Genre: Folk
Places I remember: Spellbound Wax Company (Gisborne)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Michael Andrew and James
Gear costume: Dandelion River Run, Hamish
Active compensatory factors: I picked up a mint copy of this for ten dollars from my favourite music shop in Gisborne (maybe the only music shop in Gisborne?)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Michael Andrew and James
Gear costume: Dandelion River Run, Hamish
Active compensatory factors: I picked up a mint copy of this for ten dollars from my favourite music shop in Gisborne (maybe the only music shop in Gisborne?)
It's their first album and it sets out their approach clearly and succinctly.
It's a wonderful record with earthy, authentic vocals from Mimi and Richard, simple sparse accompaniment - often just guitar and dulcimer, brilliant folk songs given sympathetic arrangements by Richard, and the magic dust of being closely connected to Joan Baez (Mimi is her younger sister).
Even though it's just Mimi and Richard playing guitar, dulcimer and autoharp, there are different approaches and textures presented throughout the album with a great mixture of instrumentals and vocals from either Richard or Mimi or both. I like their harmonic interplay especially.
Where do they all belong? Tragically, Richard died young, in 1966, in a motorcycle accident. There was only time to record a follow up to this album. Joan's wonderful Sweet Sir Galahad is written for Richard.
Where do they all belong? Tragically, Richard died young, in 1966, in a motorcycle accident. There was only time to record a follow up to this album. Joan's wonderful Sweet Sir Galahad is written for Richard.
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