8 February 2020 to 20 February 2021

20 February 2021

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • BLUES/folk

The WildRoots
Sessions, Volume 1

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/military

Leigh Neville
Guns of the Special Forces 2001-2015

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • HISTORY/nautical

Jeremy D'Entremont
Great Shipwrecks of the Maine Coast

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Sister Act
directed by Emil Ardolino

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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13 February 2021

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • COUNTRY

Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno
Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

Alexander Kent
Adam Bolitho #24:
Second to None

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • HISTORY/India

Jane Yolen &
Heidi Elisabet Yolen Stemple
The Wolf Girls: An
Unsolved Mystery from History

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

The Music Man
directed by Morton DaCosta

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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6 February 2021

Greetings!

Music is an expression
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the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • COUNTRY

Sinner Friends
Bad News Gospel

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/thriller

James A. McLaughlin
Bearskin

... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

• • • FOLKLORE/world

Jane Yolen
Mightier Than the Sword:
World Folktales for Strong Boys

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

The Good Place
created by Michael Shur

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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30 January 2021

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • FOLK/Celtic

The River Drivers
Big Oak Road

... reviewed by Nicky Rossiter.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/British

Stephen Basdeo
Heroes & Villains of the
British Empire: Their Lives & Legends

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Louise Penny
Chief Inspector Gamache
#14: Kingdom of the Blind

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
directed by George C. Wolfe

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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23 January 2021

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- Paul Winter

• • • BLUES

Nora Jean Wallace
Blues Woman

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • FLASHBACKS
New reviews of
older music. Enjoy!

Saor Patrol
Battle of Kings

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • MYTHOLOGY/classical

Robert Garland
Greek Mythology: Gods
& Heroes Brought to Life

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Louise Penny
Chief Inspector Gamache
#13: Glass Houses

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Megamind
directed by Tom McGrath

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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16 January 2021

Greetings!

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- Paul Winter

• • • FLASHBACK/Irish
New reviews of
older music. Enjoy!

Fingal
Fingal

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

Julian Stockwin
Thomas Kydd
#17: Inferno

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Louise Penny
Chief Inspector Gamache
#12: A Great Reckoning

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

• • • HISTORY/World War I

David Marks
The Zeppelin Offensive:
A German Perspective
in Pictures & Postcards

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

The Boys
created by Eric Kripke

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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9 January 2021

Greetings!

Music is an expression
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- Paul Winter

• • • FOLK/British

Martin Simpson
Home Recordings

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • FLASHBACKS
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various artists
Beautiful Dreamer:
The Songs of Stephen Foster

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • MEMOIR/musician

Peter Frampton,
with Alan Light
Do You Feel Like
I Do? A Memoir

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

• • • FICTION/nautical

Alexander Kent
Richard Bolitho #23:
Sword of Honour

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

The Christmas Chronicles:
Part Two

directed by Chris Columbus

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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2 January 2021

Happy 2021!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • FOLK

Sam Amidon
Sam Amidon

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • CELTIC/Christmas

Fire in the Glen
Nollaig Shona Dhaoibh

... reviewed by Amanda Fisher.

• • • FLASHBACKS
New reviews of
older music. Enjoy!

Nathan Gourley
& Laura Feddersen
Life is All Checkered

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/pre-World War II

David Mathieson
A Guide to Hitler's Munich

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Wonder Woman 1984
directed by Patty Jenkins

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

When Harry Met Sally
directed by Rob Reiner

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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26 December 2020

Yule!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • BLUEGRASS

Carolina Blue
Take Me Back

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • FLASHBACKS
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Rant & Roar
Bucket of Guts:
Sea Shanties, Vol. 1

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/children's

Maurice Sendak
Outside Over There

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Sleepless in Seattle
directed by Nora Ephron

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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19 December 2020

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Music is an expression
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- Paul Winter

• • • FOLK

The Burnt Pines
The Burnt Pines

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

El McMeen
Strike Up the Band!
Classic Band Marches
for Fingerstyle Guitar

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FLASHBACKS
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older music. Enjoy!

