Sunday, 13 January 2013

REVIEW: Barbara Dickson: B4 Seventy-Four - The Folkclub Tapes

Barbara Dickson: B4 Seventy-Four - The Folkclub TapesIF you fancied being a Barbara Dickson roadie but couldn’t muster the energy or cold showers this might be the next best thing. A double CD of archive recordings of Barbara OBE performing at folk clubs, this is the double Olivier?winning singer and actress before she went pop.

A double CD of archive recordings of Barbara OBE performing at folk clubs One of the charms is that it doesn’t have the benefit of hindsight meaning some of the recordings are scratchy and very real. The other is Barbara herself, an enduringly lovely part of folk and pop-lore.

4/5 (Chariot)
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/370070/CD-Review-Barbara-Dickson-B4-Seventy-Four-The-Folkclub-Tapes

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