Playlist “Psyche van het folk” Radio Centraal, Antwerpen (25-5-2005) : Mostly new (and two reissues of) s/sw & acid folk related releases: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Fargo Rec. Great Lake Swimmers : Bodies and Minds (US,2005)***°’ Tr.4, “Various Stages” 5 min Tr.5, “Bodies and Minds” 4 min 9 Fine introspective singer-songwriting accompanied softly by band, with some classic texts. Review (second after) : http://singersong.homestead.com/newsingers-4.html#anchor_212 * Gut String Music Carol Ponder & John Knowles : Going across the mountain –songs of war and separation- (US,2004)**°° Tr.3, “Turning Home” 3 min Tr.4, “Going across the mountain/ Hickman Boys” 6 min Tr.7, “Owl’s Palm” 3 min Tr.8, “1917” 5 min 17 Heartfelt and soulful traditional folk songs compilation about war and separation, accompanied by nice guitar. I choose 2 songs and two instrumentals. “1917” might be my favourite and most moving track. The story of this song seems to be about located in France/Belgium. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/folk.html#anchor_47 * Strange Attractors Charlie Schmidt : Xanthe Terra (US,2005)****’ Tr.1, “Salem Journey’s” 5 min Tr.2, “Samba de Xanthe Terra” 4 min 9 -36 Very good guitarist album in follow up of John Fahey’s heritage. These are two melancholic pieces. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/guitar5.html#anchor_131 * private The Kitchen Cynics : For Will EP (UK,2005)***° Tr.1, “Sparrow Scratch Board” 8 min -44 Alan’s concept with inspiration from William Schaff’s work. Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/TheKitchenCynics.html * Amorfon Cinc : Shine or wot? (Osecev Sjaj) (SERB,rec.2001)**° Tr.3, “Tweed” 4 min Tr.7, “Bombozze” 5 min 9 -53 Good Serbian acidfolk/s-sw. Some tracks have fine guitar arrangements like “Tweed” and “Bombozze”. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/acidfolkreview10.html#anchor_165 * Acme Rec. Friends : Fragile (UK,1972)***° Tr.2, “A tale of your life” 3 min Tr.4, “One Sweet day” 3 min Tr.11, “Once in a Winter Town” 3 min 9 -62 Latest cooperation between Peter Howell & John Ferdinando (Ithaca, Agincourt). A few songs are somewhat easy, but in general this is still somewhat related in style to Agincourt. Last track is with vocals by Ruth Cubbin. Reissued for the first time. Info & review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/PeterHowell.html * Demo The Eighteenth Day Of May : demo (UK/US/S,2005)***° Tr.3, “The Highest Tree” 4 min Tr.6, “The Waterman’s Song to his daughter” 6 min 10 There’s some Trees/Mary Jane like folkrock spirit in the folk songs, as an independent (or indie-folkrock) interpretation. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/folkrock.html * private Tantra (B,2005)**°’ Tr.2, “Karina” 3 min Tr.3, “Op Schattenjacht” 4 min 7 -79 Nice chamberlike and folkbar-desires-like instrumentals, between the more obvious thematical melodic ideas of traditional folk like Irish themes -which are well adapted- mixed with arranged art-folk. “Karina” and the track after this are further away from the Irish themes. (for me Irish jigs and reels in general are like a disease in folk music in Belgium). Review will be added soon at http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/folkrock.html * Outlandish Rec. Burgundy Grapes (GR,2005)**** Tr.1, “Prelude” 2 min Tr.2, “There’s not there and there again” 6 min Tr.5, “In Search of Morpheus” 2 min Tr.7, “Red and Black” 3 min 13 -92 Splendid duo guitarists with the help of a few chamber instruments create an “eternal-sphere” chamber-like music. Highly recommended. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/acidfolkreview10.html#anchor_149 * Deserted Village The Magickal Folk Of The Faraway Tree : The Cat’s Melodeon (US,2005)***°° Tr.1, “Tralawney” 5 min Tr.4, “Daybreak” 2 min Tr.5, “Donaill Óg” 4 min 11 -103 Often splendid & partly COB-like acid folk/traditional folk, recommended. Their albums should be released properly by a bigger label one day! Review (second after) : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/acidfolkreview10.html#anchor_153 * private Green Crown, Prydwyn & The Quest (=pre-Green Crown): unreleased demo tracks (1995-2005)*°°° Tr.14, Green Crown : “Raindrops” (PBS/T.Rapp) (2002) 3 min Tr.16, Prydwyn : “Grantchester Meadows” (Pink Floyd) (2004) 6 min 9 -112 Thanks, Prydwyn for this precious gift. Prydwyn has a very beautiful & very special voice. He’s part of Stone Breath & Green Crown for years. He’s also a fine harp player, like we can hear on “Raindrops”. These are only demo versions, but I preferred to airplay at least the most brilliant tracks. Earlier albums of Green Crown & Prydwyn reviewed : http://psychevanhetfolk.homestead.com/WICCAREVIEW2.html & http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/wicca.html * Young God Records Akron / Family : (US,2005)***° Tr.1, “Before and Again” 5 min -117 Splendid & well produced mostly acoustic song music opener, with subtle and very interesting and varied arrangements, even within just one song. This kind of approach is attempted on all other tracks more or less too, but in most songs the voice is less a music instrument but more likely a singer-songwriter expression. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/psychfolkpopreview3.html#anchor_141 * Psych-O-Path Rec. Brendon Anderegg : Falling Air (US,2005)**** Tr.3, “My Baby Bird” 4 min Tr.4, “One More Year” 5 min Tr.9, “What were you going for” 3 min 12 (With many acoustic and analogue instruments) well arranged and accompanied singer-songwriting and some keyboard accompanied acoustic instrumentals. Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/newsingers-7.html#anchor_305 * Marshead Records The Phoenix Cube : Tyranny of Bird Song (UK,2005)**°’ Tr.3, “Daydream 1” 2 min This one track was made by Kitchen Cynics. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/psychfolkpopreview3.html#anchor_139 * Camera Obscura Patrick Porter : Lisha Kill (US,2005)**-(?) Tr.10, “Mermaid” 6 min Can’t get a grip on this one yet how sincere it really is. Masked singer- songwriter stuff with seemingly odd interests and associations. Review will be added later at http://singersong.homestead.com/newsingers-7.html Info : http://cameraobscura.com.au/cam071.htm * Skipper Boetlek Ndromeda (NL,2005)***° Tr.7, “Lullaby” 3 min Singer-songwriting with slightly bluesy-jazz Americana feel with soulful voice. More attention to it was promised to be given at the singer-songwriter radioshow “Mark & The Woolfeman”. Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/newsingers-7.html#anchor_300 Outro : * Pacemaker Ltd. The Folklords (CAN,1967)**°° Tr.3, “Child” 4 min Reissue of folkpsych collector. I really like the combination of harmony vocals and strummed autoharp wuth 60's psych feeling. These are my favourite tracks. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/progressive.html#anchor_66 * Skipper Boetlek Ndromeda (NL,2005)***° Tr.1, “Two DAys” 3 min Singer-songwriting with slightly bluesy-jazz Americana feel with soulful voice. More attention to it was promised to be given at the singer-songwriter radioshow “Mark & The Woolfeman”. Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/newsingers-7.html#anchor_300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Other playlists : http://psychevanhetfolk.homestead.com/2005.html General index page : www.radiocentraal.be/psychevanhetfolk More detailed index page : http://psychevanhetfolk.homestead.com/index.html Receive weekly this playlist before the radioshow happens and with additional linked audio, with updates of new reviews and with additional comments : Subscribe : psychevanhetfolk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com