‘A World of Our Own’ Is a Maximalist Folk Compendium
This is a well-fleshed-out picture of how UK and Irish folk revival artists of the 1960s drew from and inspired their more widely recognized North American counterparts.
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Paul Weller’s ‘True Meanings’ Is Another Successful Musical Reinvention
On True Meanings, the legendary Paul Weller turns folky and reflective in his most instantly satisfying work in years.
Richard Thompson Gets Back to Basics with ’13 Rivers’
The new album from Richard Thompson is a raw, unfiltered affair from a veteran artist who shows no signs of slowing down.
We Are Muffy Turn the Clock Way Back with ‘The Charcoal Pool’
The Lilac Time's Nick Duffy polishes up his autoharp and makes a quietly wonderful record with his new duo We Are Muffy.
Wizz Jones / Pete Berryman / Simeon Jones: Come What May
Jones, Berryman, and Jones make it sound easy and make wonderful sounds on this inspired collection of British folk.
Nathan Wiseman-Trowse’s Authorial Fancy About a Nick Drake Song
Speculation is interesting, but it seems that the best option for someone writing about Nick Drake's "Dreaming England" would be assertiveness, conclusiveness, and definition.