At the weekend I bought Refugee CD, a new folk compilation curated by Scottish artist Robin Adam. Lots of Scottish artists but also such luminaries as Linda Thompson and Bonnie Prince Billy have all contributed an original or previously unreleased track. It is to raise money for the MOAS, a charity working to save migrant lives in the Mediterranean Sea. This is a beautiful track from by Roddy Hart, West. Lovely music for a very deserving cause. Heard about it first in NoDepression who gave it a glowing review.
Refugee – new Folk charity CD in aid of saving migrants at sea
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Disappointed; had expected a bit more like this
Those outfits didn’t bode well, and neither did the first 2 minutes which was all I could take!
Sounds promising from the review, but difficult to find much info. I have a soft spot for this sort of disc, as the music, caledonicana, if you will, appeals to my taste, and can act as a good introduction to names less known, as well as the charity getting a buck or 2.Here’s some more info I found after a bit of googling
https://rockingmagpie.wordpress.com/2016/05/14/refugee-moas-charity-various-artists/ which includes a link to the charity itself, which seems not to mention the disc.
Yes had a look myself, information few and far,
@Carolina you couldn’t do a track list could you please.
@Hubert-Rawlinson Your wish is my command!
1. BMX Bandits – How Not to Care
2. Ravioli –Mike and Solveig
3. Scarce of Fishing – Alasdair Roberts
4. The Devil’s War and God’s Blue Sea – Robin Adam
5. This Morning The Birds – Piers Faccini
6. The Horn Still Blows – Jenny Lysander
7. Baby What’s to Know – Ricky Ross
8. Witchseason – Linda Thompson
9. Most People – Bonnie Prince Billy
10. Postcards by Rick Redbeard
11. Innocent Journey – Rachel Sermanni
12. The Lines – Kathryn Joseph
13. West – Roddy Hart
14. The Dusk – Dana Falconberry
15. To the Sea – Richard Dawson
Thankee kindly will investigate.
Haven’t heard of Caledonica before, but going by this record I would like it a lot. I know what you mean about introducing you to new artists, Retro. I hadn’t heard of Rachel Sermanni before but she has an absolutely beautiful voice on her track here.
I had never heard of caledonica or caledonicana either, having typed the first before editing it to the latter, to be a neologism based more around americana than folktronica, though I love each, whatever they mean to different ears. I suppose I mean that fertile slightly scottish accented, sometimes traditionally instrumented style that sounds more american than english. Scots musicians seem to have a greater feel for that sort of interface, perhaps as they have the shared familiarity of roots that ultimately lead/led to bluegrass and country.
I reckon Caledonica probably a genre in itself of Scottish electronica (Cocteau twins etc). Caledonicana- try saying that a few times in a row, it’s as bad a tongue twister as red lorry yellow lorry, but an impressive term if you invented it, Retro!
Agree with you about the sound and shared roots familiarity. I was thinking there must be a word for Irish Americana which also shares common roots, then I stumbled upon the website http://eirecana.com/ . Maybe we could start up cymricana for Wales?
I’ve always liked this song – Deportee
V moving song, I like Dolly Parton’s version of it very much.
@Carolina thanks for that I have never heard her version. I love Dolly great singer and songwriter.
Curious graphics to accompany but lovely version nonetheless