The Albion Band, Demi Paradise

1996 (HTD Records HTD CD 54)

E' un lavoro un po' contradditorio questo recente "Demi paradise": da un lato ci sono delle suite di reels e jigs, scritte dal "fairport" Chris Leslie, eseguite in modo incisivo e grande sapienza tecnica, dall'altro vi sono canzoni un po' troppo edulcorate, che strizzano l'occhiolino a una new age alquanto fastidiosa. Molto bella la grafica di copertina, frutto del lavoro di Bryan Ledgard e Ledgard Jepson. Molto suggestivo per l'ascolto è "Ivory Tower" di A.Hutchings e J. Matthews.

Tracks:

Don't Let Me Come Home A Stranger - Ivory Tower - Along The Pilgrim's Way - My Secret Place - Reels: The Gaspé Reel / Sam's Slammer / Imogen's Ridge - Young Man Cut Down In His Prime - When She Sings In The Kitchen - White Water Running - Sea Of Sorrow - Jigs: The Switchback / The New Book / The Slippery Slope - This Blessed Plot - Circle Round The Sun

Recorded at Courtyard Studio, Stockport, England, December 1995 and January 1996

Musicians:

Ashley Hutchings - acoustic bass guitar, electric bass guitar, vocals, speech, Chris While - acoustic guitar, percussion, vocals, Julie Matthews - keyboards, acoustic guitar, vocals, Chris Leslie - fiddle, vocals, Simon Nicol - acoustic guitars, vocals