fRoots 10
Here's what's on the FREE! CD with fR175/176 (January/February 1998)
- CAPERCAILLIE: HEBRIDEAN HALE-BOPP
Scotland meets world dance, Part 1. From their Great Leap Forward. - ADDOSSO AGLI SCALINI: SCOSSA SOMMOSSA
Belting roots rock from the Adriatic coast of southern Italy - GREG BROWN: MOSE ALLISON PLAYED HERE
A twist in a road tale from the prolific US singer/songwriter/guitarist - ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE BARBÈS: SAVON
North Africa forward, with a track from one of the best live albums ever! - LHASA: DE CARA A LA PARED
Sultry Mexican/American music from a young Canada-based singer - BLUE HORSES: ALL WENT AWAY
New twin-fiddle folkrockers roaring out of Wales. - NJAVA: JIBOTY SUSHI REMIX
Makoto Kubota-produced debut by the South Madagascar family band. - LAST FOREVER: DILLARD CHANDLER
A touch of the American folk/classic from Dick Connette & Sonya Cohen. - PABAN DAS BAUL & SAM MILLS: MON MOTI
Ancient Bengal tradition meets 1990s London. - AL JONES!: I'M SO HAPPY NOW
A characteristically catchy off-beam item from the man they couldn't find. - BOB BROZMAN & LEDWARD KAAPANA: KOLOPA
Virtuoso Hawaiian slide & slack key. - NENES: TSUBASA O YASUMENI KIMASENKA
The latest from our favourite Okinawan female quartet. - ELEFTHERIA ARVANITAKI: TA KORMIA KE TA MAHERIA
One of Greece's great singers, from her platinum Greek/Armenian roots CD. - GALAXY: DIOM
Wild mbalax from Finland-based Senegalese band, featuring tama of Yamar Thiam. - MARTYN BENNETT: TONGUES OF KALI
Scotland meets world dance, Pt2! - FRED McDOWELL: WHAT'S THE MATTER NOW
1958 Alan Lomax recording of the country blues legend. - BOB COPPER: GOING DOWN TO BROWNSVILLE
The roots of English country blues. Bob learned this from a Sleepy John Estes 78 which he bought in the 1930s.
Full details of availability for the source CDs are to be found within the magazine.