{"id":2309,"date":"2015-06-16T11:49:36","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T10:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eyeplug.net\/magazine\/?p=2309"},"modified":"2018-02-09T20:21:53","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T20:21:53","slug":"bob-meyer%e2%80%99s-folk-companion-%e2%80%93-4-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/bob-meyer%e2%80%99s-folk-companion-%e2%80%93-4-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Meyer\u2019s Folk Companion \u2013 4 July"},"content":{"rendered":"
This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Bob Meyer's Folk Companion<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Juniper Leaf<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I love it when an album gets stuck in my head like an ear worm burrowing it\u2019s self into my every waking moment \u2013 sometimes they even get into my dreams. Juniper Leaf\u2019s album Broom, Briars, Torches from the Fire<\/em> has done this to me in a big way \u2013 I can\u2019t stop playing it and singing it! Rupert Brown\u2019s voice is so unique but so familiar, I feel as if  it takes me back to somewhere, but I can\u2019t remember where and maybe I never will. Musically, Juniper Leaf will take you from traditional British folk to folk rock\/surf, if you know what I mean! Sometimes this can be very scary \u2013 like being stuck on a fairground ride with the music hurting your spinning ears, but in a macabre way you know you want to hear more and more. The tracks that I love the most are \u2018Witch\u2019s Book\u2019, <\/em>\u2018Bushes and Briars\u2019, <\/em>and the outstanding \u2018Lighthouse\u2019.<\/p>\n

Broom, Briars, Torches from the Fire <\/em>is available on Singaround Records<\/p>\n

Juniper Leaf on MySpace<\/a><\/p>\n

Check out the album HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

Nina Walsh<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I\u2019m so glad that Nina Walsh has a track on her album Bright Lights and Filthy Nights<\/em> called \u2018Industrial Folk\u2019, because that\u2019s a great way of describing some of the tracks on the new disc. Nina has managed to create a very warm modern folk record that reminds me of nothing else. I\u2019m sure a lot of old folk fans would be up in arms over Nina\u2019s use of electric sounds in her folk soundscapes, but this is the modern world and some folkies need to move on. In years to come, musicians like Nina will be recognised as having recorded and performed during a great moment in the world of folk music.<\/p>\n

This is a beautifully crafted album, with so many elements that you can miss them even on the ninth or nineteenth listen. Don\u2019t get me wrong however, as there are plenty of traditional instruments being used here \u2013 and even a pedal bin! Buy this record and you will soon fall for Nina Walsh\u2019s sounds. The standout tracks include \u2018Bright Lights and Filthy Nights\u2019, \u2018Industrial Folk\u2019, and \u2018Goodnight My Sweet\u2019 \u2013 a track that demands to be played until its very end as it runs on into some more great sounds.<\/p>\n

Bright Lights and Filthy Nights<\/em> is available on Malicious Damage Records<\/a><\/p>\n

Nina Walsh\u2019s official website<\/a><\/p>\n

Mark Harrison<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mark Harrison has some fine friends playing with him on his toe-tapping, head-swaying debut album, Watching The Parade<\/em>. <\/em>If you fancy tapping your toes, swaying your head and tuning in to some great acoustic blues that aren\u2019t trying to be something they\u2019re not, then this album is for you. Mark has a sweet voice and his guitar playing is as fine as anyone who came out of the Delta in the 1920\u2019s.<\/p>\n

There are so many blues players around singing like Otto Man from The Simpsons<\/em> that it\u2019s such a relief to hear a fresh British blues man who\u2019s simply being himself, and that\u2019s what makes this such a lovely record, along with the sheer musical talent of Mark and his band. His songs pull you into a space that\u2019s hard to define, but wherever it is, it\u2019s a real and true place that Mark has spent plenty of time in. If you like cowboy hats and strats blues don\u2019t buy this album, but if you like honesty you will love it. The disc\u2019s outstanding tracks include \u2018Easy Does It Now\u2019, \u20185000 Days\u2019, and \u2018Primrose Hill Street Blues\u2019.<\/p>\n

Mark Harrison on MySpace<\/a><\/p>\n

Check out Watching The Parade <\/em>HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

Bob\u2019s Folk Show, Tuesdays 9pm www.radiowey.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

www.facebook.com\/bobsfolkshow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Bob Meyer's Folk Companion<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Juniper Leaf   I love it when an album gets stuck in my head like an ear worm burrowing it\u2019s self into my every waking moment \u2013 sometimes they even get into my dreams. Juniper Leaf\u2019s album Broom, Briars, Torches from the Fire has done this to me in a big way \u2013 I can\u2019t stop …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":2312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[306,82,71],"tags":[299,121,407,409,408],"series":[296],"class_list":["post-2309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blues","category-folk","category-music","tag-bob-meyer","tag-eyeplug","tag-juniper-leaf","tag-mark-harrison","tag-nina-walsh","series-bob-meyers-folk-companion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2309"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8626,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309\/revisions\/8626"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2309"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=2309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}