Review Review November 11, 2014 by Diego Olivas Mark Fry: Dreaming with Alice (1972) Where do you go when you don’t quite know how to continue onward? You start to deconstruct your own past and footsteps.… November 11, 2014
Review 音 Review November 10, 2014 by Diego Olivas Lindisfarne: Fog on the Tyne (1971) Lindisfarne 1972, was such a transitional year for English neo-folk. There were such a paucity of solid releases and well thought out… November 10, 2014
Review 音 Review November 9, 2014 by Diego Olivas Fuchsia: Shoes and Ships (1971) Fuchsia Now this is another great, truly forward thinking, one album English neo-folk wonder. How about a 6-piece band where the real… November 9, 2014
Review 音 Review November 8, 2014 by Diego Olivas Jan Dukes de Grey: Sun Symphonica (1971) Jan Dukes de Grey Before we jump into 1972, lets catch two final one album wonder English neo-folk bands. Bands like these… November 8, 2014
Review 音 Review November 7, 2014 by Diego Olivas Alan Stivell: Gaeltacht (1971) Alan Stivell – 1971 Let’s blur the line of history even further. What does French-born musician Alan Stivell (real name Alan Cochevelou)… November 7, 2014
Review 音 Review November 6, 2014 by Diego Olivas Spirogyra: The Duke of Beaufoot (1971) Spirogyra (Martin and Barbara far right) Now here’s another interesting band. One that highlights the importance of giving equal providence to other… November 6, 2014
Review 音 Review November 5, 2014 by Diego Olivas Bridget St. John: Seagull-Sunday (1971) Bridget St. John in France. Have you been noticing a pattern in England’s neo-folk movement? For myself it’s the important role women… November 5, 2014
Review 音 Review November 4, 2014 by Diego Olivas Roy Harper: The Same Old Rock (1971) Roy Harper You know, for me, there’s one reason I’ll give Jimmy Page a lifetime pass, it’s for his brief period supporting… November 4, 2014
Review 音 Review November 3, 2014 by Diego Olivas Shelagh McDonald: Rod’s Song and Odyssey (1971) Now here’s a great English neo-folk artist lost to time. Shelagh McDonald, born in Edinburgh, was a gorgeous Scottish folk singer destined… November 3, 2014
Review 音 Review November 2, 2014 by Diego Olivas C.O.B.: Spirit of Love (1971) C.O.B. (Clive Palmer far right) Seems appropriate today, on the Day of the Dead, to post something from Clive Palmer’s C.O.B. band.… November 2, 2014
Review 音 Review November 1, 2014 by Diego Olivas Shirley Collins and the Albion Country Band: Murder of Maria Marten (1971) Shirley Collins and Ashley Hutchings – No Roses photo session. Continuing on the quest to detail England’s neo-folk sound, I have to… November 1, 2014
Review 音 Review October 31, 2014 by Diego Olivas (Album of Month) October 2014: Comus – First Utterance (1971) Comus Let’s ruminate a bit over October. Isn’t there something strangely dark and alluring about this month? In nature, we look forward… October 31, 2014