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NEW RELEASES - JULY 2007
A selection of new CD, DVD and book releases from the folk, roots and acoustic music scene.
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RACHEL UNTHANK & THE WINTERSET: THE BAIRNS
EMI 5099950438020 | Artist website
Magnificently original soundscape in this second album from the Northumbrian quartet. Eerie ballads, canny northeast songs and contemporary material, all audacious, challenging and gripping.
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MAGGIE HOLLAND: BONES
Weekend Beatnik WEBE9044 | Artist website
24-track 'best-of' from the singer, guitarist, banjo and bass player with ace songwriting (A Place Called England, Black Crow ...) and interpretive (Bragg, Cockburn, Dylan, Newman, Thompson, Tams ...) skills.
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LAST ORDERS: LAST ORDERS
Fellside FECD207 | Artist website
Debut tunes CD with lovely pace, razz and subtlety from the current holders of the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award plus engaging vocalist Maz O'Connor on a couple of songs.
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IAN KING: FROM ROOT TO SKY
Own Label ICK001 | Artist website
Original compositions and trad. arr tunes for piano and violin - folk/classical instrumentals (and a couple of songs from Riverdance vocalist Colette Todd) full of atmosphere and evocative melodies.
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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN WITH THE SESSIONS BAND: LIVE IN DUBLIN
Columbia 88697095822 (CD) 88697103289 (DVD) | Artist website
Milestone powerhouse gigs, roaring through much of the (brilliantly evolved) Seeger Sessions and radical back-catalogue interpretations; fiddles & banjos, Dixieland horns, audience joy, exhilarating power and energy.
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MARTIN SIMPSON: PRODIGAL SON
Topic Records TSCD567 | Artist website
Simpson's own tunes and songs, full of class and heart, rank equally with his gutsy interpretations of British and American ballads and Cooder/Newman covers. Guests include Jackson Browne, Kate Rusby, Danny Thompson ...
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VARIOUS ARTISTS: FOLK RISING
Proper Music PROPERFOLK04
Great sampler showcasing the new wave of young singers and musicians: Tim Van Eyken, Lauren MacColl, Mawkin, Devil's Interval, Ella Edmondson, Kipling & O'Kane, Téada and more.
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TIM DENNEHY: OLD BOOTS AND FLYING SANDALS
Sceilig Records SRCD005 | Artist website
Heartfelt original songs predominantly on the subject of his native and adopted counties Kerry and Clare; sixth album from the highly respected Irish traditional singer.
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PEATBOG FAERIES: WHAT MEN DESERVE TO LOSE
Peatbog Records CDBOG003 | Artist website
Lose yourself in the hypnotic pipes'n'brass-driven soundscapes of the Celtic fusionists' fifth release of dancey world/contemporary tunes.
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JENNA: BAREFOOT & EAGER
Hands On Music HMCD27 | Artist website
Beach-inspired songs from the 18-year-old Show of Hands protégée whose spare acoustic approach and confident voice match her mature writing abilities.
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EFDSS: THE FOLK HANDBOOK: Working with songs from the English tradition
Backbeat Books ISBN 978-0-87930-901-5 | Companion website
Handsome, authoritative and accessible resource containing words, music and notes for 90 themed classic songs; detailed history and context from the early collectors to present-day Britain and America; advice on performing from Martin Carthy, and more, plus 14-track CD of unaccompanied songs from historic field recordings.
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NICK HARPER: MIRACLES FOR BEGINNERS
Sangraal Records SR0007CD | Artist website
Brain-embedding songs with colourful lyrics, amazing guitar and off-scale energy; the sixth studio album from one of the most rewarding artists around.
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STEVE TILSTON: REACHING BACK
Free Reed FRQCD-70 | Artist website
5-CD celebration of the UK singer-songwriter- guitarist featuring classic, rare, previously-unreleased and new recordings from his 30-year career; plus fun CD of Tilston covers by multiple folk stars including Ralph McTell, Fairport Convention, Chris Smither, Jez Lowe and many more. Photos, career overview and discography in the accompanying 100-page book.
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TANNAHILL WEAVERS: LIVE AND IN SESSION
Compass 7 4454 2 | Artist website
Stalwarts of the Scottish scene move to Compass Records for seven live plus seven studio tracks of top-form power tunes and traditional songs.
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