Bells Boots & Shambles

Bells Boots & Shambles Artist: Spirogyra
Label: Repertoire
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


EAN: 4009910413722
ASIN: B0000086KZ


Release Date: 2002-11-13

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Listmania:

  1. Female British Folk
  2. this week's noise

Tracks:

  1. Furthest Point
  2. Old Boot Wine
  3. Parallel Lines Never Seperate
  4. Spiggly
  5. Everyday Consumption Song
  6. Sergant Says
  7. In the Western World

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Folk-Rocks 'Magical Mystery Tour' -a Masterwork.......2005-08-21

Damn...the more I listen to this album the more I realize the genius of Martin Cockerham and Barbara Gaskin.
The writing is first rate-the songs are a bit more upbeat and 'psychedelic' here, for want of a better term-yet done with grace and good judgment.
There are still subtle social, political and philosophical/spiritual tones to the songs, some done with wit, and a touch of madness.

It is too bad that much of Cockerhams acoustic guitar playing is buried in the mix-some of it is absolutely astounding-this is a mandatory headphone-listening recording.
And the arrangments, which are complex, can change at a moments notice, yet are very involving, memorable and delightful.

And then there is the lovely, sultry voice of hippy dream-girl Barbara Gaskin,
(a complement), weaving in and out of the proceedings, adding depth and harmonies with Martin on much of the record.

And from what ive heard-they were even better live-hard as that is to believe.
Martin Cockerham is now working to release an album of live material-with perhaps some of an unfinished 4th album.
(...)
Go there to find lyrics, news, photos, and some SPIROGYRA history, as well as what Martiin is up to.
He seems to have taken to the teachings of KRSNA(?)-and some of the site will reflect that.
It is too bad that this record is not on alternative playlists on College stations-
people dont know what they're missing-

5 out of 5 stars Canterbury Folk Classic.......2002-11-19

This third album by Spirogyra is in many ways their most progressive -- flutes, trumpets, cellos, treated vocals, long instrumental sections -- and of course it features singer Barbara Gaskin, later of Hatfield and The North, National Health and the famed Dave Stewart/Barbara Gaskin juggernaut. All songs and male vocals are by Martin Cockerham, who writes very hummable tunes with biting lyrics. I hate to call it a "lost classic" since many people did discover it (just not me).

5 out of 5 stars Great, Wonderfull.......1999-07-30

This is the most fantastic Disc in the Word

Music CD:

  1. Flat Pickin' Favorites ~ Glenda Faye
  2. The Essential Pete Seeger ~ Pete Seeger
  3. Live at the Troubadour 1969 ~ Tim Buckley
  4. Lookout Road
  5. Hypnotized ~ Naomi Sommers
  6. Summer Lightning ~ Garnet Rogers
  7. Now is the Time for Fishing ~ Sam Larner
  8. I Have A Little Shadow ~ Steve Klaper & Caitlin Klaper
  9. Possessed ~ The Klezmatics
  10. Hard to Beat ~ Rare Air

Music CD

Music CD

Music CD

Tom Paxton Tribute ~ Carolyn Hester

Endangered Species ~ Flaw

Method ~ Powerface

Irony of Fate ~ Love Like Blood

Purple Passage ~ Uman

Ultimate ~ Osibisa

Mcnaughton Rule ~ Nadie

Favour the Bull

Gamera 3 O.S.T. ~ Kou Ohtani

Contact ~ Sven V%C3%A4th