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1. <span class="highlight">Derek</span> <span class="highlight">Walker</span>,

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Derek Walker,

Created on 27 March 2016

2. Bailey Rae, Corinne – The Heart Speaks in Whispers

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 The highlights on this disc come from very different places, whether an arms-aloft-and-swaying anthemic chorus, experimental pop or a timeless bluesy ballad. Her beautifully nuanced vocal brings it all ...

Created on 09 August 2016

3. Brian Pern, Series 1-3 (DVD) (Blu-ray)

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Mockumentaries rarely come more monumental than Pern. If you have enjoyed rock over the last 40 years, you should enjoy this. It's Spinal Tap for prog rock.

Created on 01 September 2016

4. Dion – New York is my Home

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He has been a legend for decades and shows no sign of letting up. There’s real drive here.

Created on 09 June 2016

5. Driscoll, Joe and Sekou Kouyate – Monistic Theory

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This genre-defying collaboration blends the funk-folk of rapper Driscoll with the virtuoso playing of the "Hendrix of the kora".

Created on 26 June 2016

6. Hamasyan, Tigran – Luys i Luso

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With a subdued mystery, an air of melancholy and a spacious beauty, this is a unique mix of improvised piano and choir. 

Created on 27 March 2016

7. Hanna, Philippa – Speed of Light

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 With faith-fuelled lyrics and a sound like a denser Taylor Swift, these strong tunes would feel at home with pop royalty.

Created on 21 June 2016

8. Janis: Little Girl Blue (DVD)

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This biopic gets under Janis Joplin's skin, but is just as much about bullying and the lifelong damage that kids can do to others.

Created on 06 September 2016

9. Oysterband – This House Will Stand

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Despite their folk beginnings, Oysterband are more eclectic and mainstream-minded than just a folk band – as this fine seventeen-year retrospective shows.

Created on 05 October 2016

10. Romero, Roddie and the Hub City All-Stars – Gulfstream

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Can you sound any more Southern? It’s like Little Feat have been re-formed, playing a festival with a Cajun band. 

Created on 11 December 2016

11. Santana : Santana IV (<span class="highlight">Walker</span>)

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Carlos Santana re-unites the ‘classic’ line-up of his band and succeeds in recapturing its spirit.  He gives us blues, space-rock, funk and blistering guitar all riding a groove of Latin percussion.

Created on 23 July 2016

12. Talisco – Run

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 Talisco’s airy, widescreen soundscapes have a magic ingredient that gives them instant appeal.

Created on 21 August 2016

13. The Project – Mystic Chapel

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 Easter liturgies, Phil Keaggy and a hint of Floyd all mash up in this brief, highly listenable collection.

Created on 23 May 2016

14. Various Artists – Songs of Separation

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Ten leading female folk artists have come together to produce a rich, thoughtful and varied set of songs.

Created on 28 March 2016

15. Wakeman, Rick – Starship Trooper

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 A Wakeman ‘solo’ album with a difference, Starship Trooper sounds more like a band and features several cover versions.

Created on 20 July 2016

16. Webb, <span class="highlight">Derek</span> - I Was Wrong, I'm Sorry and I Love You (<span class="highlight">Walker</span>

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In Keith Green terms, this is his Songs for the Shepherd after No Compromise. Label: Fair Trade / Columbia Time: 12 Tracks / 52 minutes I always get excited by the prospect of a new Derek Webb album, ...

Created on 01 November 2013

17. Johnson, Jeff and Phil Keaggy - Watersky (<span class="highlight">Derek</span> <span class="highlight">Walker</span>)

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Like its parent Frio Suite, this collection floats, eddies and cascades. Label: Ark Music Time: 8 Tracks / 57 minutes   How do you follow up a five-star duet between two artists, each brilliant ...

Created on 29 September 2012

18. The Choir - The Loudest Sound Ever Heard (<span class="highlight">Derek</span> <span class="highlight">Walker</span>)

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The Choir is clearly on its most consistent and prolific run since the early days – and how welcome is that! Label: Galaxy 21 Time: 10 tracks / 45 minutes. The Choir is clearly on its most consistent ...

Created on 08 June 2012

19. Burlap to Cashmere - S/T (<span class="highlight">Derek</span> <span class="highlight">Walker</span>)

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Welcome return for Mediterranean Americans. Their time is now. Label:  Essential    Time: 11 tracks /37 Minutes When Burlap to Cashmere arrived in a big way with Anybody Out There? just before the ...

Created on 30 September 2011

20. Bainbridge, Dave – To The Far Away (<span class="highlight">Walker</span>)

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... will be one of the first Bainbridge albums that fans choose to put on. (There is an hour-long bonus album available. A parallel review on the blog below will cover that in early January.) Derek Walker ...

Created on 31 December 2021