col- lection, including an illustrated booklet with Spanish lyrics and English translations, accom- panied on guitar, violin, charango and per- cussion.
glpmusic.nyc
The albums – good (2), adequate (1) and bad (@) – which didn’t get the full-length treatment, contributed individually by a selection of our various reviewers cowering under the cloak of collective anonymity.
2 Martin Simpson Prodigal Son: Deluxe Edition (Topic TTSCD001) Topic’s new deluxe- reissue series launches with this expanded edition of perhaps Martin’s finest record to date. The original album’s boosted by a bonus CD of tracks from a typically wonderful live concert at London’s Union Chapel in November 2007. Unmissable!
topicrecords.co.uk
2 Anne Briggs Anne Briggs (Topic TTSCD002) Released hot on the heels of An Introduction To…(which includes 6 of its 10 tracks) the enigmatic Briggs’ 1971 debut LP remains one the English revival’s most vital and beguiling records. Folk music as alterna- tive lifestyle begins here.
topicrecords.co.uk
2 Shirley Collins The Sweet Primeroses (Topic TTSCD003) Shirley’s utterly essential 1967 opus – the first to feature sister Dolly’s astonishing portative organ arrangements, and additional vocals by The Young Tradition. Bonus tracks from the Heroes In Love EP and excellent booklet essay by Colin Irwin of this parish.
topicrecords.co.uk
1 Tenderlore Ty Crwn (Tenderlore) Hayley McDonnell, Olly Lewis and Rob Kitney, having recently added a rhythm section, now sound closer to early ’70s English s/s folk-rock. Retaining the band’s trademark melodic writ- ing and attractive vocal harmonies, Tender- lore’s second album is also pleasingly pack- aged.
tenderlore.bandcamp.com
1 The Great Sea Choir Within The Sound (EP) (Bessie BR002CD) Bristol’s con- temporary folk choir, led by Heg Brignall, makes its debut with six interesting, invigo- ratingly performed and arranged songs rang- ing from the popular (Kate Bush) to the obscure. Artful and accomplished, but also genuinely felt.
greatseachoir.co.uk
1 Kadonnut Manner The First Train To Kajanaland (Creative Class War CCW-20) Subtitled ‘Finnish Primitive Guitar,’ so a syn- thesis of John Fahey and those who come after. Technically very accomplished, if with a tendency to use the same key, it’ll appeal to guitar heads mostly. PS Fahey created ‘Ameri- can Primitive’ as a joke.
creativeclasswar.blogspot.com
@ Gifford Lind, Alex Black, Guy Burgess Weave Trust With Truth: Songs & Poems about Dunfermline Weaving (Macfoots MTS053) A very impressive booklet gives all the lyrics and a background of the town's long heritage and two fine historic photos… Then we get to the CD itself. Rather turgid, uneven performances of mostly forgettable songs with poor balance of instruments and recording quality. Disappointing: an opportu- nity missed.
birnamcdshop.com
@ The Brother Brothers Some People I Know [Compass 747252) The brother duet tradition in country music is a long one. Do Adam and David Moss add to the vocabulary? Sadly no. Their singing invites comparison with the Milk Carton Kids, as does the fact they have no good songs.
compassrecords.com
1 BandAdriatica Odissea (Finisterre FT76) BandAdriatica (voice, organetto, clarinet, sax, cornet, trombone, tuba, electric guitar, saz, mandolin, violin, cello, bass, drums) assay where southern Italian, Balkan and North African music intersect, while critically addressing the migrant flow that continues to vex European cultural politics. Notes and lyrics in Italian.
finisterre.it
@ Du Glas TooMany Ghosts (Du Glas) Oh dear. The first track made me wince. Lead singer Lucy Osborne has an in tune but oh so loud voice that is totally unsuited to the music the band offer. Original songs but not at all memorable.
facebook.com/duglasband
1 The Hillbenders The Hillbenders (Com- pass 747212) Using bluegrass instrumentation and trying to stretch the boundaries with singing and structures. Playing and drive is there in abundance but some of the original songs are quite weak.
compassrecords.com
2 Balsam Range Aeonic (Mountain Home 17262) Award-winning bluegrass band and it is easy to see why. All of the elements are there in abundance. Outstanding picking and singing, clean, tidy and hot all at the same time.
Balsamrange.com
2 Missy Raines Royal Traveller (Compass 747152) Classy acoustic music from bass play- er/singer Raines, Delightful duets, top-class playing and ambitious arrangements. Ameri- can acoustic music to enjoy.
compassrecords.com
Missy Raines
2 Landstreichmusik Asphalt (Narrenschiff Nar2018133) Matthias Lincke and his ‘com- munity of travelling musicians’ recreate migratory journeys in sound and space. It’s a stylish and brave mix of Swiss traditions, rock, ambient experiment and spoken word, coolly modern in its understanding of the living past. An alluring and atmospheric wide vista of landscape and loss.
landstreichmusik.ch
2 John Mulhearn Pipes (Own Label JM2) An uncompromising solo Highland bagpipe album. A well-respected young piper known for electronic arrangements, with a bunch of his own tunes, recorded live at an old church to provide the appropriate sonic ambience for that most difficult of instruments.
johnmulhearn.wordpress.com
@ Rob Heron & The Teapad Orchestra Soul Of My City (Tea Pad TPCD 006) Good live band from the North East of England playing American music. Original songs as clichéd as could be and a slightly cluttered recording.
facebook.com/robheronandthetea- padorchestra
1 Various Traditional Dance Music of Britain & Ireland (Saydisc CDSDL449) 154 minutes and 51 tracks from traditional musi- cians such as Jack Armstrong, Paddy Taylor, Johnny Doherty through revivalists like Bon- nie Shaljean, Dave Townsend, Jim Couza to the likes of the York Waites and The Broad- side Band. Some delightful moments but the whole doesn’t hang together.
saydisc.com
1 Neil Brophy Band True Stories (BBM00701) True? Who knows? Singer song- writer with a Celtic edge thanks to influences named Dylan, Bragg and McGowan. Brophy’s round-the-world wanderings produce a merry-sounding collection of raggle taggle. Interesting. Best track by some distance, the single The Viking Rover.
neilbrophy.co.uk
1 The Reedcutters The Lancashire Lads EP (Reedcutters) Heralding the return of the redoubtable J.P. Slidewell, whose latest ven- ture delivers a full-on punkish-folk-rock rein- vention of largely traditional fare. Plenty of strength, fire and commitment here, but thoughtful sensitivity too.
thereedcutters.co.uk
1 Julie & Andreas With The Sky In Our Hands: The Tangos (Julie & Andreas JAR201803) In a spare and unorthodox instru- mental pairing, Norwegian tango aficionados Julie (harp) and Andreas (bandoneon) inter- pret classic Argentine tangos (Aníbal Troilo, Ernesto Natividad De La Cruz, Juan Carlos Cobián, Rosita Melo a.k.a. Clotilde Mela Rosa Luciano, Astor Piazzolla) and their own com- positions.
harp-bandoneon.com
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