Jim Payne
Empty Nets

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

Chris Durbin
Carlisle & Holbrooke #2:
The Leeward Islands Squadron

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • HISTORY/World War II

Ian Baxter
Images of War: The Destruction
of 6th Army at Stalingrad

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

The Christmas Chronicles
directed by Clay Kaytis

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

The Christmas Gift
directed by Michael Pressman

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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12 December 2020

Greetings!

Music is an expression
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the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • CELTIC

Lilt
X

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • LOOKING/backward

Jerome Clark's
Top Albums of 2020

• My all-time favorite this year is...

• • • FLASH/backs
New reviews of music
from days gone by.
Enjoy!

Red Shamrock
As Hot as Irish...

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/World War II

John Grehan
Images of War:
Battle of Midway -- America's
Decisive Strike in the Pacific in WWII

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

One Special Night
directed by Roger Young

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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5 December 2020

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • BLUES/folk

Andy Cohen
Tryin' to Get Home

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • CELTIC/piratical

The Bilge Pumps
Planned Piratehood

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FLASHBACKS
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from days gone by.
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Daniel Lapp
Reunion

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/mystery

Tana French
The Searcher

... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

• • • HISTORY/World War II

Anthony Tucker-Jones
Images of War: The
Battle for Warsaw 1939-1945

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Home Alone
directed by Chris Columbus

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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28 November 2020

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • BLUES

Danny Brooks & Lil Miss Debi
Are You Ready?
The Mississippi Sessions

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

Duke Robillard & Friends
Blues Bash!

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • FLASHBACKS
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from days gone by.
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The Fenians
Take Me Home

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

Chris Durbin
Carlisle & Holbrooke #1:
The Colonial Post-Captain

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

The March Sisters at Christmas
directed by John Stimpson

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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21 November 2020

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the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • FLASHBACKS
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Mary Custy &
Quentin Cooper
Barr Tra

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/nautical

Gill Hoffs
The Lost Story of the William & Mary:
The Cowardice of Captain Stinson

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • GRAPHIC NOVELS

Red Mother with Child
by Christian Lax

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Louise Penny
Chief Inspector Gamache
#11: The Nature of the Beast

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Agent Carter
created by Christopher Markus
& Stephen McFeely

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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14 November 2020

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • FOLK/singer-songwriter

Emily Barker
A Dark Murmuration
of Words

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

Philip K. Allan
Alexander Clay #2:
A Sloop of War

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Louise Penny
Chief Inspector Gamache
#10: The Long Way Home

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

• • • NATURE/wildlife

James D. Fair
100 Great Wildlife Experiences:
What to See & Where

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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7 November 2020

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • BLUEGRASS

Rock Hearts
Starry Southern Nights

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/contemporary
fantasy

John Adcox
Raven Wakes the World:
A Winter Tale

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • NATURE/music,
art & poetry

Robert Macfarlane
& Jackie Morris
The Lost Words
The Lost Words: Spell Songs
The Lost Spells

... reviewed by Rachael Rodgers.

• • • HISTORY/British
Isles

John Moss
A History of English Place Names
& Where They Came From

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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31 October 2020

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • FOLK/Irish

Maria Shiel
Fire in the Sea

... reviewed by C. Nathan Coyle.

• • • FOLK/country

Barbara Jo Kammer
Big Blue Sky in the Morning

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • GRAPHIC NOVEL/biography

Leonardo da Vinci:
The Renaissance of the World

by Ariel Vittori & Marwan Kahil

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Room on the Broom
directed by Jan Lachauer
& Max Lang

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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24 October 2020

Greetings!

