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Mel, Mel & Julian : Ethnic / Shmethnic
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Creative duo close harmony, top notch acoustic gutar accompaniment by South Africa's top folk trio of the 60s.
Genre: Folk: Traditional Folk
Release Date: 2002
Ethnic / Shmethnic Record Label: MLG Limited Editions
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Katy Cline 2:53 $0.99
The Water Is Wide 2:46 $0.99
Little Beggarman 2:32 $0.99
Ox Drivers Song 3:22 $0.99
Ramble Away 3:11 $0.99
Gypsy Rover 2:55 $0.99
Mary Anne 2:45 $0.99
Irish Rover 2:52 $0.99
Sinner Man 2:41 $0.99
Van Diemens Land 4:23 $0.99
Hangman 2:31 $0.99
Let Me Fly 2:00 $0.99
Banks of the Ohio 3:05 $0.99
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Album Notes

During the Apartheid era and the great folk scare of the 60s, South Africans picked right up on the folk music phenomenon, and many talents sprang up virtually overnight.

Due to the international boycott of most things South African, cultural or otherwise, many talents remained unknown to the world at large ... Mel, Mel and Julian were among those performers.

Quickly rising to prominence, Mel, Mel & Julian were well-known as a dynamic and entertaining trio, and were admired for their marathon folk music performances and hilarious comedy interludes. Their recordings have been long out of print and this is their first CD of purely traditional folk music.

Rolling Stones Road Manager Mike Dorsey said: "This group is one of the most exciting recording groups I have ever heard, and if they were international performers, they should be doing Royal Command Performances, or the Ed Sullivan Show!"

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REVIEWS

For fans young and old, a classic revisited.
author: Frank Kendrick
This CD is a re-issue of one of my favourite LP's of all time. Mel Mel and Julian are right up there with the likes of Steeleye Span for sheer musicianship and entertainment value. Whether they are belting out Katie Kline or weaving the tight and intricate harmonies which are their trademark, they are icons of the folk rock era.
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