APRIL 2008 RELEASES
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Gaughan Live! At the Trades Club Folk / CDTRAX322 Greentrax - $A28.30 
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Dick Gaughan remains one of the most highly respected folk singers in the UK. He is also one of the most sought after artists and commits himself to gruelling tours, both in the UK and abroad, particularly North America and Australia. Dick has been appearing at The Trades Club, in North Yorkshire, for years and his love for performing at this place really shines through on this live recording. |
Westringing: Scotland Meets Appalachia Folk / IJHCD001 Independent - $A28.30
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Scottish fiddler Ian Hardie presents his indepnedent solo album that vividly captures the connection between the music that blossomed in Appalachia with the Scots diaspora and its Highland fiddling and bag-piping roots. There are fourteen instrumental tracks on this album, all recorded live with no overdubs, backing instruments or studio trickery, this is a solo fiddle album with a difference from the well-respected Scots performer and composer. |
Life`s Eyes Folk / WGS349CD Wildgoose Records - $A28.30
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UK Singer song-writer George Papavageris continues to chronicle his generations’ passage through life, at work, at home, at war and in nature, through relationships, memories and aspirations. Augmented sparsely but tellingly by Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer (in the guise of Georges itinerant Los Marbles) . |
Too Long Away Folk / SPIT035 Spit & Polish Records - $A30.10
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Acclaimed Scottish singer-songwriter Emily Smith releases her 3rd studio album which firmly establishes her as one of the leading lights in folk music along with Julie Fowlis. Her voice blends delicacy with a surprising power and is equally alluring whether enriched by instrumental backing or unaccompanied. With an imaginative approach to instrumental arrangements she gives a contemporary edge to ancient songs. |
