Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Rarely does the accordion get the measure of admiration that it so richly deserves in the music sphere; it is an instrument that perhaps seen as unsexy, not cool, one that harks back to a time before the glamour of the electric guitar took on the world and was smashed into pieces by Pete Townshend on speakers that would never sound the same again.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
The music business may be seen to be dying but that does not mean that music is an art form that is on its knees, taking everything into account, it is arguably in a rude state of health and never it seems has Folk been so popular away from its original inspiring inception.
One such label who has had a more than a hand in the continued growth of artists is Fellside and at 40 years old, the lover of such fine music can but wish a happy birthday, blow out the candles of sincere gratitude and revel in some of the finest music made over the last 10 years since the label released the triple compilation album Landmarks.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *
Long may life be an endearing and ongoing succession of finding music in which constantly catches the listener out, providing an unseen rope trick on which to balance upon and eventually fall hopelessly and utterly for whilst providing no worthless safety net for shattered illusions. Music must succeed or fail on its terms and for that it remains a true and exciting form of art.