Long term Londoner and Alternative Country godfather Sid Griffin’s twenty-first century bluegrass blueprint is a nostalgic negotiation with his native Kentucky’s indigenous music.
Producer John Wood brokered Fairport Convention’s sixties deals with British folk, and now he carves common ground between Carla Frey’s fleet Western Swing fiddle, Griffin’s mandolin, and his Scottish lieutenant Neil Robert Herd’s Celtic flavoured songwriting contributions.
Bowie’s Heroes breathes anew as a stately banjo-driven cover, and the whirling reel Betsey Trotwood fairly ignites, but a sitar spangled Paint It, Black smacks of novelty.
The Coal Porters walk a fine line with bold barefacedness.
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Meninblack, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Idrie, Youtube
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Stuart, Chortle
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Brighton Argus
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net