Review 音 Review December 11, 2014 by Diego Olivas Mike Oldfield: Hergest Ridge (1974) Mike Oldfield The exploration and deconstruction of English folk music seemed to be the path needed to be taken by new neo-folk… December 11, 2014
Review 音 Review December 10, 2014 by Diego Olivas Gryphon: Checkmate (1974) Gryphon – 1974 The further we head down this neo-folk decade the more strained the strands holding it to the base become.… December 10, 2014
Review 音 Review December 9, 2014 by Diego Olivas Richard and Linda Thompson: I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (1974) Richard and Linda Thompson There’s something about the year 1974 that will trigger a sea change in the English musical landscape. A… December 9, 2014
Review Review December 8, 2014 by Diego Olivas Shirley Collins: Adieu to Old England (1974) What a weird time its must have been for England in 1974. It was during this year that the IRA started to… December 8, 2014
Review 音 Review December 7, 2014 by Diego Olivas Bert Jansch: Fresh As A Sweet Sunday Morning (1974) Bert Jansch – 1974 Sometimes you need a bit o’ change to right a trajectory. By 1974, many of the great English… December 7, 2014
Review 音 Review December 6, 2014 by Diego Olivas Alan Stivell: Brezhoneg Raok (1973) Alan Stivell and bombard. Finishing off what he hinted at in his previous album, yesterday’s A L’Olympia, Alan decided to commit to… December 6, 2014
Review 音 Review December 5, 2014 by Diego Olivas Alan Stivell: Tri Martolod (1972) Alan Stivell – 1972 When we last left off Alan Stivell he was breathing new life into a genre threatened to be… December 5, 2014
Review 音 Review December 4, 2014 by Diego Olivas Clannad: Siúbhán Ní Dhuibhir (1973) Clannad In this brief sojourn to Ireland, for some neo-folk goodies, lets not forget a true behemoth of Celtic music: Clannad. Now… December 4, 2014
Review 音 Review December 3, 2014 by Diego Olivas Planxty: The West Coast of Clare (1973) Planxty As we continue to flesh out England’s neo-folk lineage it becomes ever more important to visit their Irish brethren. A brief… December 3, 2014
Review 音 Review December 2, 2014 by Diego Olivas Horslips: Dearg Doom (1973) Horslips Can you almost feel the finish line? Allow me to go back a year, to a year 1973, when another band… December 2, 2014
Album 音 Album of the Month December 1, 2014 by Diego Olivas (Album of the Month) November 2014: Van Morrison – Veedon Fleece (1974) Van Morrison, his pooch, and Carol Guida November, has gone and past, but its effects still linger. Physically, the body feels the… December 1, 2014
Review 音 Review November 27, 2014 by Diego Olivas William DeVaughn: Be Thankful For What You Got (1974) William DeVaughn It’s Thanksgiving! What a great time to remind yourself to take some time away and take stock of what y’all… November 27, 2014