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5.0 out of 5 stars
More Than Hurdy-Gurdy, September 22, 2007
This review is from: 2 a Roue (Audio CD)
I'm so weary of reading the wretched one-star review of this fine album each time I check out Amazon for a new Jez Lowe CD, I feel the need to scribble a quick retort.
Jake Walton does indeed play hurdy-gurdy, but he also plays dulcimer and guitar, and contributes vocals. "Two a Roue" is not just a collection of hurdy-gurdy tunes. The songs range from dance tunes from the north west of Spain ("Galician Dances") to the anti-war "Japs and English" to Lowe's sad and beautiful lament to a polluted river, "Over Seal Sands."
Ignore the naysayer. This is a gorgeous album that will delight Jez Lowe fans as well as lovers of new and traditional folk music.
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0 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Less than mediocre, December 20, 2002
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This review is from: 2 a Roue (Audio CD)
I bought Two a Rou on a lark, being a fan of hurdy-gurdies in general and wanting to expand my collection with someone I'd not heard of before. I wish I hadn't. This CD disappoints on every level. The songs are dreadful; sappy poetry with tired symbolism, pedantic, and poorly-sung. The instrumentals are played well enough, but the arrangements lack fire.
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