Brìghde Chaimbeul, Carry Them With Us, Germany, Glitterbeat, GB 139 CD / vinyl LP (2023) Albums of instrumental music centred
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Tag: folk
The Bonny Bunch of Roses
UK singer Sharron Kraus is one I’ve tended to associate with traditional English folk and ballad form, and her imaginative
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Le désespoir utopique: eclectic selection of genre elements results in a wistful and complex meditation on human displacement
Forêt Endormie, Le désespoir utopique, Fiadh Productions, United States, FP210 cassette / vinyl LP (2023) In an age when, according
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Wolves of a Feather
Ah, this ought to be good – anything with “wolf” in the title gets my vote, with certain expectation that
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Waillee Waillee: a wondrous work of spaced-out psychedelic folk and neo-mediaeval experimentation
Dorothy Carter, Waillee Waillee, United States, Palto Flats, PF012 CD / vinyl LP (December 2023 reissue) / Germany, Putojefe Records,
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Nighturns: a compilation of minimalist experimental music drawing on African folk influences and field recordings of rituals
Un Caddie Renversé dans l’Herbe, Nighturns, Germany, Cellule 75, CELL-10 CD (2022) With a name like Caddie Renversé dans l’Herbe
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When the Bagpipe Sings i’ th’ Nose
François Robin and Mathias Delplanque L’Ombre de la Bête BELGIUM PARENTHESES RECORDS PREC18 CD (2022) French sampling-synth-composer bod Mathias Delplanque
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A Tangled Tale
Staraya Derevnya Boulder Blues RAMBLE RECORDS RAM-0082 LP (2022) Another fine one from this UK-Israeli collective of musicians who call
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Cantus Firmi
Michal Górczyńsky Regions POLAND Unzipped Fly Records RP05 CD (2021) A chunky set of pieces for contrabass clarinet, composed and
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l’A Neuve: violin-percussion duo creating a highly textured if austere music
Anouck Genthon & David Meier, l’A Neuve, Switzerland, Wide Ear Records, WER068 limited edition CD (2022) Both Anouck Genthon and
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