...and has it really been six years since Kate Rusby released an album that's not a Christmas buffet, a covers album or a look back at her earlier years? It seems so, as the fabulous Philosophers, Poets and Kings came out in 2019. And I thought that was a couple of years ago. Tempus does … Continue reading “When They All Looked Up”: Kate Rusby’s solid return
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Into the woods: Kate Young’s “Umbelliferæ” is a unique journey in the wild
"Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus Apium and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers." - Wikipedia You know the feeling when a movie or a book or a work of music you know nothing about comes your way, and it's a revelation. I knew nothing about Kate … Continue reading Into the woods: Kate Young’s “Umbelliferæ” is a unique journey in the wild
Can’t help it: the silent jingle faithful snow season is here, and so is the music
...and so it is (almost) Xmas - but the horrific war not too far from our doorstep has been going on for almost two years now - maybe not enough people want it to be over? Let's just say that with that nightmare, and a few other tragedies around the world, I'm finding it extraordinarily … Continue reading Can’t help it: the silent jingle faithful snow season is here, and so is the music
Kinnaris Quintet: This Too
After Free One (2018), we now have This Too, the much awaited new album from the dazzling all-female Scottish ensemble. Can’t wait to find out what their third album will be called! And waiting will probably be worth it because this new release is, in my opinion, even better than the debut that was so … Continue reading Kinnaris Quintet: This Too
Album Review / Kate Rusby: Philosophers, Poets and Kings
To my ears, Kate Rusby's fabulous career took yet another upward turn with her previous ”regular” outing, Life In A Paper Boat; the winter/Christmas album Angels and Men came after that one and was excellent too but seasonal music is a genre unto itself, at least to me. And I find very little to complain … Continue reading Album Review / Kate Rusby: Philosophers, Poets and Kings
Album Review / Kim Richards: Leaves That Fly
I discovered Kim Richards' debut album purely by chance when Mike Vass mentioned it on his Facebook page. Mike is the co-producer of this fine album and I'm thankful to the Celtic gods who obviously helped me find it 😉 The songs and the production remind me of some other brilliant contemporary Scottish and Irish … Continue reading Album Review / Kim Richards: Leaves That Fly
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