Review: Mudcat Unofficial Album Of Year 2012

Subject: Review: Mudcat Unofficial Album Of Year 2012
From: ian268
Date: 28 Dec 12 - 07:33 AM

Its Easy ! Just list 3 Albums released this year in order of preference. And I'll try to put together a top 10 on January 1st. Please add details of label (where it could be tracked down and bought). Try and name less well known acts/albums on the circuit, avoid say Bellowhead, Kate Rusby, Unthanks - you get the picture ......

Here is mine :-

1, RIBBON ROAD - 'Roadside Dreams'
2, REBEKAH FINDLAY - 'Improvising Around The Sun'
3, TAN YOWS - 'Undipped'

Off you go !

Subject: RE: Review: Mudcat Unofficial Album Of Year 2012
From: matt milton
Date: 28 Dec 12 - 07:57 AM

1. Stephanie Hladowski & C. Joynes - 'The Wild Wild Berry'

Can't think of any other folk albums that have really spoke to me this year.

Subject: RE: Review: Mudcat Unofficial Album Of Year 2012
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Dec 12 - 08:09 AM

1.England        VOTP (21)        Various        Voice of the People_You Never Heard So Sweet-Songs by Southern English Traditional Singers                        CD        Topic        TSCD 671        
England        VOTP (22)        Various        Voice of the People_I'm A Romany Rai_Songs by Southern English Gypsy Traditional Singers                        CD        Topic        TSCD 672D        
Britain-Ireland        VOTP (23)        Various        Voice of the People_Good people Take Warning-Ballads Sung by British & Irish Traditional Singers                        CD        Topic        TSCD 673T        
Ireland        VOTP (24)        Makem, Sarah        Voice of the People_The Heart is True                        CD        Topic        TSCD 674

Subject: RE: Review: Mudcat Unofficial Album Of Year 2012
From: GUEST,Fred McCormick
Date: 28 Dec 12 - 08:19 AM

Sorry folks. Something went wrong with the button clicking submit message thingy.

The list above should read:-
1. Voice of the People_Good people Take Warning-Ballads Sung by British & Irish Traditional Singers. Topic TSCD 673T
2. Voice of the People_You Never Heard So Sweet-Songs by Southern English Traditional Singers. Topic TSCD 671        
3. Voice of the People_I'm A Romany Rai_Songs by Southern English Gypsy Traditional Singers. Topic TSCD 672D        
        
And for good measure; Sarah Makem. Voice of the People_The Heart is True. Topic TSCD 674

What? Nothing else worth listening to in the whole 12 months, but Topic Voice of the Peoples'? Well, there were two rare LPs which hadn't seen the light of reissue in donkey's years until they were lumped on a single CD a few months ago. And by 'eck, they were worth waiting for:-

Hedy West Accompanying Herslf on the 5-String Banjo Plus Volume 2. Vanguard VCD 71924

Subject: RE: Review: Mudcat Unofficial Album Of Year 2012
From: Continuity Jones
Date: 28 Dec 12 - 08:20 AM

Gerry Diver - Speech Project
Seamus Fogarty - God Damn You Mountain
Karine Polwart - Traces

Subject: RE: Review: Mudcat Unofficial Album Of Year 2012
From: SteveMansfield
Date: 28 Dec 12 - 08:48 AM

http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=148200&messages=14 went over this ground a while ago, and I haven't heard anything since to change my choices in that thread.

I had hoped that the The Olllam CD would make a late play for a spot in my best-of-year, but unfortunately it wasn't to be ...

Subject: RE: Review: Mudcat Unofficial Album Of Year 2012
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Dec 12 - 12:34 PM

1. Stephanie Hladowski & C. Joynes - 'The Wild Wild Berry'

Seconded.

Subject: RE: Review: Mudcat Unofficial Album Of Year 2012
From: Elmore
Date: 29 Dec 12 - 12:45 AM

Ed Miller Come Awa' Wi' Me.

Subject: RE: Review: Mudcat Unofficial Album Of Year 2012
From: Elmore
Date: 29 Dec 12 - 12:57 AM

Gordon Bok Because You Asked

Subject: RE: Review: Mudcat Unofficial Album Of Year 2012
From: olddude
Date: 29 Dec 12 - 05:24 PM

Bruce Murdoch my choice

Subject: RE: Review: Mudcat Unofficial Album Of Year 2012
From: Elmore
Date: 29 Dec 12 - 07:51 PM

A Fiddler's Holiday with The Jay Unger and Molly Mason Family Band.

