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Written in
fRoots
issue 273, 2006
IRISH DEW
Šance
Indies MAM 267-2 (2005)
Czech Irish quartet, but not as pub-band as the name suggests. Line-up of
flutes, harp, accordion, electric and acoustic guitars is expanded with some
electronics and guest vocals, percussion, brass, Senegalese kora player and
more, with perspectives from folk-rock, Czech and other world musics. More
interesting when that happens; otherwise some tracks standard repertoire,
treatment of Carrickfergus nothing special.
© 2006 Andrew Cronshaw
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