Fish Records Mailer - Issue 44

Probably the biggest line-up of artists in one mailout ever and a real embarrassment of riches……take your pick from brilliant albums from Richard Shindell, Lucy Kaplansky, Patty Griffin, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Jonathan Byrd, each and everyone of them is superb.

Richard Shindell - South of Delia

While Richard Shindell is rightly considered one of the finest singer/songwriters of his generation, he's always had an eye (and ear) for great songs by other writers and has included songs in his live shows, placed the occasional.... full review

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Patty Griffin - Children Running Through

Over the course of her studio albums, Patty Griffin has constantly changed her approach; and from the edgy ‘Flaming Red’ through to the acoustic excellence of ‘1000 Kisses’ she could never be accused of standing still.... full review

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Jonathan Byrd - This is the New That

While Jonathan Byrd has been quietly picking up accolades and plaudits over the past 5 years or so for his intelligent songs full of quick wordplay and strong characters, there can be few people who expected him to produce an...... full review

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Mary Chapin Carpenter - The Calling

While the late 90’s saw Chapin-Carpenter as a mainstream country/folk artist, her last album was a return to the artist she started out as, an intelligent and literate acoustic based singer/songwriter. ‘The Calling’ continues.... full review

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Martha Scanlan - The West Was Burning

After 6 years of playing and touring with an innovative old-time string band comes this wonderful debut album from US singer/songwriter Martha Scanlan. Overall, this is a reserved and acoustic affair, but the quality of the images.... full review

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Waking the Witch - Boys from the Abattoir

This is the Yorkshire based, all female quartet’s third album, and while the previous two were strong independently released discs, this is the album that will bring them to a wider audience. Where previously their sound was minimalist and..... full review

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