Category: Folk

Folk, Music, Psychedelic

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Mathew Sawyer & The Ghosts

Mathew Sawyer & The Ghosts are from North London, but frankly sound like their inspiration comes from another world, one that you and I have no experience of at all. New album How Snakes Eat was released late last month and is a startling record that demands your full attention from the very first moment. Quivering, quavering vocals, violins, a throbbing cello, guitars that flit … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Mathew Sawyer & The Ghosts

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Country, Folk, Indie, Music

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Catherine Feeny

In 2008, Catherine Feeny drove 12,000 miles with her husband-to-be in a 1990 Mazda 323 called Swansong, playing more than 40 planned and impromptu shows in dens, living rooms and gardens all over the United States. She had just been dropped by her London-based record label and the situation called for radical action. “It was a break-up,” says Feeny. “I felt like I’d been kicked … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Catherine Feeny

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Blues, Folk, Music, Rock

Luther Russell – a late post…

This is one of those standard music blogger confessions. The “I’ve been meaning to post this for ages, but somehow never got round to it”. The injured party on this occasion is the marvellous Luther Russell and his Motorbike EP, which saw the light of day back in February. At the time we were hugely taken with the songs on the EP (which are taken … Continue reading Luther Russell – a late post…

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Alternative, Country, Folk, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

New (and brilliant) release from Elf Power

This song is simply stunning! Elf Power formed in 1994 and over the last 16 years have released ten albums, two EPs, a handful of singles, while also touring America, Europe, and Japan. The Athens, Georgia pioneers have readied their tenth studio album for release – a self-titled, dozen-song song collection cementing their place as the flagship band of the celebrated psych-rock scene, which they helped … Continue reading New (and brilliant) release from Elf Power

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Country, Folk, Music, Rock

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Mississippi Man

Mississippi Man are a Californian five piece who go by the names Mumbles, Grumbles, Stumbles, Fumbles and you guessed it Crumbles. That aside they play a superb blend of Americana and country-folk that had us hooked from the first moment we heard it. Wonderful harmonies, rhythms and instrumentation with an edge make this one of our finds of 2010 so far. They released the wonderfully … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Mississippi Man

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Folk, Indie, Music

Introducing…Alli Millstein

We came across Alli Millstein via an e-mail from a site reader and have really taken to her acoustic folky style – understated and calm, the songs are beautifully crafted and linger long in the memory. Her debut EP Human Nature is available via iTunes and promises much for the future. Visit here MySpace here. Download Alli Millstein – Human Nature mp3 (from Human Nature … Continue reading Introducing…Alli Millstein

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Folk, Indie, Music

Any excuse to post Loch Lomond

This rather good Loch Lomond song appears to be doing the rounds a little bit on the blogs and frankly that’s all the excuse we need to post it here too. For the uninitiated they play a wonderful blend of surreal folk with songs about bears with porcelain plate collections and the like. They were one of the standout bands for us from our visit … Continue reading Any excuse to post Loch Lomond

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Alternative, Country, Electronic, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Rap, Rock

Buffetlibre & Amnesty’s Peace Project – 180 tracks for not very much

We may be late in coming across Buffetlibre and Amnesty International Catalunya’s Peace Project, but that’s no reason not to give it a bit more publicity. Basically, for a donation of anything upwards of five Euro’s (that’s about £4 or $6) you get to download 180 tracks from artists all around the world. It covers all the continents and features artists from more than fifty … Continue reading Buffetlibre & Amnesty’s Peace Project – 180 tracks for not very much

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Country, Folk, Music

Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday

Today I ventured down to our local lido in the sunshine with the mackerel sprats for a birthday celebration, and boy, was it busy. I used to swim there in the silence of early summer mornings with a friend who emigrated to Colorado a few years back. Farewells are always hard, particularly when you’re the one who’s staying put.  So this TFI Friday, I’m feeling … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday

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Country, Folk, Music

New album from Wovenhand

We’ve long had a soft spot for David Eugene Edwards and his Wovenhand moniker, rising as it did from the ashes of the highly influential, doom laden Gothic country of 16 Horsepower. New album, their fifth long player, The Threshingfloor, was officially released this week. As with all previous Wovenhand releases, the cover art is stunning. As might be expected, it is an appropriately theatrical album with … Continue reading New album from Wovenhand

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