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by blueestaiPosted on2nd May 20202nd May 2020Album/EP ReviewsLeave a comment on Kirsty Merryn – Our Bright Night (review)

Kirsty Merryn – Our Bright Night (review)

Released 24/04/20 Singularly beautiful, contemplative and dark. Merryn’s second album is a creeping jaguar in the rainforest of folk. When you think of 90’s films…

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by blueestaiPosted on24th July 201925th July 2019Album/EP ReviewsLeave a comment on Reg Meuross – 12 Silk Handkerchiefs (album review)

Reg Meuross – 12 Silk Handkerchiefs (album review)

Let us turn to Reg Meuross and his new album and project “12 Silk Handkerchiefs”. Constructed and composed alongside Brian W Lavery (who is the…

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by blueestaiPosted on14th April 201814th April 2018BritishLeave a comment on Geoff Lakeman at Village Folk – 17th March 2018

Geoff Lakeman at Village Folk – 17th March 2018

There is procrastination and procrastination. I mean I have thought about painting the walls in my office a beautiful forest green for weeks (and haven’t…

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by blueestaiPosted on11th March 2018Album/EP ReviewsLeave a comment on Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman – Personae (2018) Album Review

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman – Personae (2018) Album Review

“Sharp, witty and accomplished there is a class to Roberts & Lakeman’s new album that cannot be measured on any known scientific apparatus” Album: Personae…

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by blueestaiPosted on8th December 2017Album/EP ReviewsLeave a comment on The Twisted Twenty (Debut Album) Review

The Twisted Twenty (Debut Album) Review

THE TWISTED TWENTY From: Penny Fiddle Records Tracks: 8 With: Holly Harman (baroque violin, vocals), Alexis Bennett (baroque violin, guitar, bodhran, electronics), James O’Toole, David…

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by blueestaiPosted on25th May 2017AcousticLeave a comment on Hannah Martin & Phillip Henry – Music in the Dark – Derby Gaol 11th May 2017

Hannah Martin & Phillip Henry – Music in the Dark – Derby Gaol 11th May 2017

As part of their “Out of the Ordinary Tour”, Hannah Martin and Phillip Henry are bringing their particular brand of folk to the unusual, historical…

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by blueestaiPosted on30th April 201730th April 2017Album/EP ReviewsLeave a comment on Isembard’s Wheel “Common Ground” Album Launch @ Shakespeare’s – 1-04-17 Sheffield

Isembard’s Wheel “Common Ground” Album Launch @ Shakespeare’s – 1-04-17 Sheffield

Isembard’s Wheel sit between modern indie folk and more traditional folk fare that should properly interest the industry both as a great live band and…

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by blueestaiPosted on25th March 201725th March 2017Dark FolkLeave a comment on Harp and a Monkey @ Village Folk – 25th February

Harp and a Monkey @ Village Folk – 25th February

Once again I was released from the steel gates of Sheffield and able to descend the long-winding roads to Derbyshire. There I went to see…

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by blueestaiPosted on30th January 201730th January 2017Folk Stories3 Comments on The Transports – 2017 – 27th Jan – Buxton Opera House

The Transports – 2017 – 27th Jan – Buxton Opera House

A hallmark example of a revival done well, “The Transports” brings stalwarts of the folk world to tell affecting stories through song and history. Introduction…

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by blueestaiPosted on17th January 201730th January 2017Album/EP ReviewsLeave a comment on Lorcán Mac Mathúna – Visionaries 1916 (album review)

Lorcán Mac Mathúna – Visionaries 1916 (album review)

Folk music that tackles some stirring source material that should not be forgotten. There is a roving central passion that brings both a delightful sense…

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