I’m a big Catrin Finch fan but without fail find the albums fall short. As much as anything it’s that live the thing which most characterises her playing has been aggression and yet that’s the one characteristic which all of her albums fail to capture.
One day.
It was actually Ni Bhriain I heard on the radio. As well as appearing as a classical soloist with several orchestras, she comes from a family of traditional musicians from Dublin and is very active in the traditional music scene, playing with the likes of Martin Hayes and Julie Fowlis for example.
But this album is very much an equal partnership between these talented women. It’s the interplay between the two musicians that is at the heart of the album — a lot of it is improvised. The very last track, for example, has Finch playing The Ashgrove, Welsh traditional, and Ni Bhriain playing Tabhair dom do Lamh, Irish traditional, and it’s the way they weave these tunes together that is so satisfying and is at the heart of their collaboration.
Roger
It’s a really good album. Thanks for the heads up.
Bonny ‘Prince’ Billy Molly Bawn live BBC recording. Otherworldy song in which a wildfowler mistakes a girl - his lover - for a swan. The accompaniment creates the atmosphere.
Alison Krauss with The Chieftans Molly Bán (Bawn)
Glastonbury 2025 Roy Harper & Nick Harper “When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease” Acoustic Stage
Worth going to YouTube to seek this out and the rest of the set.
Think this was mentioned in best of 24 thread (possibly by me).
1971 book of lyrics intended to become songs to sing on Women’s Liberation marches. Dawn Landes sets them, mostly, to music and it’s very good indeed. Saw her do half a dozen of these at Hebden Bridge last week too.
Perhaps my favourite song of all time, close to Banks of the Nile.
I’m impressed that he can still sing and play. I’ll get a ticket for his ‘final tour.’ John Peel played this track when John Walters died, then played it as the final piece at the end of his BBC radio show. Andy Kershaw in turn played it as a tribute to Peel. I’ll play some early Roy Harper as my knowledge here is patchy beyond ‘Forever’.
Has anyone seen the Janis Ian Documentary? I am not sure if it can be viewed outside the US. It was on PBS. Great documentary I might add. I first saw her at the Broadside monthly hootenannies , when she was 14 at the Village Gate. The documentary mentions a number of folk musicians who appeared at the monthly Broadside event. Pete Seeger, Eric Anderson. Len Chandler, Tom Paxton. I was a teenager. The event was on the same Sunday every month.
Hi Jaybar, I don’t think that we can stream this in the UK, but thanks for mentioning her. She appeared at the Cambridge Folk Festival in 2018.
@Stokie some if her albums were audiophile gems. It’s not really folk, but Breaking Silence is quite special.
I’ve found her on Qobuz, several albums including Breaking Silence. So we can hear her music at least.
@Stokie I think it is on Vinyl and CD as well. I use it to see his my system is settling in. There us a 45 RPM version.
Yes, but at the moment I have no means of playing the CDs I own. I hope to rectify this soon.
@Stokie I am awaiting a Luxman D03/X CD player
I hope you like the sound when you have it installed. I’ve read good reviews.
