The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #107842   Message #2250938
Posted By: Richard Bridge
01-Feb-08 - 06:29 PM
Thread Name: Rachel Unthank & The Winterset
Subject: RE: Rachel Unthank & The Winterset
Look, they're OK (especially without the piano, shame the singer went with it) from what I can find on YouTube but not a patch on Jon Loomes. Or Nuada's instrumental drone work. No disrespect. They're OK. They are not rubbish.

I'm still looking for the successors to the mantle of the Young Tradition, or the Watersons as harmony singers, or Lal or Norma Waterson as solo singers. Where is the young Jean Redpath, the young June Tabor, where are the Keelers of today? Where is the vocal fire? Why did Whorticulture die? We seem to be afraid, today, of strong meat in our folk music (by which I mean folk music).

If I liked what they did, I'd like Whapweasel. At least they kick arse.