FolkWorld Issue 41 03/2010
Label:
Blue monkey records; 0509; 2009
www.nottys-jug-serenaders.ch
Eelco Schilder
Label:
Plus loin music;
4519; 2009
www.lemmyconstantine.com
Eelco Schilder
Label:
Broken silence;
12650; 2009
www.sireena.de
Eelco Schilder
Label:
Domino records;
WIGCD236P; 2009
www.jamesyorkston.co.uk
Eelco Schilder
Label:
Own label; 2009
www.umnachter.com
Eelco Schilder
Label:
Sajamaka music; 2008
www.jackietice.com
Eelco Schilder
Label:
Groove; CD0901; 2009
www.jump4joy.se
Eelco Schilder
Label:
Frea;
MWCD4065; 2009
www.mazzeltov.nl
Eelco Schilder
Label:
Collectif Pyrene;
PYR003; 2009
www.xarnege.com
Eelco Schilder
Label:
Narrenschiff;
2009057; 2009
Label:
Extraplatte;
2325; 2009
Label:
Homerecords;
4446062; 2009
www.aeschbacher.li,
www.soykastirner.com,
www.deuxaccordsdiront.be
Eelco Schilder
Label:
Jazzwerkstatt;
071; 2009
www.bernbrodyrodach.com
Eelco Schilder
Label:
folkBALTICA;
2009
www.folkbaltica.de
Eelco Schilder
Label:
Narrenschiff;
2009053; 2009
www.zugluft.net
Eelco Schilder
Label:
Own label; 2009
www.jienat.com
Eelco Schilder
Label:
Intact Records; 2009
The title track starts with Hannah’s alluring voice, Steve’s great playing and Paul’s intoxicating rhythm. Fine guitar solos and hauntingly beautiful singing are the earmarks of the duo. Hannah’s voice as well as the beautiful melodic songs remind me of Kate Bush while the guitar sound is rather Hard Rock style. “Hollow Hills” is a fantastic tender song with guitar, piano, percussion and Hannah’s brilliant singing and “Seventh Sign” stands out with bluesy Americana sound. The CD ends with the beautiful Rock ballad “Kingfisher” and the final love song “Soldier”.
The Wishing Tree is an interesting project that has been born on two opposite places of our world and the outcome is a hauntingly beautiful album somewhere between Rock, Pop and Folk music. Hopefully it won’t last another ten years to hear more of their music .
www.thewishingtree.com
Adolf 'gorhand' Goriup
Label:
Compass Records; 2009
Catie starts off with her tender and passionate singing on “100 Miles”; Alison Brown’s awe-inspiring banjo playing and Stuart Duncan’s fine fiddling make it my favourite song. Then she sings classic Country tunes like “Walking on a Wire” (R. Thompson) or the rhythmic title track by A. P. Carter featuring a great duet with Mary Gauthier. The band also includes Kenny Malone on drums, Todd Phillips on acoustic bass, George Marinelli on guitars and mandolin and Darrell Scott’s backing vocals. Another highlight is their playing together and Catie’s hauntingly beautiful singing on “Be sixteen with me” (D. White). Soft ballads like “Dad’s Yard”, bluesy songs like “Passing through” and the rhythmic “Saint Lucy” complete the amazing program.
Catie Curtis ninth album “Hello Stranger“ is one of the finest Americana albums I’ve heard. Brilliant musicianship, wonderful singing and a fine choice of great original and covered songs make it stand out of the mass of new recordings.
