Originally suggested to us as a potential contributor by Shingai Shoniwa of The Noisettes, Josephine Oniyama was keen to take part and immediately asked about covering 'The Gallows Pole', one of Odetta's most respected and authoritative traditional recordings. Josephine updates the song with a performance that's full of swagger and conviction, her appealingly raw vocal providing an emotional wallop that's hard to ignore.
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John Drumbo French from Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band worked with Thompson on two albums along with Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser.
Those two French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson albums led me to this.
Also, Richard Thompson taught Hugh Cornwell (of The Stranglers) how to play the bass guitar in a band when they were both at the same school (Emil and The Detectives?).
With a career spanning 50 years and playing with two of my heroes (French and Cornwell) Thompson has produced a fascinating EP. yellowcakeuf6
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The instrumentation and songwriting in this album is really top-tier. Aofie is one of my favorite folk/alt-country artists and she performs wonderfully, bringing her unique tone of voice to this project. This album was my first step into Aofie's artistry, and is firmly one of my favorite albums. rileyridgway