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Folk, traditional, United Kingdom.

The luminaries of the Norfolk folk scene convene once again – this time to help Norwich multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and singer Adam Clark create his ‘love-letter to Norfolk’ on his new album, Folk & Fold.

As regular At The Barrier visitors will know only too well, they’ve got a vibrant folk scene going on over there in Norfolk.  Indeed, for several year now, our pages have been regularly illuminated by articles concerning the output of such artists as Christina Alden, Alex Patterson, Nic Zuppardi and Georgia Shackleton.  Sometimes the artists fly solo, sometimes in pairs; sometimes they’re helping each other out.  In the case Norfolk Folk Supergroup, Kitewing, they’ve even been known to gather as a single unit…

Norwich multi-instrumentalist Adam Clark is another member of that Norfolk gaggle and he’s managed to round up several of his local colleagues to help him weave together this heady mix of traditional and original songs to form Folk & Fold.  It’s a venture that Adam describes as his: “Love-letter to Norfolk.”

Born and raised in Norwich, to parents of Irish and English heritage, Adam Clark has been around for quite some time.  To Adam, different musical genres represent not a barrier, but an opportunity and, over the years, he’s performed, recorded American folk, bluegrass, West African music, Irish music and jazz manouche.  And that’s all in addition to his regular output of self-composed songs and tunes.

Folk & Fold brings together several strands of Adam’s modus operandi.  His own compositions sit comfortably alongside imaginative rearrangements of well-known (and, maybe, not-so-well-known) traditional songs.  And he’s not averse to rewriting the lyrics to traditional songs (something that would have been considered a crime of ghastly proportions in a less-enlightened age) where he considers the lyrical treatment of social norms to be outmoded.  The spirits of Harry Cox and Peter Bellamy (in particular) pervade the grooves of Folk & Fold and, along with his distinguished guests, Adam’s presentation of the songs is both respectful and refreshing.

Folk & Fold gets underway with an enjoyable version of the well-known Norfolk song, Bungay Roger.  Adam learned the song from the work of Peter Bellamy and he’s been singing it ever since he launched his musical career.  Adam’s guitar and Nic’s octave mandolin combine delicately – although their presence grows as the bawdy tale unfolds – and Adam sings with the conviction of a true Norfolk native.

Tracks:
1. Bungay Roger
2. Australia
3. I Walked By Night
4. Georgie
5. The Female Cabin Boy
6. The Hearty Goodfellow / The Perfect Cure
7. Fakenham Fair
8. Home
9. The Passing Year
10. Adieu To Old England

Staat er compleet op, 10% pars mee gepost. Met zeer veel dank aan de originele poster. Laat af en toe eens weten wat je van het album vindt. Altijd leuk, de mening van anderen. Oh ja, MP3 doe ik niet aan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvRichiVzNs