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Tracks:
1. Big Wheels Rolling On (2:08)
2. Ole Black Engine (2:32)
3. I’m Movin’ On (2:41)
4. Black Is The Color Of Her Heart (1:39)
5. You Cheated On Me (3:07)
6. Clementine (1:54)
7. Looking For A Mountain (1:54)
8. Beautiful Brown Eyes (2:15)
9. Here Comes The Night (2:56)
10. Streets Of Laredo (2:18)
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I’ll admit to just a twinge of disappointment when I heard that Fairport Convention would celebrate its 45th anniversary this year with the release of re-recorded versions of 13 fan-selected songs. It’s not that the songs on “By Popular Request” aren’t all flawless classics — legendary songwriters including Fairport alumni Sandy Denny, Richard Thompson and Dave Swarbrick wrote them. The problem, to me anyway, was that I already have the classic songs locked into my permanent memory bank. I was craving something new.
How fortunate for me — and, of course, countless other fans of folk rock in general and Fairport Convention in particular –that Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Chris Leslie, Ric Sanders and Gerry Conway gave us just that on “By Popular Request.” The songs are all the standards that fans of classic Fairport love — including “Meet on the Ledge,” “Walk Awhile,” “Farewell Farewell” and “Matty Groves” — but they’ve got just enough new instrumental flavoring to make them fresh.
Consider the classic English folk tune “Matty Groves” which, candidly, I’d felt I’d heard enough times to last well into another life time. And perhaps one beyond that. The tweaks made for this version – specifically the addition of banjo by brilliant multi-instrumentalist Leslie – adds just enough pluck (sorry — I couldn’t resist) to give it new sparkle.
“Farewell Farewell” is another classic that received a modest but arguably long overdue overhaul in the form of lovely harmonies and added instrumentation. I can only imagine the challenge in recreating a song from the much-revered “Liege & Lief” album – not to mention one that the incomparable Denny sang. As fans know, many traditionalist cry foul whenever a song Denny popularized is rerecorded, especially without a female vocalist. Yet, Fairport’s latest version is as starkly poignant as the original.
That’s not to say there aren’t songs I wish had received a bit more flavoring. “Hiring Fair” comes immediately to mind. But, really, that’s a minor quibble that may stem from my over familiarity with the song that has been on my husband’s heavy rotation playlist for years.
“By Popular Request” is truly a magical album that reimagines Fairport’s best songs as only the virtuoso musicians in its current line up could do.
by Nancy Dunham
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Tracks:
1. Winter Wonderland (Commentary) (1:26)
2. Winter Wonderland (2:07)
3. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (Commentary) (0:54)
4. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (3:26)
5. Mary, Did You Know (Commentary) (1:27)
6. Mary, Did You Know (Feat. Vince Gill & Amy Grant) (4:48)
7. Jingle Bell Rock (Commentary) (1:39)
8. Jingle Bell Rock (1:52)
9. O Holy Night (Commentary) (1:46)
10. O Holy Night (3:39)
11. Hard Candy Christmas (Commentary) (1:51)
12. Hard Candy Christmas (3:50)
13. Back To God (Acoustic Version) (Commentary) (1:32)
14. Back To God (Acoustic Version) (Feat. Lauren Daigle) (4:57)
15. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Commentary) (2:06)
16. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (2:10)
17. O Come All Ye Faithful (Commentary) (1:59)
18. O Come All Ye Faithful (2:58)
19. O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Commentary) (1:13)
20. O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Feat. Darius Rucker) (3:58)
21. White Christmas (Commentary) (1:47)
22. White Christmas (3:15)
23. Jingle Bells (Commentary) (2:13)
24. Jingle Bells (1:43)
25. I’ll Be Home For Christmas (Commentary) (1:10)
26. I’ll Be Home For Christmas (3:49)
27. Silent Night (Commentary) (1:15)
28. Silent Night (Feat. Kelly Clarkson & Trisha Yearwood) (4:10)
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Mickey Baker was one of the most versatile and technically proficient players of the 1950s New York studio scene where he made his initial impact. He is best known though for his pop/R&B outings as one half of the duo, Mickey & Sylvia whose recordings can be found on the Jasmine collection “Love Is Strange” (JASMCD3093). Here Jasmine focuses on a selection of Mickey’s solo recordings along with a handful of his prominent session work all recorded between 1952 and 1959. These selections truly display the breadth of Baker’s talent as he plays several different styles with equal brilliance. When listening to this collection of his outstanding guitar playing there is no question of Mickey Baker’s importance in the development of rock and roll and in particular rock and roll guitar. Throughout this time he also continued to teach guitar and wrote the first of several tuition books which became best sellers and have remained in print for over 50 years.
Jana Winderen
Spring Bloom in the Marginal Ice Zone
(Touch, 2018)
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Ursula K. Le Guin & Todd Barton
Music and Poetry of the Kesh
(Freedom To Spend, 2018 [1985])
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For years, Walter Salas-Humara has split his time between making music and visual art, so it’s not surprising that Walterio, his August 10, 2018 release on Rhyme & Reason Records, contains rich imagery — both lyrically and on its cover. But one of the strongest images it evokes actually comes from the music itself, which might be described as the sonic equivalent of a tree — a rock ’n’ roll family tree. Salas-Humara was made in Cuba, too, but born in America. (The album’s title is his Hispanic nickname.) He spent a good chunk of his Florida childhood studying drums, which, of course, led to teenage rock ’n’ roll bands.
Tracks such as “Here We Go,” “She’s a Caveman” and “Out of the Band” can trace lineage back to the Silos, the still-kicking band Salas-Humara co-founded in New York’s post-punk ’80s scene. Playing alt-country before anyone called it that, they were named Best New Artist in the 1987 Rolling Stone Critics Poll— which temporarily deep-sixed Salas-Humara’s art-career plans.
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