By Michael Hunter, on August 5th, 2011
The idea for an Australian Fairport Convention fanzine started in the far off days of 1985. There were quite a few ‘zines around then, lovingly put together on manual typewriters, utilising actual “cut and paste” techniques that involved scissors and glue. Hard copies of Fiddlestix were put together in this way and posted around . . . → Read More: Fiddlestix
By Robert M. Tilendis, on July 18th, 2011
Having heard MaryAnn Harris’ backup vocals on husband Charles de Lint’s Old Blue Truck, I still wasn’t prepared for her singing on her own EP, Crow Girls. The element of surprise seems to be something the two have in common.
The title track, of course, derives from the Crow Girls from de Lint’s Newford . . . → Read More: MaryAnn Harris: Crow Girls
By Robert M. Tilendis, on July 18th, 2011
I’m not sure what I expected Charles de Lint to sound like as a singer. Whatever it was I expected, it wasn’t what I got.
We’re calling Old Blue Truck folk/trad-singer/songwriter music, and I suppose that’s as good a description as any. There are echoes of all sorts of things, if not actual influences. . . . → Read More: Charles de Lint: Old Blue Truck
By Iain Nicholas Mackenzie, on April 29th, 2011
This post originally ran over on Sleeping Hedgehog which you really should visit after reading this post.
Come in! Leave your boots and anorak over by the roaring, rattlin’ fire! Yes, feet in stockings are common here…
I see that you noticed that the season has turned nasty in this North Atlantic city where . . . → Read More: Steeleye Span: Folk with a Rocky Edge
