Artist : VA
Title : Bearded Ladies Volume One
Genre : Folk
Year : 2007
Date : 11/2007
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 15
Label : FindersKeepers Records 04EGGSCD
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 55:16 min
Size : 70,3 MB
Tracklist:
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01.speck mountain - hey-moon 03:07
02.wendy & bonnie - paisley window pane 03:01
03.magpahi - horses 01:53
04.emma tricca - martin and me 04:12
05.selda - gesi baglari 03:32
06.lispector - peachtree street 02:48
07.bonnie dobson - milk & honey 03:14
08.turid - lσt mig se dig 08:09
09.heather jones - coli laith 03:18
10.lights - branches low 04:40
11.susan christie - rainy day 03:11
12.jane weaver - all these rivers 03:10
13.brigitte fontaine - le goudron 04:13
14.heaven and earth - refuge 02:37
15.cate le bon - disappear 04:11
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55:16 min
I don't know what's in the water over at Finders Keepers towers,
but every single release that seems to be trit-trotting from the
collective of labels lately has been totally unmissable.
What makes 'Bearded Ladies Volume One' so darn good:
You see we really have a soft spot for female fronted folk fables,
and Weaver has expertly placed together fifteen cuts here, old and
brand spanking new which manage to be both wildly experimental
and gorgeously heartfelt.
There might not be so many huge names on here but that's kind of
the point, this is the sort of compilation you can use to 'discover'
music, to find your new favourite crush and that's the kind of collection
the world needs.
We've got tracks here from Selda, Brigitte Fontaine, Wendy & Bonnie,
Bonnie Dobson, Susan Christie and Heather Jones next to more recent
cuts from Cate Le Bon, Speck Mountain, Emma Tricca and Jane Weaver
herself but far from sounding like there's a thirty year gap in between the
recording the tracks flow into each other like they were meant to be heard
in this way.
Highlights here are far too frequent (I'd even wager that there isn't a duff track
on here) but to pick out favourites I'd have to say that Speck Mountain's
'Hey-Moon' which kicks the compilation off is a winner, all hazy vocals and
rattling percussion, and Lights' 'Branches Low' (which is produced by Espers'
Greg Weeks no less) is a real gem.
The amount of songs I've discovered on here and new artists is incredible,
hopefully full albums will start to emerge from these guys and the older tracks
remind me that I should really go on a re-issue hunt again pretty damn soon.
Absolutely lovely in every way, and a massive recommendation.
Essential Purchase!
You buy here: http://www.finderskeepersrecords.com/