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NEW RELEASES - FEBRUARY 2008
A selection of new releases from the folk, roots and acoustic music scene.
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HEIDI TALBOT: IN LOVE + LIGHT
Navigator 6 | Artist website
Ex-Cherish The Ladies vocalist's second album puts her firmly in the contemporary contenders field, with her delicate, vulnerable voice at centre stage. Shining support from a stellar guest list.
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PACKWAY HANDLE BAND: PACKWAY HANDLE BAND
No label/cat no | Artist website
Close harmonies, sizzling picking, original material (ducks, whisky, satan in space); highly engaging stuff from this US bluegrass quintet with a needle-sharp contemporary edge.
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BOBBY CASEY: THE SPIRIT OF WEST CLARE
Bow Hand 003 | Online biography
Recorded in 1966, 18 tune sets from the Irish fiddler whose raw, inventive playing evokes the spirit and musical style of his native county with rare beauty. The real thing.
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CHUMBAWAMBA: THE BOY BANDS HAVE WON
No Masters NMCD28 | Artist website
25 songs and snippets about poets and politics, words and wars, then and now - with immense charm, fab harmonies, tongues in cheeks and hands on hearts.
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FOUR MEN & A DOG: WALLOP THE SPOT
Hook 005 | Artist website
Jigs, reels and polkas with trademark soul and swing plus 7 songs in this great Irish band's unique jazz/blues/global style.
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BARBARA DICKSON: TIME & TIDE
Chariot Music CTVPCD001 | Artist website
Second collaboration with producer and multi-instrumentalist Troy Donockley, whose lush arrangements wrap themselves warmly around the Scottish diva's ever-expressive voice.
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FRANKIE ARMSTRONG: ENCOURAGEMENT
Fellside FECD208 | Artist website
Sparse and apposite accompaniment to this eclectic collection from the veteran UK singer and voice coach. Traditional and contemporary songs to challenge and engage the mind.
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THE QUEENSBERRY RULES: LANDLOCKED
Fellside FECD210 | Artist website
The Stoke-based roots trio's original songs bring local history and anthemic themes to life with sensitive acoustic arrangements and vocals.
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Folk & Acoustic