Music is an expression
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the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • BLUES/folk

Eden & John's
East River String Band
Live at the Brooklyn
Folk Festival, Vol. 1

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/nautical

Gill Hoffs
The Sinking of RMS Tayleur:
The Lost Story of the Victorian Titanic

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • HISTORY/artistic

Lucy Merello Peterson
The Women Who
Inspired London Art

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Louise Penny
Chief Inspector Gamache
#9: How the Light Gets In

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

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17 October 2020

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Music is an expression
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the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • BLUES/country

Johnny Nicholas
Mistaken Identity

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

Alaric Bond
The Coastal Forces
#1: Hellfire Corner

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Louise Penny
Chief Inspector Gamache
#8: The Beautiful Mystery

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Enola Holmes
directed by Harry Bradbeer

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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10 October 2020

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- Paul Winter

• • • BLUEGRASS

The Dillards
Old Road New Again

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

Turning Ground
Crazy House

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/World War II

John Grehan & Alexander Nicoll
Images of War:
Dunkirk Evacuation - Operation Dynamo:
Nine Days That Saved an Army

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/nautical

Philip K. Allan
Alexander Clay #1:
The Captain's Nephew

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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3 October 2020

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the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • FOLK

Colter Wall
Western Swing & Waltzes
& Other Punchy Songs

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/medical

Jaime Breitnauer
The Spanish Flu Epidemic
& Its Influence on History

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Louise Penny
Chief Inspector Gamache
#7: A Trick of the Light

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

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26 September 2020

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• • • BLUES

various artists
Hanging Tree Guitars

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

Alaric Bond
Fighting Sail
#3: True Colours

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Margaret Mizushima
Timber Creek K-9 Mystery
#6: Hanging Falls

... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

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19 September 2020

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Music is an expression
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the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • FOLK

RB Morris
Going Back to the Sky

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/World War II

Simon Webb
Secret Casualties
of World War II

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Louise Penny
Chief Inspector Gamache
#6: Bury Your Dead

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

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12 September 2020

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Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • BLUES

various artists
New Moon Jelly Roll
Freedom Rockers, Vol. 1

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

Sugar Ray & the Bluetones
Too Far from the Bar

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/mystery

Louise Penny
Chief Inspector Gamache
#16: All the Devils are Here

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

• • • FICTION/nautical

Alaric Bond
Fighting Sail
#2: Jackass Frigate

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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5 September 2020

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Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • FOLK

Gathering Time
Old Friends

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • SCIENCE/history

Ian Passingham
Apollo 11: The Moon
Landing in Real Time

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/nautical

Arturo Perez-Reverte
The Nautical Chart

... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Louise Penny
Chief Inspector Gamache
#5: The Brutal Telling

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Mary Poppins
directed by Robert Stevenson

Mary Poppins Returns
directed by Rob Marshall

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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29 August 2020

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Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • CELTIC/folk

Vincent Cross
The Life & Times of
James "The Rooster" Corcoran

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

Cinder Well
No Summer

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/nautical

Alaric Bond
Fighting Sail #1:
His Majesty's Ship

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Louise Penny
Chief Inspector Gamache
#4: A Rule Against Murder

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

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22 August 2020

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Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • FOLK

Pete Bernhard
Harmony Ascension Division

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • FLASHBACKS
New reviews of music
from days gone by.
Enjoy!

Fable
Weathered

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • GRAPHIC NOVELS

Phoolan Devi,
Bandit Queen

by Claire Fauvel

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Louise Penny
Chief Inspector Gamache
#3: The Cruelest Month

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

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15 August 2020

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • BLUEGRASS

High Fidelity
Banjo Player's Blues

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

Lorraine Jordan
& Carolina Road
Bill Monroe's Ol' Mandolin

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • BLUES

Victor Wainwright
& The Train
Memphis Loud

... reviewed by Ann Flynt.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • GRAPHIC NOVELS

Giant
by Mikael

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Louise Penny
Chief Inspector Gamache
#2: A Fatal Grace

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

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8 August 2020

Greetings!

• • • Personal essay

A dog's life
Gracie

... a rambling by Tom Knapp.

