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Telling the Bees: An English Arcanum
The eagerly awaited second album of darkly-crafted folk from this impressive Oxford four-piece.
Recommended if you like
3 Daft Monkeys,
Chris Wood,
The Unthanks.
Telling the Bees: Untie the Wind
Inspired by folklore and the politics of protest. With soulful vocals and intelligent lyrics, underpinned by driving mandolin licks, funky bass lines, cinematic strings and haunting English bagpipes, Telling the Bees evoke a darkly familiar England.
Recommended if you like
Fairport Convention,
The Incredible String Band,
Tunng.
Devils Creek: Bullfrog Blues
"Rocking the Blues with a Sledgehammer Groove"
Recommended if you like
Joe Bonamassa,
Rory Gallagher,
Walter Trout.
Ruth Hammond: All the Good Things
This debut CD from Ruth is full of warmth and soulful simplicity. There is an understated funkiness in her style as a vocalist, songwriter and musician.
Recommended if you like
Steely Dan,
Stevie Wonder,
Sting.
Michael Levy: An Ancient Lyre
The actual surviving music of ancient Greece, evokations of ancient Egypt and a perfomance of of the 3400 year old "Hurrian Hymn" from ancient Mesopotamia....
Recommended if you like
David Munrow,
Luis Paniagua,
Petros Tambouris.
Adam Khan: A day in November
South American and Cuban guitar music by Leo Brouwer, Maximo Diego Pujol and Roland Dyens
Recommended if you like
John Williams,
Manuel Barrueco,
Sharon Isbin.
Michael Levy: King David's Lyre; Echoes of Ancient Israel
Restoring once again, the Mystical, Meditative, Healing, Haunting refrains of the 3000 year old Lyre of the Ancient Hebrews. Voyage with me now, on a "Musical Adventure in Time Travel", to hear once again, the Ancient Echoes, of King David's Lyre. . .
Recommended if you like
Itzhak Perlman,
The Klezmatics,
עפרה חזה.
Sarah McQuaid: I Won't Go Home ’Til Morning
The long-awaited second album from an American singer, songwriter and guitarist rapidly making her mark on the English acoustic scene, this is an elegant exploration of her roots (both musical and familial).
Recommended if you like
Gillian Welch,
Jean Ritchie,
Joan Baez.
Magic Drum Orchestra: In The Studio
Percussive mayhem from this 15-piece UK samba outfit mixing up traditional Brazilian and African rhythms with funk, hip hop, afro-beat and ragga beats.
Recommended if you like
Diplo,
Olodum.