New releases that I have been encountering, as well as older releases I've been collecting recently, have had a distinctively laid back feel. Even the higher energy tracks played this morning seem in a certain way to have a laconic aesthetic.
The rose tree / Getting upstairs Rob Harbron / Emma Reid - New dogs, old tricks - Self |
Crystal spring James Findlay - Another day another story - Fellside |
Hatchlings Emily Portman - Hatchling - Furrow |
Hole in the wall Hannah James / Sam Sweeney - State and ancientry - RBR |
Climbing high mountains sam amidon - i see the sign - Bedroom community |
Row bullies row Sean Lennon / Charlotte Kemp Muhl / Jack Shit - Son of Rogues Gallery - Anti |
All things are quite silent Blowzabella - Strange news - Self |
Marching through the green grass Lucy Ward - Latitude & Longitude [VA] - Navigator |
The saddest crowd Seth Lakeman - Word of mouth - Self |
Wondrous love The furrow collective - At our next meeting - Furrow |
Cold, wet and rainy night / The grand hornpipe Eliza Carthy - Wayward daughter [VA] - Topic |
Rounding the horn The full english - The full english - Topic |
Out with my gun in the morning The woodbine & ivy band - The woodbine & ivy band - Folk police |
Kick the crow Ten strings and a goat skin - Corbeau - Self |
The banks of Newfoundland Matthew Byrne - Ballads - Self |
Pas d'argent pour payer Nicolas Boulerice / Olivier Demers - Un d'ci, un peu d'ça - Roues et archets |
The gallant poacher John Doyle - Wayward son - Compass |
Martin's set Kiérah - Stonemason's daughter - Self |
Colin - I have just become aware that the Ottawa Storytellers are putting Matthew Byrne, a wonderful Newfoundland ballad singer, on at the NAC 4th Stage this Thursday at 7:30 pm. Hope you have time to mention it
12:00 PM, April 13th, 2014