Stick in the Wheel - Follow Them True

  by Nicky Crewe

published: 15 / 4 / 2018

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Stick in the Wheel are favourites on the contemporary folk scene, with an enthusiastic following for their live gigs as well as their recorded material. They are relevant and distinctive, working with a tradition and a genre that goes back a long way, whilst giving it their own twist. They are a five piece from East London. Nicola Kearey is the lead singer and Ian Carter is the guitarist and producer. Folk music as a genre continues to develop and to attract fans and musicians. Stick in the Wheel have released an album that covers the breadth and potential of the tradition and its place in the music scene of 2018. There are songs that reference ballads. 'White Copper Alley' is a tale of a man tricked by a woman who needs the money for her son’s medicines. 'As I Roved Out', with its haunting vocals and other worldly production is a reworking of a traditional theme. There’s folklore in 'The Witch Bottle' and a highwayman in 'Roving Blade'. 'Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green' is about love and class and fortunes made in marriage. 'Poor Old Horse' and 'Unquiet Grave' show off their unaccompanied vocal style. 'Abbot’s Bromley Horn Dance' is a rousing instrumental. The title track, 'Follow Them True' is a dirge in the nicest possible way. This is their second album and their growing reputation on the folk scene is well deserved.

Track Listing:-

1 Over Again
2 Weaving Song
3 Witch Bottle
4 White Copper Alley
5 Follow Them True
6 100,000 Years
7 Abbots Bromley Horn Dance
8 Roving Blade
9 Unquiet Grave
10 Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green
11 Poor Old Horse
12 Red Carnation
13 As I Roved Out

Band Links:-

http://www.stickinthewheel.com/
https://www.facebook.com/StickInTheWheel
https://twitter.com/StickInTheWheel
https://www.youtube.com/user/StickInTheWheel
https://plus.google.com/u/0/112332467365805449923
https://www.songkick.com/artists/6748289-stick-in-the-wheel

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