UK pressing of the 2008 debut album from the British singer songwriter. Johnny Flynn’s music is brimming over with heart, soul and intelligence. Drawing on diverse influences – The Pixies, Vaughn Williams and anti-folk pioneer Dianne Cluck are all name checked on his Myspace page – Johnny draws on a century’s worth of Folk, Blues and Country to …
Nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and the only British folk representation in The Guardian’s and Uncut’s best albums of last decade, The Unthanks is a family affair for Tyneside sisters Rachel and Becky Unthank, with Rachel married to pianist, producer, arranger and composer, Adrian McNally. Even though McNally has scored symphony scale arrangements for The Unthanks, all …
2009 soundtrack to Wes Anderson’s first animated feature, based on the beloved Roald Dahl book. Academy Award nominee Anderson is best known for his film’s Rushmore, The Royal Tenebaums and The Darjeeling Limited. Fantastic Mr. Fox. makes its Atlantic-crossing aboard a magical soundtrack featuring an unforgettable score by award-winning composer Alexandre Desplat, as well as vintage Folk, Jazz, …
Compiled, with John Martyn’s blessing, by John Hillarby from the official John Martyn website and with sleeve notes by Record Collector’s Daryl Easlea, John’s landmark album from 1973 has now been digitally remastered and expanded into a 2CD set.Disc One contains the original album, considered by many to be his best album, digitally remastered and sounding better than …
Essential Chieftains is a 2 CD set that contains the song’s ‘Carolan’s Concerto’, ‘Shenandoah’ with Van Morrison, ‘Molly Ban ‘with Allison Krauss and more. Led by Paddy Moloney on uilleann pipes and tin whistle, The Chieftains (along with The Clancy Brothers) have been one of the most influential Irish music groups of the latter 20th century years. Their …
Fronted by the poetic spirit and raging, often besotted stage antics of lead singer-songwriter Shane MacGowan, The Pogues made unforgettable music that terms such as “Celtic punk”, “trad-fusion”, or “progressive-folk” only begin to describe. This, their 1988 masterpiece, produced by Grammy winner Steve Lillywhite, marked their Billboard album chart debut. Standouts include “The Broad Majestic Shannon”, “Bottle Of …
Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind: Singles and Demos 1964-1967 (2 disc collection)
2007 two CD collection, a comprehensive look back at her early recordings from the period prior to her classic 1970 Just Another Diamond Day album. Some Things… attempts to both draw a line under the past and also to set the record straight regarding the disparity between how Bunyan viewed (and still views) herself and the way the …
This new album by Julie Fowlis is a carefully selected collection of songs from Gaelic Scotland. Traditional songs presented with new musical accompaniments, this record is all about the songs, and all about the story. With lush accompaniments and arrangements, this record really showcases the strength and maturity of Julie’s voice; a change, she says, which has come …
Nadur is Clannad’s first album of new material since 1998’s Grammy winning Landmarks, and features the full original line-up – siblings Moya, Ciaran and Pol Brennan, and their twin uncles Noel and Padraig Duggan – back together on record for the first time since the 1989 album Past Present. It is a fitting title for the coming together …
Following the amazing success story of Vashti Bunyan’s recent re-emerging as an artist after an exile of over 30 years come the release of SOME THINGS JUST STICK IN YOUR MIND, a comprehensive collection of early recordings from the period prior to her classic 1970 JUST ANOTHER DIAMOND DAY album. Titled after the (Jagger/Richards-penned) debut single which opens …