Music / folk

Winter stories


Reviews (3)


Americana UK

d. 25. Sep. 2019

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Jonathan Aird

d. 25. Sep. 2019

"'Winter Stories' is an album that brings out the best of all participants - Judy Collins is in wonderful voice, Jonas Fjeld offers a dramatic counterpoint with the right edge of gruffness whilst the inspired combination of the duo with Chatham County Line adds a real connection back into Judy Collins' early folk routes".


No depression

d. 26. Nov. 2019

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Doug Heselgrave

d. 26. Nov. 2019

"Ships running off course, lost sailors, broken hearts and blizzards, chilled bones and lonely inclement weather. Judy Collins' Winter Stories, the fourth seasonally themed record of her career, is very far from being just another of her feel-good Christmas albums. Those seeking solace and good cheer would be better off listening to 1994's Come Rejoice: A Judy Collins Christmas or 2000's All on a Wintry Night. But listeners who are interested in hearing engaging new music from one of the most important singers of the last half century will find a lot to challenge and engage them in Winter Stories' 11 new recordings".


Roots zone

d. 1. Jan. 2020

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Claus Hellgren Larsen

d. 1. Jan. 2020

"I stedet for endnu et julealbum (...) præsenteres her en række sange med et fælles tema: Vinter ... Den norske musiker Jonas Fjeld (...) og hans backingband Chatham County Line yder en fortrinlig indsats, og resultatet er et vellykket album holdt mest i akustisk, næsten bluegrass-stil ... Omdrejningspunktet er imidlertid Judy Collins. Jeg er holdt op med at tælle, men dette skulle være hendes album nr. 56. Hun startede som klassisk pianist, men det blev i stedet den akustiske guitar og folkesang (...) der blev drivkraften i hendes lange karriere ... hun [har] nærmest sensationelt bevaret sin vokale kraft. Hun rammer tonerne rent og næsten uden vibrato. På hendes egen sang Mountain Girl f.eks. kommer hun rundt i hele det velkendte stemmeregister og klangmønster og lyder absolut ikke som en 80-årig! Og resten af Winter Stories er spækket med flotte vokaler og harmonier".