catiecurtis.com
Adolf 'gorhand' Goriup
Label:
Westpark Music; 2009
Jones has a beautiful voice and his singing doesn’t need a big Line-up to accompany him. Thus he starts the CD with two nearly a capella performances: His original song “Let me fall” is a dramatic song with steady guitar licks, fine piano playing and electronic effects and the traditional “Polly on the Shore” stands out with terrific polyphonic singing and intoxicating rhythm. In spite of the pack of excellent musicians, the arrangements are rather simple like on Jones’ guitar accompanied “Walking through Ithonside” or on the traditional “Rocks of Bawn”; Prosser, Kearey, Kirkpatrick and Lakeman (viola) bedazzle the latter with their string instruments. Godel sings a hauntingly beautiful duet with Jones on “Searching for Lambs” and fiddle, mandolin and guitar fuel “One Morning in the Spring” with their rhythmic playing. “Fire Marengo” stands out with awesome Choir singing as well as with brilliant fiddling and mandolin playing and Walsh embellishes “One Night as I lay down” with her beautiful harp playing. The CD ends with the Oysterband song “Boy in the Window” and the traditional ballad “Newlyn Town”.
For me Jones’ solo debut is one of the best albums released in 2009. The traditionals are well chosen, the original songs are great, the musicians are first class and last but not least Jones is one of the best male singers I’ve ever heard.
www.myspace.com/johnjonesoyster
Adolf 'gorhand' Goriup
Label:
Own label; 2009
www.dankrikorian.com
David Hintz
Label:
Slow Curve Records; 2009
www.jdsouther.net
David Hintz
Label:
analoghaus; 2009
www.bluestour.de
David Hintz
Label:
Dead Reckoning; 2009
www.myspace.com/kierankane
David Hintz
Label:
Own label; 2009
www.judedavison.com
David Hintz
Label:
Airmail Music; 2009
www.airmail-music.com
David Hintz
Label:
Own label; 2009
www.taschakor.de
David Hintz
Label:
Laughing Outlaw; 2009
www.grandatlantic.org
David Hintz
Label:
Yellow Tail Records; 2009
www.christinelavin.com
David Hintz
Label:
Stockfisch Records;
2009
www.allantaylor.com
David Hintz
The Beer Mats "Peace one day in time" (EP):
4 tracks EP from an Irish folk ballad quartet from Ballyfermot founded in 1993:
2 songs by Brendan Phelan, one of them co-written by the band's singer Colm Gibbons,
a whistle instrumental by the band's flutist Tono Brennan,
and the title track from Ballyfermot's Finbar Furey
(FW#35).
Plantec "Live":
FolkWorld received a 'burned' CD which might have to do with
the announced double CD/DVD recorded live at the Festival Yaouank in 2008.
Plantec being a young band from Britanny mixing
bombarde and biniou with electronics and electric guitars
(FW#32,
#35).
Lindsay Sugden & The Storm "Lindsay Sugden & The Storm" (EP, 2009):
4 tracks EP from Scottish singer-songwriter-guitarist featuring
fragile vocals, ethereal acoustic music (cello, glockenspiel, djembe)
and lyrics between innocence and perdition.
An album is announced for 2010.
V/A "Indies Scope 2009" (Sampler, MAM458-2, 2009):
Czech's premier label introduces new recordings by
Tomas Kocko (#32),
Jiri Pavlica (#36)
and Hradištan (#33),
Zambosi (#32), etc.
Watch out for reviews of Al-Yaman (#31),
BraAgas, Ida Kelarova and Tim Eriksen (#29) in the next FolkWorld issue!
V/A "Kirkelig Kulturverksted - The No1 Norwegian Label" (Sampler, NNCD 30, 2010):
Kirkelig Kulturverksted label (KKV) started in 1974, a
genre-crossing company, featuring lately the likes of
Mahsa Vahdat & Mighty Sam McClain (#41),
Kari Bremnes (#39) and
Knut Reiersrud (#30).
V/A "100% Music Songwriting Contest 2009" (Press Sampler):
9 tracks from the 9 winners of a songwriting competition
(from more than 1,500 entries), featuring acoustic music (Lisa Jaeggi),
world music (Benjamin Violet ), pop, rock, jazz, hiphop ...
www.thebeermats.com,
www.peace-one-day.com
www.plantec.new.fr
www.secretcds.co.uk,
www.myspace.com/lindsaysugden
www.indies.eu
www.kkv.no
www.100-music-songwriting-contest.com
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