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
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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 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
Duncan Browne: Ragged Rain Life (1973)
Duncan Browne Londoner Duncan Browne is another one of those brilliant, forgotten ones. In 1973, with classical guitar in tow, he released…
November 26, 2014
John Martyn: Outside In (1973)
John Martyn (Danny Thompson in the back) If John’s fans thought that he had gone out there for Solid Air, imagine the look…
November 25, 2014
John Martyn: Solid Air (1973)
John Martyn When you hear the first percussive taps of John Martyn’s acoustic on “Solid Air”, you know this is something special.…
November 24, 2014
Carolanne Pegg: Open the Door (1973)
Carole Pegg I guess you can call this a “A Track, A Day” exclusive. Remember the sinisterly awesome Mr. Fox band? Lead…
November 22, 2014
Steeleye Span: Cam Ye O’er Frae France (1973)
Steeleye Span There’s something so telling about today’s tracks. Everything about Steeleye Span signify the bloated culmination of English folk-rock as most…
November 21, 2014
Spirogyra: In the Western World (1973)
Barbara and Martin There’s a bit near the 10:30 minute mark in my track of the day, “In the Western World”, a…
November 20, 2014
Renaissance: At the Harbour and Ashes Are Burning (1973)
Renaissance Renaissance, what a name, and what a band. This is another band that travelled the third way, I wrote about yesterday…
November 19, 2014
Amazing Blondel: The Paintings (1972)
Amazing Blondel Allow me to take a step back. It was correct that English neo-folk music was struggling to find a way…
November 18, 2014
Paul Giovanni and Magnet: Corn Rigs (1973)
Paul Giovanni singing “Gently Johnny” in a The Wicker Man scene. Somehow, we’ve come full circle. At a time when most of…
November 17, 2014