fRoots home
 
This month's issue

Subscribe!

fRoots Shop

Features & Indexes
  Sample a fRoots feature
  History of World Music
  fRoots Compilation
    Albums
  fRoots Compilation
    Albums Track Index
  Critics Poll
  Features Index
  Cover Features Index
  Reviews Index

fRoots Information

Festivals list

fRoots home

fRoots Forum

Come Write Me Down

 

In Association with Amazon.co.uk
Many CDs featured in fRoots (and a wide range of books, DVDs and other products) can be purchased from Amazon.co.uk. Click through to Amazon.co.uk here. Anything you buy while connected from this link will cost you nothing extra but earn a small commission for fRoots, contributing towards the costs of maintaining the resources we provide.
 
 
WeGotTickets WeGotTickets is the online ticket agency of choice for many folk, roots & world music events. Click through for latest listings: any tickets you buy while connected from this link will cost you nothing extra but earn a small commission for fRoots, contributing towards the costs of maintaining the resources we provide.
 
In Association with CDRoots
cdRoots in the USA stock some of the harder-to-find international small label releases.
 
 This month’s issue • Subscribe! • Shop • Home • Come Write Me Down Basket/Checkout

fRoots 8

fROOTS #08 CD
Here's what's on the FREE! CD with fR163/164 (January/February 1997)


  1. FLOOK!: MAIRE BREATNACH'S/TRIP TO HERVE'S
    This issue's cover stars in live action at Sidmouth 1996.
  2. EDWARD II: THE WILD MOUNTAIN THYME
    Hoary folk chestnut magically transformed into a fresh reggae classic.
  3. FENOAMBY: VOA MARARY
    Some sweet salegy from a Malagasy band based in La Reunion.
  4. KATE & ANNA McGARRIGLE: GOING BACK TO HARLAN
    A new classic from the Canadian sisters, already covered by Emmylou.
  5. NOVALIA: EBLA
    Modern pan-Mediterranean roots-ambient sounds from Italy.
  6. BLYTH POWER: FATHER O'BRIEN
    The glory of Blyth Power in full flight: English literate roots rock.
  7. CHEIKH LO: NE LA THIASS
    Produced by Youssou N'Dour, and very nearly our album of '96
  8. KATIE'S QUARTET: DUKE OF CORNWALL'S REEL
    Some proper job English country dance music by a band who know.
  9. MAIXA TA IXIAR: ESPARTZINARENA
    Whirly girlies! Hot all-women trikitixia roots pop band from the Basque country.
  10. BILLY BRAGG: GOALHANGER
    Sir William demonstrates the fine art of the English put-down.
  11. SO KALMERY: MAMA-LIZA
    Well-travelled Zairean 12-string guitarist and singer with original style.
  12. PAUL RISHELL & ANNIE RAINES: I WANT YOU TO KNOW
    Mighty fine old-time country blues and harmonica duo.
  13. SKYLARK: SEVENTEEN COME SUNDAY
    Len Graham, Mairtin O'Connor, Gerry O'Connor & Garry Ó Briain. 'nuff said?
  14. VULCHEVA-JENKINS INCIDENT: STANO STANKAY
    Bulgarian star meets English acoustic music veteran. Success!
  15. SHISERS: KOMEHIKI-UTA
    More whirly girlies! The wild sound of young Okinawan roots.
  16. HOVEN DROVEN: GROVHALLING
    Swedish fiddle grunge: the hard edge of Nordic roots rock.
  17. KATE MACKENZIE: BLUE LONESOME WIND
    Calm down now with this evocative piece of contemporary bluegrass.
  18. RY-CO JAZZ: MARIE JOSE
    Congolese pan-African/Caribbean heroes at their '69 peak. Guitar solo!
  19. BARRY DRANSFIELD: THOUSANDS OR MORE
    The revitalised Mr. D with an English country gem from the Copper Family
Full details of availability for the source CDs are to be found within the magazine.

 

This month’s issue • Subscribe! • Shop • Home • Come Write Me Down Basket/Checkout