Music / folk

Onwards! : 50 years of deathfolk, blues, psychi-fi, trad & world twang


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fRoots

2019 Spring

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Chris Nickson

2019 Spring

"A deep, very personal dig into the back catalogue, from 1969's Stereo Death Breakdown all the way to 2017's Deathfolk Blues Revisited, including stops at Hot Vultures, English Country Blues Band, Tiger Moth, Orchestre Super Moth, Blue Blokes 3 and the False Beards ... It's reminder of just how good and quietly influential Anderson has been, an English bluesman who spread his wings wider and wider. Jimmy Reed meets trad English? It's right here. Africa to your doorstep, filtered through Bristol and London? Got it. Yet perhaps the greatest pleasure comes from the stripped-down tracks. Like the radio session of "Ginger Man" or the completely solo version of "The Man In The High Castle", which fire with youthful energy that's matched the best part of four decades by the Blue Bloke 3's version of "Lord Allenwater" (...) that hits in a beautifully weighted performance. It's all astonishing and a constant joy".