Fish Records Mailer Issue 25 (Jun/Jul 2003)

This mailer is a just about the perfect mix of discs, the albums featured here cover all aspects of the music we carry; they embrace a broad range of styles from simple acoustic through to full band performances, and they come from established names on successful labels through to self released albums from independent artists.
The main highlights are the excellent Oh Susanna disc, the TS Baker album and ‘Floating’ from Greg Trooper, but you couldn’t go wrong with any of the discs, they represent the best albums around in their respective fields over the past few months. The coming months look excellent with a number of big releases on the horizon, two of the most interesting being new albums from Kris Delmhorst and Josh Ritter in late summer.

Oh Susanna – Oh Susanna

Oh Susanna (the stage name of Canadian singer/songwriter Suzie Ungerleider) has released two previous albums both of which have been covered in our catalogues over the past 4 years – the dark and brooding debut ‘Johnstown’.... full review

£13.49

TS Baker – Through the Shadows

This disc arrived in a strong batch of US female singer/songwriter discs, and it immediately stood out on first listen, and further plays over the past month or so have proved it to be an excellent and rewarding album.... full review

£13.49

Mary Lee’s Corvette – 700 Miles

While her excellent live interpretation of Dylan’s ‘Blood on the Tracks’ was the disc that brought Mary Lee Kortes and her band to a wider audience, her real strength lies in her own acoustic based singer/songwriter material.... full review

£13.49

Tom Russell – Modern Art

All Tom’s albums are exceptionally strong, he’s one of the finest contemporary folk singer/songwriters around, but the release of ‘Modern Art’ sees him at his strongest, which makes this an important release.... full review

£13.49

Seth Lakeman – The Punch Bowl

This disc has been around our office CD player for a few months now and has had plenty of plays, but it missed out on a review because we’ve had the Equation discs in the last few mailers. Despite this, it’s selling steadily through.... full review

£9.99

Greg Trooper – Floating

Although you may not be familiar with Trooper’s earlier albums (all on small independents and almost all out of print), you may well be aware of his work, he’s had tracks on albums from artists such as Lucy Kaplansky, Steve Earle, Billy Bragg.... full review

£13.49

Ad Vanderveen – The Moment That Matters

Probably best known to many as one third of ‘More Than A Song’ (alongside Eliza Gilkyson and Iain Matthews, Ad also has a notable solo career and this latest album proves he’s a singer/songwriter of real quality.... full review

£13.49

The Hired Guns – Between Here and the Night

We don’t often feature albums from groups (rather than solo artists), and it’s rare for us to carry discs from Australian acts, so this disc from ‘The Hired Guns’ a five piece band from Melbourne is a welcome diversion from the norm.... full review

£13.49