Rachel McCarron and Sean Breadin have already recorded the Pentacle Of Pips album as Venereum Arvum, its abstract drones and dark tones appealing to the sort of neo-folk fans who sell organic vegetables to fund their occult memorabilia collections.
Songs From The Barley Temple is a brighter, more welcoming, proposition. Modal, improvisational techniques, Bredin’s exotic stringed instruments, and McCarron’s pure and unaffected vocal revivify an erudite selection of traditional British songs.
Silver Dagger shines anew. A spritely reading of The House Carpenter dissolves into an abstract pagan fug.
The ideal October album.
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Brighton Argus
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John Robins, Comedian
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk