Straw, Lindsay / Fairest Flower Of Womankind, The
| Album: | Fairest Flower Of Womankind, The | Collection: | Country | |
| Artist: | Straw, Lindsay | Added: | Aug 2017 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2017-08-26 | Pull Date: | 2017-10-28 | Charts: | Country/Bluegrass |
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| Week Ending: | Oct 29 | Oct 22 | Oct 15 | Oct 8 | Sep 24 | Sep 17 | Sep 10 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 27, 2017: | Traditions
The Forester |
4. | Oct 10, 2017: | That's Not Bluegrass.
The Forester |
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| 2. | Oct 20, 2017: | Traditions
Sweet Lovely Jean |
5. | Oct 06, 2017: | Traditions
Fair Annie |
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| 3. | Oct 13, 2017: | Traditions
The Maid On The Shore |
6. | Sep 21, 2017: | w/e
Geordie |
Album Review
Kim Walter
Reviewed 2017-08-09
Reviewed 2017-08-09
Lindsay Straw, “the fairest flower of womankind”
Label: self released
Reviewed by: Kim Walter, August 2017
When I first saw this the title of this album, I thought that this was a bold statement for a woman to make about herself. Then I saw the rest of the title, which had obviously been cut off due to its verbosity (or, as Steven Colbert calls it, wordiness), and I suddenly liked the album much better. The full title is: “the fairest flower of womankind: songs of feminine triumph”. These are mainly traditional Scottish and English folk songs about strong women. Great individually, 13 in a row is a bit much…
1. slow/med – traditional Traveller’s (aka Gypsy) song- “The Knight and the Shepherd’s Daughter
2. slow/med – Frankie Armstrong’s style, common story of beautiful maiden on the shore
3. slow/med – Australian song about a woman hiding her identity and becoming a sailor
4. slow – a cappella, about “regular” people
5. slow – folk song about two sisters (somewhat of a rare theme in folk music)
6. med – more like folk rock – voice and guitar
7. slow – traditional tale common all over British Isles about a woman being her man’s savior
8. slow – very similar theme and style to #7
9. slow – voice and fiddle
10. med – snappy Scottish style
11. slow – traditional revenge ballad
12. slow/med – traditional English folk song
13. slow/med – similar to #10
Label: self released
Reviewed by: Kim Walter, August 2017
When I first saw this the title of this album, I thought that this was a bold statement for a woman to make about herself. Then I saw the rest of the title, which had obviously been cut off due to its verbosity (or, as Steven Colbert calls it, wordiness), and I suddenly liked the album much better. The full title is: “the fairest flower of womankind: songs of feminine triumph”. These are mainly traditional Scottish and English folk songs about strong women. Great individually, 13 in a row is a bit much…
1. slow/med – traditional Traveller’s (aka Gypsy) song- “The Knight and the Shepherd’s Daughter
2. slow/med – Frankie Armstrong’s style, common story of beautiful maiden on the shore
3. slow/med – Australian song about a woman hiding her identity and becoming a sailor
4. slow – a cappella, about “regular” people
5. slow – folk song about two sisters (somewhat of a rare theme in folk music)
6. med – more like folk rock – voice and guitar
7. slow – traditional tale common all over British Isles about a woman being her man’s savior
8. slow – very similar theme and style to #7
9. slow – voice and fiddle
10. med – snappy Scottish style
11. slow – traditional revenge ballad
12. slow/med – traditional English folk song
13. slow/med – similar to #10
Track Listing