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Folk, singer-songwriter, experimental folk.

Recorded on the wild coast of Donegal, the Lost Brothers’ musician’s first solo outing has a lonesome, atmospheric simplicity

After several albums as half of the Irish Americana duo the Lost Brothers – each recorded in a different US city – Oisín Leech has brought it all back home with a solo effort recorded in an old schoolhouse on the wild coast of County Donegal. It’s a striking contrast to his work with “the Losties”, as he calls them, shorn of the duo’s distinctive vocal harmonies and the cross-play of their guitar picking. Instead, he and producer Steve Gunn have conjured up a record rich in atmosphere, whose songs have a wintry simplicity in the spirit of Leech’s favourite poet, Seamus Heaney. “Rolling home, adrift and alone/ Late for the day like a skimming stone”, as opener October Sun has it.

Instrumentally, it’s essentially just Leech, his guitar and some vintage recording gear, though Gunn adds washes of synth, and favours have been called in from former Dylan sidekick Tony Garnier on bass, and bouzouki player Dónal Lunny. The songs are allusive and lonesome, supplemented by a pair of instrumentals, including the title track and a piece, Maritime Radio, in which an imaginary weather forecast is just discernible beneath waves of shimmering guitars. You can almost taste the salt on the wind.

Tracks:
01 - Oisin Leech, M. Ward, Tony Garnier, Steve Gunn - October Sun
02 - Oisin Leech, Steve Gunn, Tony Garnier - Colour Of The Rain
03 - Oisin Leech, Steve Gunn, Tony Garnier, Roisín McGr - One Hill Further
04 - Oisin Leech, Steve Gunn - Maritime Radio
05 - Oisin Leech, Steve Gunn - Empire
06 - Oisin Leech, Dónal Lunny, Tony Garnier, Roisín McG - Malin Gales
07 - Oisin Leech, Steve Gunn - Cold Sea
08 - Oisin Leech, Steve Gunn, Dónal Lunny, Tony Garnier - Trawbreaga Bay
09 - Oisin Leech, Steve Gunn - Daylight

Staat er compleet op, 10% pars mee gepost. Met zeer veel dank aan de originele poster. Laat af en toe eens weten wat je van het album vindt. Altijd leuk, de mening van anderen. Oh ja, MP3 doe ik niet aan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFXSh5iwNYE