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Retrospective: The Driftwood Manor, three 2010 releases

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With five releases in two years to their name, and counting, The Driftwood Manor are one of Ireland’s most prolific artists in the experimental folk scene. The band is centered around singer, songwriter, and guitarist Eddie Keenan, who enlists a cast of supporting musicians that varies with each release. The first two releases, A Gathering [...]

Review: The Driftwood Manor - Every Light Goes Out Eventually (2009)

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artist: The Driftwood Manor release: Every Light Goes Out Eventually format: CDr year of release: 2009 label: Slow Loris duration: 27:34

detailed info: discogs.com

After a very successful debut (mini-)album, A Gathering, in 2008, The Driftwood Manor bridge the gap to the next one with an EP release on Irish d.i.y. label Slow Loris. Every [...]

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)

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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 [...]