THE CROFTSMEN: Mr Ginger

The Croftsmen

Mr Ginger

© 2000 The Croftsmen

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Comedy folk music with a celtic/rock/blues flavour and provocative, challenging lyrics. What Spinal Tap were to Rock/Heavy Metal we are to Folk.

tracks

1 The Boson's Birthday
2 She Was a Man
3 Peter and Rene
4 Pipe People
5 The Tuesday Group
6 Stickleback Frogs
7 Discovering Skye
8 Mr Ginger
9 People
10 The Boy David
11 Oh the Man he Came
12 The Mists O' Time
13 Kitten Fever (Tribute to St Kilda)
14 The Visitor
15 The Music Shoe
16 Bless you Fair Shrew
17 The Parson, My Love
18 Seasons Beauty

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The Croftsmen are a leading light in progressive Celtic Folk Music in the North of England. The band are heavily influenced by their experiences of living in Scotland and their home - The Lake District.

The music, though centered in folk, combines elements of rock, blues and celtic, along with many other genres. The songs are predominantly acoustic guitar-based, augmented with traditional folk instruments (pipes, mandolins, cloth bags filled with wheat), though the band combine the traditional with modern keyboards and electric guitars.

Some of our music has been reviewed in the industry magazine, Future Music. Highlights from the FM review said:

"...neat touches and humour... "

"...swings between progressive rock and easy pop within a few bars and is well arranged..."

" ...[The Croftsmen] doing enough to get noticed..."

We have also been praised in the online folk magazine http://www.folkowa.art.pl who reviewed the Mr Ginger album.

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  • Following the grand tradition of UK Folk Music
    author: Barrington Court

    This album, "Mr Ginger", is by my high standards carrying on the fine tradition of UK Folk Music to a new musical audience. The baton is passed and these fine chaps are running with pride, sophistication and no little humour to present us with 18 uncommonly good songs. The highlight of the disc is the eye-watering moving, "She Was A Man", surely an ode to the most cautious members of society in the 'naughties', the motto being, "what you see is what you get". Most highly recommended.

  • Highly recommended. Really atmospheric.
    author: Cartref Povey

    Have been a Croftsmen fan for some time. In my opinion, this is the best offering since "Uncommonly Good" (seriously, it is). Great to see they have shown they still have their feet on the ground. If you don't know the band, I would recommended "Mr Ginger" if you are into traditional folk but like a contemporary edge. There is always plenty of good humour in Croftsmen lyrics too.

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