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Sheer quality playing,
imagination and variety...What sets them ahead of most other
bands in the field is that all their tunes are original...The
beauty of these tunes is that they're absolutely in the idiom...Though
they must be one hell of a band for ceilidhs, their imagination
sustains repeated listening with ease. The best new dance band
I've heard in at least a decade.
Ian Anderson,
fRoots
If, as
has been widely predicted, English dance music is readying itself
for a second coming, this lot will be waving the standard. An
eight-piece band who can spot a great tune at a million paces
and they know exactly what to do with it too...A passionate march
of sax, cittern and melodeon.
Colin Irwin,
Mojo
A lively
and varied collection of new tunes with some interesting and
amusing arrangements. I found I was smiling constantly.
Chris Bartram,
Shreds And Patches
A great
album to listen to, as the band push out the boundaries of dance
music for the ceilidh scene.
Colin Andrews
Fantastic
and fresh arrangements...a breathtaking sound...It's the clever
juxtaposition and melding of the different elements that make
for such a great sound. The final verdict: it's mint and successfully
captures the essence of their live performances. It can't get
much better than that.
Cait Leach,
Shreds And Patches
Well played
and, most importantly, very danceable. I am impressed by their
tight performances...a fresh, exciting sound. A good buy!
Norman
Bearon
Innovative
and genuinely cosmopolitan arrangements... beauteous listenability...Expert
and unwaveringly tight playing, clever juxtapositions that really
work. This is one of those rare dance band albums that just won't
let you go.
David Kidman,
Stirrings
Long time since we could
experience a cd full of instrumental English dance music, rooted
in tradition, Thank you chief! They mix some klezma or polka
through their english danses , are not averse to a touch of New
Orleans and have clearly one aim : to get the joint to dance.
An hour long, spellbinding with only orighinal instumentals,
not given to many. Whapweasel succeeded wonderfully without
having to play even one cover.
Morris on my goodness (or some such expression), this is a jolly
record.
RTM (Belgium) translated
by Jos:outlaw
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