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • FOLK/American

Steve Earle & the Dukes
Ghosts of West Virginia

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • CELTIC/folk

Wolf Loescher
Sheep's Clothing

... reviewed by Jayme Lynn Blaschke.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/nautical

Graham A. Thomas
Pirate Hunter: The Life
of Captain Woodes Rogers

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Louise Penny
Chief Inspector Gamache
#1: Still Life

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA
No new movie reviews today
... but we're going to spotlight
some reviews from days gone by,
written by a talented writer
and a good man,
the late Dave Sturm.

Antares
directed by Gotz Spielmann

Dogtooth
directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

Ginger Snaps
directed by John Fawcett

I've Loved You So Long
directed by Philippe Claudel

The Runaways
directed by Floria Sigismondi



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1 August 2020

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Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • CELTIC/folk

Wolf Loescher
Sheep's Clothing

... reviewed by Rachael Rodgers.

• • • BLUEGRASS

Billy Droze
Renaissance

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • MEMOIR/mental health

Marilea C. Rabasa
Stepping Stones: A Memoir of
Addiction, Loss & Transformation

... reviewed by Renee Harmon.

• • • FICTION/children's

Brian James Freeman
The Girl Who Builds Monsters,
illustrated by Vincent Chong

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA
No new movie reviews today
... but we're going to spotlight
some reviews from days gone by,
written by a talented writer
and a good man,
the late Dave Sturm.

Brother
directed by Aleksey Balabanov

Dead & Buried
directed by Gary A. Sherman

Easier with Practice
directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez

The Salton Sea
directed by D.J. Caruso

The Secret in Their Eyes
directed by Juan Jose Campanella



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25 July 2020

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • JAZZ/folk

Steve Howell, Dan
Sumner & Jason Weinheimer
Long Ago

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • PERFORMANCE/virtual

Kenny Loggins:
Live & Unplugged

performing in Santa Barbara, California,
... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/World War II

Tim Heath
Hitler's Housewives: German
Women on the Home Front

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/nautical

Bernard Cornwell
Killer's Wake

... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Outside: From the Redwoods
directed by Stanley Dorfman

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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18 July 2020

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • BRITISH/folk

Sam Lee
Old Wow

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • FLASHBACKS
New reviews of music
from days gone by.
Enjoy!

The Boys of County Bucks
Go Meadai Dia Thu

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Castlebay
Tapestry III: Cottage & Castle

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/historical

Marty Ambrose
A Shadowed Fate

... reviewed by C. Nathan Coyle.

• • • HISTORY/World War II

Anthony Tucker-Jones
Images of War:
Tank Wrecks of the
Western Front 1940-1945

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Major League II
directed by David S. Ward

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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11 July 2020

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Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • BLUES

Anthony Geraci
Daydreams in Blue

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
Go, Just Do It!

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • FLASHBACKS
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Blackthorn Band
The River That Runs Below

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Cliar
Gun Tamh

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/World War I

Mark Hillier
Royal Flying Corps Kitbag

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Book Club
directed by Bill Holderman

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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4 July 2020

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • NEW MUSIC?
It's a holiday weekend, so let's
just take it easy, OK? Short
edition, see you next week!

• • • FLASHBACKS
New reviews of music
from days gone by.
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Burning Bridget Cleary
Everything is Alright

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Vooks
When the Fish They Fly...

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • SCIENCE/outer space

Mark Thompson
101 Facts You Didn't
Know About Space

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Major League
directed by David S. Ward

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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27 June 2020

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • FOLK

James Hyland
Western

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • FLASHBACKS
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Bruce Springsteen
We Shall Overcome:
The Seeger Sessions

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Charlene Adzima
The Initiation

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/calamities

Nigel Blundell
A Century of
Man-Made Disasters

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a movie,
it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

The American President
directed by Rob Reiner

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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20 June 2020

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • FOLK/oldtime

Doc Watson
& Gaither Carlton
Doc Watson
& Gaither Carlton

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • HISTORY/French

Gareth Glover
Napoleon in 100 Objects

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • NAUTICAL/cetaceans

Tim Dietz
Tales of Whales

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a
movie, it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

For Love of the Game
directed by Sam Raimi

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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13 June 2020

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Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • BLUEGRASS

Gary Brewer & the Kentucky Ramblers
40th Anniversary Celebration

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

Flashback
Blues Around My Cabin

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • FLASHBACKS
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Cady Finlayson
Harp & Shamrock

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Sandy Denny
Listen Listen

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold
story inside you.

