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Goblin Band: Come Slack Your Horse! review – rowdy, flamboyant folk
Born out of a London musical instruments shop where members worked, the Paul McCartney-approved band’s first EP is eager and theatrical, sometimes to a fault
Black Nag, from John Playford’s 1651 collection of instrumental dances, kicks off proceedings, a minor-key stomp driven by fiddles and squeezeboxes which successfully builds a quivery mood of menace. Awen Ensemble ’s Cadair Idris (New Soil) is an album of ambient folk treasures, exploring the seven-strong band’s Celtic roots in songs inspired by mountain legends in north Wales. Kansas bluegrass artist Abbey Masonbrink ’s debut, Rising (self-released) is also an exciting, adventurous listen, mixing her traditional techniques into a successful mode of baroque art-pop.
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