a r t i s t : Wayfaring Strangers
t i t l e : Driftwood
d a t e : 2000
l a b e l : Steeplejack
g e n r e : Folk
r l s. d a t e : Jun/2006
t r a c k s : 10
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 60,8 MB
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This is a quiet album, which took a while to wind its way into
my affections, but I do like it a lot now. The music of this
Anglo-German duo is wholly acoustic, mostly string-accompanied
songs (Neil Grant on guitar and Martin Ahrndt on
mandocello/mandolin/bouzouki, both sing) with a few additional
instrument such as fiddle, accordion, bass, concertina and
slide guitar.
The fiddles, bass and concertina are contributed by the
English duo Show of Hands (Phil Beer and Steve Knightley),
whose organizer-cum-sound engineer Gerard O'Farrell has
produced this album. A clever move: whereas it might have been
just another one of the many albums that sells at concerts and
remains otherwise unnoticed, the significant input Show of
Hands have had on the recording should widen its appeal
considerably.
The songs are a mix of original compositions and hand-picked
cover versions - Brian McNeill's "Back of the North Wind",
Phil Shackleton's "Fisherman's Tale" and Steve Knightley's
"Sit You Down" plus a tune set and a superb acoustic rendition
of Queen's "Show Must Go On". Finally there is a hidden live
track in the basic Wayfaring Strangers duo line-up, just in
case you've ended up wondering what they really sound like
without the help from their more famous colleagues...
Recommended to Show of Hands-supporters, naturally, and to
anyone who still likes acoustic guitar-based
singer-songwriters. (www.folkworld.de)
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01-the smuggler king [03:31]
02-running away [04:46]
03-the back o' the northwind [03:06]
04-these waters [03:17]
05-a fisherman's tale [05:40]
06-lyonesse [03:19]
07-jamie's on the road again [03:41]
08-beacon lane - flanagan brother's jig - the baltic [04:30]
sailor
09-sit you down [04:47]
10-show must go on [11:23]
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48:00 min