The Woodbine & Ivy Band: The Woodbine & Ivy Band – review

(Folk Police)It starts with gently edgy backing and sturdy vocals from Fay Hield, and then suddenly the traditional favourite Spencer the Rover is transformed, with a startling, epic wash of sound in which trumpets are matched against pedal steel guitar, percussion and keyboards, with a 12-piece vocal chorus joining in. There have been earlier experiments in reworking British folk song, from the folk-rock of Fairport Convention to the global influences and electronica of the Imagined Village, an...

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