Fish Records Mailer - Issue 36 (Sep/Oct 2005) Late summer normally sees new releases beginning to pick up after the break for June and July, so we usually see a decent amount of strong albums around but this year the list of albums is exceptional – new albums from established artists such as Dar Williams, Kate Rusby, Richard Thompson and Gretchen Peters sit alongside gems from new singer/songwriters Louis Ledford and Rachel Ries. Every album in this mailer really deserves it’s place, and this is one of the strongest and varied collection of discs we’ve featured….hope you find something of interest amongst them. |
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Rachel Ries - For You Only |
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Lisa Redford - Lost Again Lisa’s previous album ‘Slipstream’ is an excellent independent acoustic singer/songwriter disc, that while full of strong songs would have benefited from a little more instrumental variety – this has been addressed on ‘Lost Again’ which is a full ..... full review £12.49 |
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Dar Williams - My Better Self £13.49 |
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Louis Ledford - Reverie ‘Reverie’ is a striking album in many ways, and throughout its 48 minutes it proves to be one of best examples of contemporary American folk music that we’ve heard over the past year or so. £13.49 |
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Kate Rusby - The Girl Who Couldn't Fly Excellent album that mixes traditional folk with Kate's own songs; it’s all beautifully arranged and performed and Kate's voice is still the main point of focus for the listener, but the backing from her own guitar and a wide range.... full review £13.49 |
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Richard Thompson - Front Parlour Ballads This is Thompson’s first acoustic solo album for 24 years, and his first ever solo album made up of new material – throughout his career he’s always improvised and adapted well so it should be no surprise that ‘Front Parlour Ballads’ is a distinct..... full review £13.49 |
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Carrie Newcomer - Regulars and Refugees A few years ago Newcomer wrote a short story called ‘Betty’s Diner’ which in turn became a song on her previous release. ‘Regulars and Refugee expands this theme as the entire album is set in the diner and the 13 songs.... full review £13.49 |
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Gretchen Peters - Trio Recorded in 2004 in Madisonville, KY this collection of 13 songs presents Gretchen's songs in their stripped bare concert interpretations, and with much of the studio polish and extra instrumentation..... full review £13.49 |
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Kate Cambpell - Blues and Lamentations Excellent album from that continues Kate's sensitive and insightful observations of people, characters and places. The album has a loose theme around of 'the blues' that manifests itself in musical form over a couple of tracks, but is more prominent..... full review £13.49 |
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Robert Earl Keen - What I Really Mean Robert Earl Keen is one of the best ‘cinematic’ songwriters around, his character descriptions and vivid backdrops make his songs both dramatic and memorable, and while his recent output has been a little patchy, ‘What I Really Mean’ is .... full review |
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Lynn Miles - Love Sweet Love The UK release of Patty’s excellent ‘Impossible Dream’ album contains 3 extra tracks unavailable elsewhere, live versions of ‘Rain’, ‘Chief’ and ‘Truth’ are added to the 11 songs that make up the main body of the disc. The live tracks really add.... full review |
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Nic Jones, Dave Moran & Nigel Paterson CD Book |