Subject: RE: Review: Mudcat Unofficial Album Of Year 2012
From: ian268
Date: 01 Jan 13 - 08:21 AM

The results ! Thanks to all who took part - this result also ties in with a thread "Best Album-2012" created in November. The clear winner was "The Wild Wild Berry" by Stephanie Hladowski & C. Joynes. The rest are all worth further investigation and a listen to.

1, STEPHANIE HLADOWSKI & C.JOYNES - "The Wild Wild Berry" (boweavilrecordings.com)
2, VOICE OF THE PEOPLE (VARIOUS ARTISTS) - "Good People Take Warning - Ballads sung by British & Irish Traditional Singers"
(Topic Recordings)
3, GERRY DIVER - "Speech Project" (speechproject.net)
4, ED MILLER - "Come Awa' Wi' Me" (Wellfield Records)
5, BRUCE MURDOCH - "Sometimes I Wonder Why The World" (brucemurdoch.com)
6, THE JAY UNGER & MOLLY MASON FAMILY BAND - " A Fiddlers Holiday" (Rounder Records)
7, SIR OLIVER MALLY - "Strong Believer" (Hoanzl - Austria).
8, CALUM STEWART & HEIKKI BOURGAULT - self titled. (calumheikki.com)
9, ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD - self titled. (royalsouthernbrotherhood.com)
10, WEIRDLORE (VARIOUS ARTISTS). (folkpolicerecordings.com)
11, CHRIS BRASHEAR - "Heart Of The Country" (hearthmusic.com)
12, MICACHU - "Never" (rough trade records)

Other notable new albums by more well known acts include KARINE POLWART - "Traces", LEONARD COHEN - "Old Ideas", BAT FOR LASHES - "A Haunted Man", THE SHINS - "Port Of Morrow", BOB DYLAN - "Tempest".

Happy New Year Mudcat followers !

Subject: RE: Review: Mudcat Unofficial Album Of Year 2012
From: ian268
Date: 01 Jan 13 - 08:46 AM

The results ! Thanks to all who took part - this result also ties in with a thread "Best Album-2012" created in November. The clear winner was "The Wild Wild Berry" by Stephanie Hladowski & C. Joynes. The rest are all worth further investigation and a listen to.

1, STEPHANIE HLADOWSKI & C.JOYNES - "The Wild Wild Berry" (boweavilrecordings.com)
2, VOICE OF THE PEOPLE (VARIOUS ARTISTS) - "Good People Take Warning - Ballads sung by British & Irish Traditional Singers"
(Topic Recordings)
3, GERRY DIVER - "Speech Project" (speechproject.net)
4, ED MILLER - "Come Awa' Wi' Me" (Wellfield Records)
5, BRUCE MURDOCH - "Sometimes I Wonder Why The World" (brucemurdoch.com)
6, THE JAY UNGER & MOLLY MASON FAMILY BAND - " A Fiddlers Holiday" (Rounder Records)
7, SIR OLIVER MALLY - "Strong Believer" (Hoanzl - Austria).
8, CALUM STEWART & HEIKKI BOURGAULT - self titled. (calumheikki.com)
9, ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD - self titled. (royalsouthernbrotherhood.com)
10, WEIRDLORE (VARIOUS ARTISTS). (folkpolicerecordings.com)
11, CHRIS BRASHEAR - "Heart Of The Country" (hearthmusic.com)
12, MICACHU - "Never" (rough trade records)
13, TOM PALEY - "Old Time Moonshine Revue, Roll On Roll On" (Hornbeam Recordings)
14, RIBBON ROAD - "Roadside Dreams" (theshipbuliders.com)

Other notable new albums by more well known acts include KARINE POLWART - "Traces", LEONARD COHEN - "Old Ideas", BAT FOR LASHES - "A Haunted Man", THE SHINS - "Port Of Morrow", BOB DYLAN - "Tempest".

Happy New Year Mudcat followers !

Subject: RE: Review: Mudcat Unofficial Album Of Year 2012
From: maeve
Date: 01 Jan 13 - 08:59 AM

Ian, what about Elmore's vote for Gordon Bok's "Because You Asked"?
http://www.gordonbok.com/

It's my favorite too, by the way.

