by Kev Rowland | Apr 21, 2022 | Reviews
Janine in a Wellington-based folk artist steeped in the 60’s tradition of protest singers and environmentalism, and on this album, she is joined by Jack Binding (acoustic lead guitar, vocals), Kevin Ikin (mandolin, harmonica, percussion, backing vocals), Jenny...
by Kev Rowland | Apr 18, 2022 | Reviews
When one sees cover art where the band are wearing clothes which were never in fashion even in the height of disco, combined with a somewhat unusual name then this is either going to be something incredibly special, or something spectacularly bad. However, I had high...
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by Kev Rowland | Apr 18, 2022 | Reviews
There are times when an album is put on, and the listener starts to smile virtually immediately, warming to what is going on in their ears and this is just one of those. I loved this the very first time I played it, and it has just got better each and every time since...
by Kev Rowland | Apr 18, 2022 | Reviews
Much of the folk music I hear in NZ has other elements added to it, such as bluegrass, Americana and country, but after only a few seconds of opening number Three Danish Galleys I knew we were in for what I think of as “the real thing”, namely English Folk Music which...
by Kev Rowland | Apr 18, 2022 | Reviews
Joseph came over to NZ from Sheffield at the end of the 90’s, since when he has been performing in different bands, most notably in {Brave New Void}. This is a totally solo performance, with Joseph writing, performing, and recording this on his own, and it immediately...
