Julie Mairs & Chris Stowell ''Soft Sea Blue'' (UK Folk 1977)
They started their collaboration in 1975, with Chris Stowell (was a member of Westwind) on guitar, banjo and saxophone and made this rare British folk album. Julie Mairs has a beautiful voice and Chris is a brilliant songwriter and instrumentalist. Excellent material of UK folk. In places similar to June Tabor.
1. Mendocino (Talk To Me Of)
2. It Doesn't Matter Any More
3. Lovers Cross
4. Another Hotel Room
5. For Free
6. Soft Sea Blue
7. Do You Really Need To Keep On Asking
8. Sweet Sorrows
9. After The Gold Rush
10. The Moon's A Hard Mistress
They started their collaboration in 1975, with Chris Stowell (was a member of Westwind) on guitar, banjo and saxophone and made this rare British folk album. Julie Mairs has a beautiful voice and Chris is a brilliant songwriter and instrumentalist. Excellent material of UK folk. In places similar to June Tabor.1. Mendocino (Talk To Me Of)
2. It Doesn't Matter Any More
3. Lovers Cross
4. Another Hotel Room
5. For Free
6. Soft Sea Blue
7. Do You Really Need To Keep On Asking
8. Sweet Sorrows
9. After The Gold Rush
10. The Moon's A Hard Mistress
posted by Lizardson at 2:43 PM
10 Comments:
This one is new to me but, like so many albums on your site, I'm sure I will like it. Many thanks.
Julie Mairs voice reminds me of Linda Perhacs and sometimes Judee Sill.
Above-average folk album.Thanks.
Ack!!!
Dang, another delete-due-to-long-inactivity.
Lizardson, son-of-titans, please repost!!
Thanks
Brought back many happy memories of my visits to the Cherrytrees Motel Folk Club and my friends from that time. I have recently rediscovered this and other albums on old Cassette tapes and they still sound great.
I love all the stuff from the old Cottage Records label. This is one of the best.
She has a beautiful voice. I can see the Judee Sill comparison in some of the song stylings but voice-wise I'd compare her to Priscilla Herdman, as a reference.
The Joni Mitchell cover, For Free, is simply amazing, not just the singing but also Chris Stowell's playing.
An exceptiomal album. Many thanks.
Nick
disco bellissimo, ottima registrazione
grazie
disco bellissimo, ottima registrazione
grazie
Great records and great blog ... just that I don´t know how to DL this earlier posts ... where are the DL links ?
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