12 Essential British 1970s folk-rock albums
I do need to write more about my enduring passion for British folk-rock and electric folk. So what better way to take care of some business than a list! An […]
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JOHN MARTYN – One World (1977) A one-man musical revolution
Back from a holiday and enthused to write about one of my all-time favourites. And what a wonderful album this is. John Martyn was a Scottish singer-songwriter, very unfortunately now […]
SIGRÚN STELLA – Crazy Blue (2011) Icelandic roots melancholia
I have catholic tastes (not Catholic, though liturgical music is OK), and I like a solid singer-songwriter as much as the next fellow or gal. They’re hard to come by. […]
JUSTIN SULLIVAN – Navigating by the Stars (2003) Intense pastoral beauty
Justin Sullivan is the lead singer and songwriter of legendary punk/protest/uncategorizable English band New Model Army, which got started in the early 1980s and is still going strong today. If […]
NO-MAN – Together We’re Stranger (2003) Ambient folk perfection
The career of Steven Wilson has featured an interesting reversal in focus. Wilson’s name should be no stranger to lovers of ambient music or progressive rock. His band Porcupine Tree […]
STEPHAN MICUS – Darkness and Light (1990) The master of all instruments
I must point out from respect that an excellent and quite poetic review of this album also appears on the Between Sound and Space blog, so please read it as […]