Maeve

Subject: RE: Review: Mudcat Unofficial Album Of Year 2012
From: ian268
Date: 01 Jan 13 - 12:43 PM

The results ! Thanks to all who took part - this result also ties in with a thread "Best Album-2012" created in November. The clear winner was "The Wild Wild Berry" by Stephanie Hladowski & C. Joynes. The rest are all worth further investigation and a listen to.

1, STEPHANIE HLADOWSKI & C.JOYNES - "The Wild Wild Berry" (boweavilrecordings.com)
2, VOICE OF THE PEOPLE (VARIOUS ARTISTS) - "Good People Take Warning - Ballads sung by British & Irish Traditional Singers"
(Topic Recordings)
3, GERRY DIVER - "Speech Project" (speechproject.net)
4, ED MILLER - "Come Awa' Wi' Me" (Wellfield Records)
5, BRUCE MURDOCH - "Sometimes I Wonder Why The World" (brucemurdoch.com)
6, THE JAY UNGER & MOLLY MASON FAMILY BAND - " A Fiddlers Holiday" (Rounder Records)
7, SIR OLIVER MALLY - "Strong Believer" (Hoanzl - Austria).
8, CALUM STEWART & HEIKKI BOURGAULT - self titled. (calumheikki.com)
9, ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD - self titled. (royalsouthernbrotherhood.com)
10, WEIRDLORE (VARIOUS ARTISTS). (folkpolicerecordings.com)
11, CHRIS BRASHEAR - "Heart Of The Country" (hearthmusic.com)
12, MICACHU - "Never" (rough trade records)
13, TOM PALEY - "Old Time Moonshine Revue, Roll On Roll On" (Hornbeam Recordings)
14, RIBBON ROAD - "Roadside Dreams" (theshipbuliders.com)
15, GORDON BOK - "Because You Asked" (gordonbok.com/timberhead music)

Other notable new albums by more well known acts include KARINE POLWART - "Traces", LEONARD COHEN - "Old Ideas", BAT FOR LASHES - "A Haunted Man", THE SHINS - "Port Of Morrow", BOB DYLAN - "Tempest".

Happy New Year Mudcat followers !

Subject: RE: Review: Mudcat Unofficial Album Of Year 2012
From: ian268
Date: 01 Jan 13 - 03:05 PM

Slightly adjusted late votes and compilers incompetence !


The results ! Thanks to all who took part - this result also ties in with a thread "Best Album-2012" created in November. The clear winner was "The Wild Wild Berry" by Stephanie Hladowski & C. Joynes. The rest are all worth further investigation and a listen to.

1, STEPHANIE HLADOWSKI & C.JOYNES - "The Wild Wild Berry" (boweavilrecordings.com)
2, VOICE OF THE PEOPLE (VARIOUS ARTISTS) - "Good People Take Warning - Ballads sung by British & Irish Traditional Singers"
(Topic Recordings)
3, GERRY DIVER - "Speech Project" (speechproject.net)
4, ED MILLER - "Come Awa' Wi' Me" (Wellfield Records)
5, BRUCE MURDOCH - "Sometimes I Wonder Why The World" (brucemurdoch.com)
6, THE JAY UNGER & MOLLY MASON FAMILY BAND - " A Fiddlers Holiday" (Rounder Records)
7, SIR OLIVER MALLY - "Strong Believer" (Hoanzl - Austria).
8, CALUM STEWART & HEIKKI BOURGAULT - self titled. (calumheikki.com)
9, ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD - self titled. (royalsouthernbrotherhood.com)
10, WEIRDLORE (VARIOUS ARTISTS). (folkpolicerecordings.com)
11, CHRIS BRASHEAR - "Heart Of The Country" (hearthmusic.com)
12, MICACHU - "Never" (rough trade records)
13, TOM PALEY - "Old Time Moonshine Revue, Roll On Roll On" (Hornbeam Recordings)
14, RIBBON ROAD - "Roadside Dreams" (theshipbuliders.com)
15, GORDON BOK - "Because You Asked" (gordonbok.com/timberhead music)

Other notable new albums by more well known acts include KARINE POLWART - "Traces", LEONARD COHEN - "Old Ideas", BAT FOR LASHES - "A Haunted Man", THE SHINS - "Port Of Morrow", BOB DYLAN - "Tempest".

Happy New Year Mudcat followers !