Attention ROTF; there's a new floppy hatted genius in town!

If you think she is good then listen to her husband Paul Curreri.

Are you declaring 'a bag for my elephant' situation Ewen?

Saw her earlier this year at Cluny in Newcastle, IMO she was very ordinary and trying ever so hard to be quirky - just didn't appeal to me or my 'crew' Paul Curreri was a brilliant lyricist and funny, can't imagine he'll move much up the ladder tho.

Dev was on Jools earlier this year. She is playing most of the festivals this year including 'Green man' - I think they call it exposure

Hey what the heck do I know I didn't get the original Floppy Hatted one

Thankee there 555 - sounds pretty damn fine to me. It'll go in my list - a little bit MCC, a little bit Maria Muldaur and there's not wrong with that.

She's not quite got the impact of Basia, but what has - when you first play Oh My Darling!. it just hits you with its pace, its energy and sheer originality.



However, a Basia only comes along once in a long, long time and this here Devon wears a really nice hat.

It is very nice, listenable stuff.

Think I'll mosey on down the Amazon and get me a copy.

ATB Rotf

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Hats are out, bandannas are in!

Joking aside I liked Devon a lot, but I don't rate her as highly as Basia.
I hope BB plays in the U.K. soon because I can't wait to hear her music live.

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Paul Curreri was a brilliant

I think you'll find he's very busy cutting the grass.

...is excellent, IMO.

Devon at W.O.M.A.D. - now that's what I call a floppy hat!

'Keep Your Silver Shined' arrived yesterday, & it is very good!
In fact so good I have ordered 'Upstate Songs', her previous record.

Were you tempted to get KYSS ROTF?
If not I could send an evaluation copy.

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Were you tempted to get KYSS ROTF?

Sure was - got a copy now and it sounds pretty fine to me - plus Mary Chapin Carpenter is on it and I always buys any record with MCC on it.

Thanks, ATB Rotf

BTW did you know you could get a Mary Chapin Carpenter hat?

No I didn't ...

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Sure beats the mona lisa

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Originally posted by ROTF:

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Were you tempted to get KYSS ROTF?

Sure was - got a copy now and it sounds pretty fine to me - plus Mary Chapin Carpenter is on it and I always buys any record with MCC on it.

Thanks, ATB Rotf

BTW did you know you could get a Mary Chapin Carpenter hat?

Knew I'd seen that before.

I've received 'Upstate Songs' & it is very good.

CAMBRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL ON BBC FOUR THIS FRIDAY

BBC Four will be broadcasting the highlights of Cambridge Folk Festival on Friday 29 August. There will be three half hour programmes from 9.30PM - 11.00PM featuring Seth Lakeman, Noah and The Whale, Martha Wainwright, Devon Sproule and The Imagined Village.

Munch

Yeah i've always fancied it but the bill always disappoints me a little, maybe i'm not a true folkie, I guess i'm more an americana roots guy with a bit of love for some british new folk, particularly the female singer songwriters.

Maybe it's not as muddy as GreenMan :-0

Diccus

Thanks very much for that Diccus. I hadn't clocked DS was there & I'm also excited by Martha Wainwright, as she was excellent at WOMAD.

I gave up on Cambridge in the early 1990s,
because the site gets too crowded & the line up lacks the range of music for my taste.

Apart from the mud how was the Green Man festival?
Don't forget there's always the Orkney Folk Festival to consider for next year.

I'll have to get round to posting on it. It was wonderful in so many ways, range of line up, vibe, friendliness, site (in the Beacons), family friendliness, not overly commercial. I missed quite a bit of what I wanted from a mixture of poor sleep, toilet issues, weather and family responsibilities but I would go right back again next year. Highlights were Clare Maguire, Drive by Truckers, Alela Diane, Bowerbirds and I enjoyed Richard Thompson. Sadly missed The National.

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Sadly missed The National.

Drat, drat and triple drat!