Folk & Country > Fellside Folk & Country

Advantages: fantastic british contemporary folk
Disadvantages: None!

----The Band------ John Spiers and Jon Boden are two of England's finest folk musicians - wait! before you stop reading - I know folk isn't the most popular musical genre but these two have injected a young (they are both in their late 20s), fresh and fun element into traditional songs and written quite a few of their own to boot. John Spiers plays the melodian and Jon Boden sings and plays the fiddle and the pair met in 2000 in Oxford and instantly ...
...have toured the country with their unique brand of folk and have released, to date, four albums. Their website can be found at: http://www.squeezy.fsnet.co.uk/spiersboden Spiers and Boden won the Best Duo award at the 2004 Radio2 Folk Awards ---The Album---- This is the second album by Spiers & Boden which won the Horizon Award in the Radio2 Folk Awards 2003 and was nominated for the Radio 3 World Music Awards 2003 Critic's Poll for album of ... Read review

Advantages: brilliant song, good harmonies,variatey of songs,
Disadvantages: no tunes,

when i first listernd to this i shut my eyes and thought i was watching them live. this cd sounds brilliant. just like they do in real life. it captures all the harmonies othese four young lasses create and you can tell what all the words are . the variety of different songs is good too there not all the same.this cd is different to any cd you will have heard before. all the songs are a capella. the cd is really easy to sing along too.the qualitiy ... Read review

Advantages: Highly original and relaxing acoustic guitar songs, superbly played
Disadvantages: Inferior bonus tracks might interfere with the mood of the album for some.

John Martyn was a very talented British singer/songwiter/musician, who attracted a strong interest and following during the 1970s (less so in the '80s),.But he enjoyed little commercial recognition, despite his best albums selling steadily over the years. Although Martyn started out as a folk artist in the late 1960s, by the time of this release, jazz and blues influences had crept into his repertoire. By the '80s, Martyn's studio albums had ...
...but not some might say, for the better. Bless The Weather, released in 1971 is John Martyn's fifth album, and arguably his best. It originally included ten tracks, nine songs plus one superb instrumental jam. What the original album managed to achieve is the near perfect blend of contemporary folk and jazz. And with John's expressive vocals, he hardly puts a foot wrong here. The CD's photograph cover hints at the atmosphere of the whole album, ... Read review

Advantages: Every track draws you in fantastically
Disadvantages: None

Rob's finest solo album sees him return to his roots. The master of the resophonic guitar, backed up at various times by his band mates from bluegrass supergroup Blue Highway offers some of the best music ever recorded on the dobro. The album is mainly an instrumental one with only the first track of the CD having vocals, that being a rip roaring version of Machine Gun Kelly. Sweet and soulful sounds can be found throughout, and Rob's dobro/bass ...
...Am A Pilgrim" is truly a treat for the ears. Of course no bluegrass CD would be complete without the obligatory fiddle tune, and on this album these include Fiddler's Dream and a fast paced, fun, hard driving rendition of Lost Indian. All in all a fantastic album for any bluegrass fan, especially so for other resophonic guitarists who can learn a great deal from Rob's playing. ... Read review

Advantages: 16 enjoyable songs
Disadvantages: No weak songs

I originally picked this up at a car boot sale 'cos I like country music and, boy, am I glad I found it! It is one of those CDs which you can play and enjoy every track - without skipping those tracks which you eventually can't stand!! Well, none of that here. The lyrics are great - personally I love "Highway Robbery" and "If Your Heart Ain't Busy Tonight", with "Take Another Run" coming a close third - but all the other tracks (sixteen in all) ... Read review