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    Album Of The Week Album Of The Week - 30/05/2026 - Track 3 My third selection from The Test is a song that has Mànran delving into tradional Scottish folk music with a song that has its origins in the Western Isles of Scotland. Dhèanainn Sùgradh (I Would Woo) is known as a "waulking" song that women once sang when working on tweeds and tartans. I love these modern renditions of old, traditional work songs and I particulary like what  Mànran has done this one. Clannad released a version of this song on their second album as well as it being adapted by other folk artists. Album Of The Week - 30/05/2026 - Track 2 My second selection from The Test is the title track from the album, a song sung in English with a lyric of realisation and acceptance. This is one of more direct folk rock songs on the album and is instantly accessible with its easy feel and flow. Album Of The Week - 30/05/2026 Manran – The Test     We stay within the realms of contempor...
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   Album Of The Week 2026 - Archive Album Of The Week - 03/01/2026 Dark Fields - Show of Hands We kick off 2026 with a band that have made a massive impact on my music listening, the Devon based folk duo, Show of Hands, who comprise of singer/songwriter/musician Steve Knightley and the multi-instrumentalist and folk legend Phil Beer, formerly of the Albion Band. This week’s album, Dark Fields, is the fourth of my 32 Show of Hands albums to be selected as my album of week and its an album that has a special memory, as I bought it at a gig we attended at the Exeter Phoenix soon after Julie & I started following them. Dark Fields, released in 1997, is actually the bands 6 th  album although the first 3 were cassette only and are now long out of print. Therefore, Dark Fields is the third main release album and continued the success and acclaim Show of Hands had garnered from their previous 2 albums. In 1996, Show of Hands surprisingly booked the Royal Albert Hall and even...
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