The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #124309   Message #2747980
Posted By: Folknacious
19-Oct-09 - 11:57 AM
Thread Name: English folk is 'world music'?
Subject: RE: English folk is 'world music'?
The CD found its way here and I must say its surprisingly good. I say "surprisingly" because with the artists on board I expected high quality, but it's even a case of "whole is better than sum of (excellent) parts". fRoots CDs are usually well programmed and this one flows really well. Loads of variety too, and an excellent package, a cut above the usual magazine freebies. English folk done proud, and I agree with Smedley's suspicion that it's a significant moment, especially for the fact that it marks the Arts Council getting properly involved and backing the right pony for a change.