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love…
…ELIZA CARTHY.
So, here we are at the end of the charming and delightful to imagine this g3 talks to the talented
year. As per usual, the shops are frankly bonkers woman beating her to a folk musician.
full of brightly-coloured reissues pulp with a microphone. Russell Harty
and ‘Best-Ofs’, as well as collections must be turning nervously in his grave…
of every TV ad and theme tune,
all remixed to the hilt and Oddity of the month has to be The
sounding nothing like the original Fireman (One Little Indian) which is a
track you hoped for. Happy Xmas! collaboration between Paul
McCartney and DJ producer Youth. It’s
Lets celebrate with a stonking new their third collaboration, and without a
AC/DC album. Black Ice (Columbia) doubt their best. Check out the single
has four titles with the word ‘Rock’ in Nothing Too Much Just Out Of Sight. The
them, and all the tracks kind of blend rumours that Paul was as experimental
together. But none of this matters as a Beatle as John, have surely been How did you start out?
AC/DC totally rock their pants off, and proved by now. Email any arguments to Both my parents are folk/
who cares about much else when the contrary – I’ve got all night. traditional musicians, and I
playing air guitar is so much fun? began by hijacking the stage
And fi nally, just in case you need to buy when they were on it…When
The Ministry Of Sound Annual 2009 someone a present with a wink and a I was thirteen my mam asked
(MOS) is upon us like a repeating brussel smile, The Strictly Come Dancing me if I wanted to do some
sprout. Not that it’s bad, just, well, the Mali Koura (Six Degrees) is the fourth Band release the inventively-titled singing with her, my sister and
same as last year. Which is great if you successive album by Issa Bagayogo, Strictly Come Dancing (Universal) my cousin. The following year
like it and best avoided if you don’t. who is another amazing artist from Mali. we were invited to play the
Includes a plethora of top tens and (Also, don’t forget to buy the latest Vancouver Folk Music Festival.
number ones with the world’s best stunning offering from Amadou & with the Watersons
loved tunes from Eric Prydz, Jordin Mariam, Welcome To Mali). His home
Sparks, September, Wiley, Dizzee Rascal country is one of the ten poorest nations What do you sound like?
& Calvin Harris amongst others. in the world, and Issa should, in theory, I’ve always tried not to sound
be a blacksmith or a fi sherman. But he like anyone else. Part of my
In a similar vein, we have Godskitchen: decided to write a different future for job involves studying the old
Anthems 2009 (Newstate) which is himself, becoming an internationally- musicians that came before
basically the same blips and beats in a us, but I love using different
different order. Either one is great for a production techniques, and
“In a world where
stocking fi ller, and will end up all featuring ‘all of the music from this subverting the classic acoustic
scratched and cracked on the fl oor of a
Dido is allowed to
year’s show.’ The best part is that if you folk lineup.
million tacky cars all over England by play the CD in your computer, there are make records, it
springtime. extracts from the DVD Dance with Len Who/what are your infl uences?
is charming and
Goodman that help you on your way to The old traditional singers, plus
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When The Good Natured aka Sarah
delightful to imagine
becoming a total twat dance legend. Nick Cave and Damon Albarn,
McIntosh rescued a keyboard that her
this frankly bonkers
and new discoveries like Mary
grandmother was throwing out, she See you next year, and have a great Hampton and more mainstream
woman beating her
found ‘the best organ sound ever.’ This holiday season, whatever your religious music, OutKast, inventive
to a pulp with her
cup of tea! hip-hop and dance, Bob Dylan,
The Good microphone.”
folky bands like Edward II and

Natured LE
Lea Andrews on Grace Jones
the Old Hat Concert Party and
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old friends like Sheila Stewart,
acclaimed artist. After ten years honing Martyn Bennet…
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his craft, this album is one of the
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warmest and exciting albums of African
Grace Jones
Where/when can we see you play?
salvaged instrument found itself a music in a decade. I’m on tour next in November. S
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CHAR
loving new owner and was soon to Next spring I’ll be doing some E
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become the essential ingredient in a Dig out your padded shoulders! Grace more with the Rogues Gallery
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synth-pop art project to document Jones is back! The somewhat Project, singing rocked-up
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‘make outs, break ups and make ups.’ frightening disco diva releases Hurricane pirate songs. LE
The EP is out now, so head for myspace. (Wall Of Sound) which is her fi rst album
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com/thegoodnatured and have a for nearly 20 years. In a world where
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For more information visit R
listen to this understated electro Princess. Dido is allowed to make records, it is www.eliza-carthy.com
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