Guinean Kora maestro meets Hawaiian Slack-Key Guitar champion in a cross-cultural mix-up which has proved popular everywhere. The two instruments and styles are complimentary and the production brings the whole thing beautifully together...
A revival of interest in the ancient folk traditions which crossed from England to Australia from the very beginnings of migration (forced or otherwise) is reflected in this first of a series of collections featuring contributions from English and Australian artists. The project, put together by Martin Wyndham Read whose own career as performer straddles the cultural divide, is funded track-by-track by magazines, festival organisations, individuals and folk clubs...
They are Australian. They are two sisters and one guy. They took Cambridge by storm. They play a kind of rootsy, bluesy, folky, acoustic guitar driven, rocky music and they look good on stage. There is a slightly retro feel to the guitar and harmonica sound, but its none the worse for that, even in their more reflective moments they bring a shaft of antipodean sunlight to jaded European sensibilities...
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