Across the Field
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| Feb 2020
Reviews
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2020-02-23
Reviewed 2020-02-23
CONTEMPORARY FOLK
This second album from House and Land, a duo from Asheville, NC, offers an intriguing update of traditional folksongs and Appalachian old-time music with revised (more ‘woke’ acceptable) lyrics and mixed acoustic & electric instruments. You could call it experimental old time. Both Sarah Louise Henson and Sally Anne Morgan are multi-instrumentalists and vocalists. You’ll hear banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitars, & more… and excellent singing.
No FCC issues
1 * Mid-tempo. An old murder ballad, ‘Twa Sisters,’ with banjo & elec guitar. (5:07)
2 ** Slow. Celtic-style singing & lovely accompaniment. Goosebumps gorgeous. (5:33)
3 * Mid-tempo. Traditional doomed-soldier ballad with strong banjo playing. (3:13)
4 Very slow. Tragically somber with droning strings (cello?) and pipes. Tough going. (4:56)
5 *** Slow instrumental. Distorted elec guitar and fiddle. Really extraordinary. (7:46)
6 * Mid-fast. Bluegrass(-ish) style with banjo, fiddle, and that high lonesome sound. (2:45)
7 Slow. 18C Scottish folksong. Banjo, fiddle, pipes, contrapuntal singing. (5:13)
This second album from House and Land, a duo from Asheville, NC, offers an intriguing update of traditional folksongs and Appalachian old-time music with revised (more ‘woke’ acceptable) lyrics and mixed acoustic & electric instruments. You could call it experimental old time. Both Sarah Louise Henson and Sally Anne Morgan are multi-instrumentalists and vocalists. You’ll hear banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitars, & more… and excellent singing.
No FCC issues
1 * Mid-tempo. An old murder ballad, ‘Twa Sisters,’ with banjo & elec guitar. (5:07)
2 ** Slow. Celtic-style singing & lovely accompaniment. Goosebumps gorgeous. (5:33)
3 * Mid-tempo. Traditional doomed-soldier ballad with strong banjo playing. (3:13)
4 Very slow. Tragically somber with droning strings (cello?) and pipes. Tough going. (4:56)
5 *** Slow instrumental. Distorted elec guitar and fiddle. Really extraordinary. (7:46)
6 * Mid-fast. Bluegrass(-ish) style with banjo, fiddle, and that high lonesome sound. (2:45)
7 Slow. 18C Scottish folksong. Banjo, fiddle, pipes, contrapuntal singing. (5:13)
Recent airplay
Carolina Lady
Music Casserole — Apr 22, 2023
Rainbow 'mid Life's Willows
Music Casserole — May 14, 2022
Carolina Lady
Music Casserole — Apr 16, 2022
Precious Jewels
Virtually Happy (rebroadcast from Mar 8, 2022) — Apr 08, 2022
Cursed Soldier
Traditions — Apr 08, 2022
Two Sisters, Carolina Lady
Music Casserole — Mar 19, 2022
Charting
2022-02-26 — 2022-04-30
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Apr 17 | 1 |
| Apr 10 | 2 |
| Mar 20 | 1 |
| Mar 13 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Two Sisters | ||
| 2. | Rainbow 'mid Life's Willows | ||
| 3. | Cursed Soldier | ||
| 4. | Blacksmith | ||
| 5. | Carolina Lady | ||
| 6. | Precious Jewels | ||
| 7. | Ca the Yowes |