Fish Records Mailer - Issue 32 (Xmas 2004) 2004 turned out to be an excellent year with a strong range of discs from both established artists and emerging talent – this catalogue celebrates the best of the year and features some stunning albums. |
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Adrienne Young - Plow to the End of the Row |
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Lori McKenna – Bittertown While many singer/songwriters attempt to chronicle tales of everyday life in their songs, few, if any do it as well as Lori McKenna - on ‘Bittertown’ she creates authentic snapshots of ordinary people with ordinary lives and failings.... full review £13.49 |
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Richard Shindell - Vuelta £13.49 |
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Angie Palmer - Road We receive many self-released albums for consideration, in general they’re a mixed bag with the occasional gem, but unfortunately most just aren’t suitable - after my first listen to ‘Road’ I was checking to see if this really was a self released.... full review £9.99 |
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Anais Mitchell – Hymns for the Exiled After being awarded the prestigious New Folk award at Kerrville in 2003 much was expected from Anais Mitchell, but few could have anticipated an album as striking as ‘Hymns for the Exiled’. £13.49 |
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Jonathan Byrd & Dromedary – The Sea and The Sky What on paper looks like an odd pairing of Jonathan Byrd and Dromedary (winner of the 2003 Kerville New Folk competition and celebrated multi-instrumental duo respectively) has resulted in one of the most striking and distinct albums to come.... full review £13.49 |
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Seth Lakeman – Kitty Jay ‘Kitty Jay’ is a collection of songs written and inspired by the stories and legends of Seth’s birthplace and home of Dartmoor – it’s an ambitious disc that attempts to capture the spirit and atmosphere of the wilderness.... full review £11.99 |
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Kate Jacobs – You Call That Dark It’s six years since Kate’s last album, the stunningly good ‘Hydrangea’ (see the Fish Records Essentials list), and in the intervening years she’s married and had children as well as putting together the 13 songs here.... full review £13.49 |
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Mindy Smith – One Moment More ‘One Moment More’ is Mindy Smith’s debut album, but the quality and craft of the writing and musicianship on the disc is far removed from most debuts. She has a beautifully pure and rich voice which covers a broad musical range.... full review £13.49 |
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Rod Picott - Girl from Arkansas Rod’s previous two albums have marked him out as one of the strongest writers and versatile performers around; this new disc is equally compelling and guaranteed to reinforce and build on his deserved reputation.... full review |
