Breathing new life into some folk classics, Fife folk troubadour James Yorkston’s fifth studio album ‘Folk Song’ is something of celebration of what’s inspired him. Teaming up with The Big Eyes Family, a cover of Anne Briggs’ ‘Martinmas Time’ – originally recorded without accompaniment – is a comforting ode to a cult figure of English folk. Softly arranged ragtime guitar and enticingly twee penny whistles reinvigorate a seminal artists work and Yorkston’s humble critical acclaim.
Monday, 27 July 2009
Single review: James Yorkston and The Big Eyes Family – ‘Martinmas Time/I Went to Visit the Roses’. For Supersweet.org
Breathing new life into some folk classics, Fife folk troubadour James Yorkston’s fifth studio album ‘Folk Song’ is something of celebration of what’s inspired him. Teaming up with The Big Eyes Family, a cover of Anne Briggs’ ‘Martinmas Time’ – originally recorded without accompaniment – is a comforting ode to a cult figure of English folk. Softly arranged ragtime guitar and enticingly twee penny whistles reinvigorate a seminal artists work and Yorkston’s humble critical acclaim.
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