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African Paper | ALISON O’DONELL / GAYLE BROGAN: A Colloquy of Birds

Die Vogelwelt ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil der Mythen der britischen Inseln, und es würde überraschen, wenn dies sich nicht auch im Kosmos folkig angehauchter, bisweilen abseitiger Musik abzeichnen würde, und einige Bespiele aus diesem Motivkomplex - Songs wie "The Cuckoo" oder "The Cutty Wren" - haben längst ihren Weg über England und Schottland hinaus gefunden. ...

African Paper
#MellowCandle - Swaddling Songs (1972). The only LP by this Irish folk-rock band should have grabbed more attention in '72. Combining folk with progressive rock (much like Renaissance, or Heart circa Little Queen), Mellow Candle trundle down knotty paths on "Heaven Heath" and "Silversong" before rocking harder on "Dan the Wing" and "Lonely Man." Dual singers Clodagh Simonds and Alison Bools create haunting harmonies over a bed of Fairport and Tull-like guitars.
#GreatRockAlbums #GreatAlbums1970s

The next album SpaceAce submitted to this project is the single studio album from Mellow Candle, number 484 in The List.

I didn’t know what to expect just based on the sorta hokey album cover, but turns out I LOVE this album. Mellow Candle was formed in 1968 by Clodagh Simonds, Alison O’Donnell (née Bools), and Maria White while they were still in school, later adding Dave Williams (guitar), Frank Boylan (bass), and William Murray (drums) for this, their only album. For some reason, the band broke up the following year. I wonder why, but I bet SpaceAce knew.

Anyway, it’s really gorgeous somewhat psychedelic progressive folk rock with absolutely lovely vocals, especially those of Simonds, who would go on to sing on a few Mike Oldfield albums and a Thin Lizzy album, and then would later found the experimental band Fovea Hex, which is still active. After listening to the first couple songs on their first EP (found in the set called Neither Speak Nor Remain Silent, which features collabs with the likes of Brian Eno and Robert Fripp), I have a feeling I’m going to be obsessing over Fovea Hex’s entire discography, in addition to the Mellow Candle album. So, thank you, SpaceAce.

In memory of our dearly missed friend, let’s raise a glass and take a listen together.

https://1001otheralbums.com/2024/09/01/spaceace-sunday-mellow-candle-swaddling-songs-1972-ireland/

#1001OtherAlbums #1970s #ClodaghSimonds #folkRock #FoveaHex #Ireland #MellowCandle #progFolk #SpaceAceSunday

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1001 Other Albums
New #review today: "Toronto musician Pete Johnston is primarily known as a bassist with a long running group called See Through (in Trio and Quartet variations). In #StrangerStill, he takes up the guitar. While there is a folk-oriented base to many of the tunes which can be likened to #SteeleyeSpan, #MellowCandle, and others, the music has an angular rhythmic quality showing influences from 20th Century #ChamberMusic." #ExposeOnline #AcidFolk http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/stranger-still-the-songs-which-are-2.html