LAYER – CRLP 004

‘Authentic stories with a degree of traditional language and on occasion ringing mandolin… while the stories are delivered with a folky core, most of the songs actually have a contemporary feel… a warm finger-picking style nestles atop layers of decorative instrumentation, occasionally yielding to bluesy and country elements. The end result is a varied and inventive story-telling concept that manages to succeed while flying in the face of stylistic convention…’ (Music Maker)

‘The songs really do sparkle with the journeys that are recounted… lives being characterised in sympathetically expressed lyrics…’ (R2)

‘A fine guitarist, singer and songwriter, in styles from folk to blues to jazz… it’s a great collection of stories and a very good listen…’ (Unicorn Magazine)

Track Listing:

Secret Street
Staker’s Land
Apoplexy
Stage Door George
Hobson’s Choice
Ontario
The Shabby Years
Weave and Spin
Tomson the Marriner
Broadway to Bleecker
Not Properly