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Type
Cd (musik)
Format
1 cd
Sprog
engelsk
Genre
folk
Emneord
Emnetal
78.794:5
Bidragsydere
Indhold
Lord EllenwaterBold LovellWhen This Old Hat Was NewLord GregoryThe Bramble BriarJohn BarleycornThe Isle of St HelenaAustraliaJack TarThe Leaving of Liverpool
Forlag
Managed Decline Records
Målgruppe
voksenmaterialer
Anmeldelser
Songlines, 2019 December
"The Outlander is indeed outlandish in that it is foreign to Moray's previous method. He sings ten traditional songs, most well-known - 'John Barleycorn' and, to end the album, 'The Leaving of Liverpool' - with typical folk instrumentation and spare arrangements. Moray plays many instruments, is a master of studio technology and known for doing everything himself. Here Sam Sweeney's violin features prominently, Moray sings with Josienne Clarke and Nick Hart plays melodeon. Yes, Moray plays his 1949 Epiphone Triumph guitar; it's electric but, importantly for the sound, pre-rock'n'roll. 'Lord Ellenwater' ends with a beheading; 'Bold Lovell' with a hanging ... 'When This Old Hat Was New' harks back to a golden age of England when Bess ruled. The plangent concertina expresses this nostalgia perfectly and such simplicity captures the tone of the other songs. Hand-clapping is the nearest he gets to percussion. The folk wunderkind, now in his late 30s, his sweet voice a tad gruff these days, has discovered that it is good to cooperate and that, yes, less can be more"
Folk radio UK, 2019-07-15
"The Outlander may seem like the slightest and the straightest of Jim Moray albums, but in truth, it is the most condensed and representative document of the artist that we have and that alone - besides all the great songs, of course - makes it a treasure"
Folk radio UK, 2019-07-15
Mojo, 2019 December
"This so clearly evokes the early folk revival spirit, it's practically a homage to Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick. Simple, wide-eyed, entirely traditional, its percussive, stripped-down form also has moments of quiet instrumental invention. Josienne Clarke duets on "Lord Gregory" and the familiarity of the material (...) scarcely demeans its warmth"