Woodbine & Ivy Band - The Woodbine & Ivy Band CD (Mega Blowout Sale)
SKU
23-FPR 004
Alan Cook - pedal steel
Luke Das-Gupta - trumpet & flugelhorn
Michael Doward - bass guitar & double bass
John Ellis - piano & hammond organ
Rachel Gladwin – harp
Sam Lench – percussion
Karl Penney - drums & percussion
Peter Philipson - guitars
Raz Ullah - synthesisers.
The Woodbine Chorus Singers are
Anthony Braithwaite, Sean Breadin, Michael Doward, Nancy Elizabeth, Hélène Gauthier, Christine Johnson, Sam Lench, Suzy Mangion, Rachel McCarron, Elle Osborne, Hannah Peel, Anna Wilson-Hall & Anna Zweck
"A startling, epic wash of sound in which trumpets are matched against pedal steel guitar, percussion and keyboards... a brave and entertaining set" The Guardian (4 stars)
"A superb set of traditional British songs played in a pedal steel laden early 70s West Coast style" Stewart Lee, The Times
"Poor Murdered Woman may even match Shirley Collns' landmark version" Mojo (4 stars)
"This is the best thing that has happened to British folk music in years... emancipating and mindblowing!" Folk Radio UK
"The smouldering majesty of vintage Fairport... they have caught a timeless, traditional English atmosphere" Songlines (4 stars)
"Autumnal, haunting imagery... one of the best folk issues in a long time" Record Collector (5 stars)
"An absolutely corking Roving Journeyman, belted out with gusto over a backdrop of oscillators twittering away like some psychedelic aviary - truly brilliant" Terrascope
"Incredible arrangements and playing... not just an important folk record, it's one that should be heard by any music lover" Penny Black Music
"As a concept, we're probably closer to the Archies or the Banana Splits than Fairport Convention" Peter Philipson, The Woodbine & Ivy Band
- LabelFolk Police
- UPC5052442001188