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Review: The Magickal Folk of the Faraway Tree - The Soup & The Shilling (2010)

artist: The Magickal Folk of the Faraway Tree release: The Soup & The Shilling format: 2xCD year: 2010 label: Deadslackstring / Deserted Village duration: 74:58

detailed info: discogs.com

It’s been a wait of over five years, but for those who’ve – like me – been looking forward to a re-release of the first two EPs [...]

Review: Seasonal Sevens: Summer & Autumn (2009)

artist: Emily Scott / Hélène Renaut; Pamela Wyn Shannon / The Magickal Folk of the Faraway Tree release: Seasonal Sevens: Summer; Autumn format: 7″ year of release: 2009 label: Autumn Ferment duration: 6:27; 5:55

detailed info: discogs.com (summer; autumn)

The Seasonal Sevens are a series of 7″ double A-sides released by Autumn Ferment Records. Starting [...]

New Agitated Radio Pilot EP on Rusted Rail

Irish label Rusted Rail have released a new Agitated Radio Pilot EP, entitled A Field Day.

It contains six tracks in a style that reminds me a bit of Dave’s earlier Australia-inspired works, with a bit of Holt thrown in as well. Summery feelings, a bit of the usual melancholia, and [...]

Review: The Driftwood Manor – A Gathering (2008)

artist: The Driftwood Manor release: A Gathering format: CD-R year of release: 2008 label: Self-released duration: 29:58

detailed info: discogs.com.

The Driftwood Manor is a new band based in Ballymahon, Ireland that plays a kind of acoustic alternative rock, but with a strong dose of folk thrown in, both free and traditional. Little surprise if [...]

Interview: David Colohan (Agitated Radio Pilot)

Interview with David Colohan

January 2nd 2009 – by O.S. & D.M.K.

All images property of Dave Colohan, except where noted.

Irishman Dave Colohan, the man behind Agitated Radio Pilot and prominent member of the Deserted Village Collective, was one of the first people we wanted to interview [...]

Review: Agitated Radio Pilot - World Winding Down (2007)

artist: Agitated Radio Pilot release: World Winding Down format: 2xCD year of release: 2007 label: DeadSlackString duration: 1:36:27

detailed info: discogs.com.

Released in late 2007, World Winding Down is Agitated Radio Pilot‘s first album on (non-recordable) CD, and a double one at that! It also might turn out to [...]

Review: Peter Wright / The North Sea / Agitated Radio Pilot (2005)

artist: Peter Wright / The North Sea / Agitated Radio Pilot release: Split format: CD-R, MP3 year of release: 2005, 2007 label: Deserted Village duration: 63:05

detailed info: discogs.com

This three way split is from the earlier days of the Irish Deserted Village label, but it is one the sold out releases that they have [...]

Review: Children of the Stones – The Bright Day Is Gone (2006)

artist: Children of the Stones release: The Bright Day is Gone format: CD-R year of release: 2006 label: Deserted Village duration: 39:55

detailed info: discogs.com

If there ever was a hotbed of creativity, it’s definitely the people around United Bible Studies in Ireland. Besides numerous release from the collective itself, we’ve also seen a lot [...]