Galley Beggar

Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к All в Dec 17 18:43:01 по местному времени:

Нello All!

Залиты диски Galley_Beggar:
(2015)Silence_AndTears
(2017)НeathenНymns

Вполне себе современная молодая английская фолк/фолк-рок-группа.
Первый их альбом - прямо-таки рафинированный фолк в стиле Стилай Спан, голос солистки весьма напоминает Мэдди Прайор. Всё прекрасно хотя немного и однообразно.
Второй альбом гораздо интереснее с композиционной точки зрения, тут уже можно говорить о полноценном фолк-роке, хотя мэдди и народные напевы никуда не делись, тень Фэйрпорт Конвеншен маячит неподалёку.
Приятно, что в 2017-м ещё есть такие группы, было впечатление, что стиль, как таковой, загнулся.
Рекомендую!

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(c) Galley Beggar biography, PA

formed: 2006, Kent, UK
status as of December 2017: Active

GALLEY BEGGAR originated in the collaborations between David Ellis and Mat Fowler, who had originally played in a LED ZEPPELIN tribute band. Their interest in one particular track, The Battle of Evermore, featuring Sandy Denny on guest vocals, sent them down that irresistible path of acid folk. The band self produced their first two albums and, by the time they were signed to doom metal (!) label Rise Above, they had a stable lineup which included lead vocalist Maria O'Donnell, who is married to Fowler; Paul Dadswell; Bill Lynn, and Celine Marshall.

They have recorded and performed both traditional and original tunes, and have a following that spans aged hippies, metal fans, and the open minded prog community. Influences range far and wide but favor the gone but not forgotten late 1960s British folk rock of FAIRPORT CONVENTION, TREES and COMUS, as well as more current groups like ARCADE FIRE.

Galley Beggar belongs in progarchives for their modernized take on the electrified prog folk of a bygone age, and their enthusiasm at revitalizing that sound in the 21st century, having demonstrated a commitment to evolution through 4 releases as of mid 2017.
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Enjoy!
WBR, Michael Baryshnikov.

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