Fish Records Mailer - Issue 53

The new releases are coming in for January and February, and the year is getting off to a great start with some excellent albums, in particular Katie Doherty, Chris Wood and The Kennedys.

Chris Wood - Trespasser

While Chris Wood has been established on the English folk scene for many years, the release of ‘The Lark Descending’ in 2005 gave him a much wider profile, so much so that this follow up album is one of the most anticipated folk discs in recent memory..... full review

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Katie Doherty - Bridges

Katie Doherty is one of the young graduates from the Folk music degree in Newcastle; but unlike many of her contemporaries her album is a singer/songwriter disc that takes its inspiration from the tradition, rather than a traditional folk disc..... full review

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The Kennedys - Better Dreams

This is The Kennedys' first CD of all-original material in seven years, and it's an album inspired by a pair of seminars they conducted on 'using dreams to unlock your creativity' - it sounds like a loose concept album (and it is!).... full review

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Drive by Truckers - Brighter than Creation's Dark

The Drive-By Truckers have been producing memorable albums for a few years now, but the arrival of ‘Brighter Than Creation’s Dark’ makes a real statement; it’s a massively varied Southern gothic country/folk/rock n roll masterpiece with 19 songs..... full review

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