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- Summary: The British guitarist releases his first solo album since 1998's Traveller's Prayer.
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- Record Label: Shanachie Records
- Genre(s): Folk, Pop/Rock, British Folk, International, Folk-Blues
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Positive: 6 out of 7
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Mixed: 1 out of 7
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MojoMay 18, 2011He transforms the bi-hearted bop of randy Weston's Little Niles into a plaintive musical love letter that, like much of what surrounds it, demands repeated listens. [May 2011, p.108]
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Mar 10, 2011Palermo Snow is a confident collection that delights in bringing together a still-formidable technique to exercise and enjoy itself in the company of a good tune.
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Mar 10, 2011As was his brilliant contemporary, the late Davey Graham, Renbourn is fascinated by a wide range of styles, and this instrumental collection proves his playing and range are as remarkable as ever.
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UncutMay 2, 2011Throughout, his instrument is recorded so close, it practically lassos your ear with its strings. [May 2011, p.94]
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Mar 10, 2011This is the work of a master guitarist who has taken his time to come up with a quality record.
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Mar 10, 2011Not really "folk" at all but a programme of music for solo guitar (and occasional clarinet) drawing on three centuries of complex harmony; or at least the harmony which appeals to the gruff old Pentangle picker.
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Mar 10, 2011The fingering and virtuoso touches, the deft harmonics, the subtle string-bends are all delivered with minimal fuss throughout, whether it's a solo piece like the wistful "Dery Miss Grsk", the Bach transposition "Cello Prelude In G", which works so well with his instrument or the jaunty ragtime of "Ugly James".