Posts Tagged Leo Kottke

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March 5, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: March 2021

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. This month I talked about two cool new albums I’ve been playing a lot. First up the latest album from The […]

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February 23, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon: Noon

Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon Noon Megaplum / ATO Records What a wonderful anomaly Leo Kottke is – a folk guitarist, but also a jazz guitarist and there’s classical in there, it’s just an absolute stew. He also doesn’t seem to have ever gone too far down the eccentric path (Bill Orcutt, Sir Richard Bishop) […]

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February 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sir Richard Bishop: Oneiric Formulary

Sir Richard Bishop Oneiric Formulary Drag City Records I’ve always loved Sir Richard Bishop’s records – the obvious touchstone, and perhaps he’s over-mentioned really is John Fahey, still, his sound and feel and approach has been hugely influential and not just on Bishop. A generation of folk-motivated sonic explorers were turned onto the guitar and […]