Our mature-age guitar heroes' new albums are quite unlike each other's - or any other guitarist's. 40-plus years into his career Duck Baker issues a set of 'free' solos for nylon-stringed guitar, whilst Orchestrion finds Pat Metheny & his electric guitar in a room crammed with novel, robotic instruments.
Downtown Church begins with a Hank Williams song, ends with one attributed to St Francis of Assisi & includes a paint-peeling take on a thoroughly sceptical Lieber & Stoller number. Patty Griffin's gospel album is not much like any other, but is one of the most exciting, whatever your faith... or lack thereof.
In December 2004 an 18-year-old Scottish fiddler gained a discerning audience's 'pin-drop attention' & won BBC2's Young Folk Award. Five years later, Lauren MacColl's originals do not suffer in comparison to the ancient airs that she also plays exquisitely on Strewn with Ribbons.
Jazz's most celebrated 'emerging' artist is a US pianist whose parents are from India. The most highly-acclaimed 'piano trio' set in many moons, Vijay Iyer's Historicity is highly adventurous, eminently accessible, exciting, intelligent, eclectic.
Saturday 10pm
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Presented by
Doug Spencer
Saturday 13 March 2010
Mose Allison's quirky pianism remains brilliant & he is still one of the most deliciously sharp, sly songwriters. The Way of the World's producer ( a younger, brilliant songsmith ) relentlessly 'stalked' Mose until the 82-year-old decided, 'Well, what the hell, I haven't done a record in a long time!'
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