- Maya Angelou

• • • NONFICTION/nature

Jean Vernon
The Secret Lives of Garden Bees

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Every time I go to a
movie, it's magic, no matter
what the movie's about.

- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Field of Dreams
directed by Phil Alden Robinson

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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6 June 2020

Greetings!

Music is an expression
of sound that reflects
the beauty of life.

- Paul Winter

• • • BLUES

The Nighthawks
Tryin' to Get to You

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • FLASHBACKS
New reviews of music
from days gone by.
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Pauline Scanlon
Hush

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

various artists
Liss Ard, Vol. 1

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

We're all made of stories. ... When they finally put us underground, the stories
are what will go on. Not forever, perhaps, but for a time. It's a kind of
immortality, I suppose, bounded by limits, it's true, but then so's everything.

- Charles de Lint, Memory & Dream

• • • FICTION/short stories

Diana Secker Tesdell, editor
Bedtime Stories

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

What revels are in hand? Is there no play
to ease the anguish of a torturing hour?

- William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

• • • CINEMA

Scoob!
directed by Tony Cervone

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Bull Durham
directed by Ron Shelton

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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30 May 2020

Greetings!

Today is our 21st birthday!

No, not the editor, who hasn't seen 21 in a very long time. But Rambles.NET, which was founded after the editor had some bad experiences with a Grossly Mismanaged Review site, posted its first reviews on 30 May 1999 ... 21 years ago! Thanks to all the writers who have graced our pages with their insightful words, as well as the musicians and authors, along with their publicists, labels and publishers, who sent us materials to reviews! Most of all, thanks to our readers who have visited the site, whether it was once or many, many times over the years!!

As always, there is more to come!

Hey, does this means this website can legally drink?!
Hoopla!

• • • FOLK

Steve Forbert
Early Morning Rain

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

Teddy Thompson
Heartbreaker Please

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • FLASHBACKS
New reviews of music
from days gone by.
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Burning Bridget Cleary
These are the Days

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Mason Daring
The Secret of Roan Inish

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/short stories

Bobby Byrd &
Johnny Byrd, editors
Lone Star Noir

... reviewed by Amanda Fisher.

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23 May 2020

Greetings!

• • • FOLK

Jake Blount
Spider Tales

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

The Roe Family Singers
Roll Up the Rug!

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

Cone of Magic
Maidens Rock

... reviewed by Nicky Rossiter.

• • • FLASHBACKS
New reviews of music
from days gone by.
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Blackbeard's Tea Party
Tomorrow We'll Be Sober

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Fine Friday
Gone Dancing

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

The Spalpeens
Live at McGinn's

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • WORLD HISTORY/military

John Walter
The Sniper Encyclopaedia:
An A-Z Guide to World Sniping

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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16 May 2020

Greetings!

• • • FOLK

Eliza Gilkyson
2020

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

Lara Herscovitch
Highway Philosophers

... reviewed by Nicky Rossiter.

• • • FLASHBACKS
New reviews of music
from days gone by.
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Rud Eile
Rud Eile

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Crannog
How Does It Go?

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Fishtank Ensemble
Samurai Over Serbia

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • POP CULTURE/scandals

Matt MacNabb
Hollywood's Dark History:
Silver Screen Scandals

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

BJ Bourg
Hollow Crib
(A Magnolia Parish Mystery)

... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

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9 May 2020

Greetings!

• • • FOLK/Irish

Ben Sands
Chocolate & Other Stories

... reviewed by Nicky Rossiter.

• • • FLASHBACKS
New reviews of music
from days gone by.
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North Sea Gas
Fire in the Glen

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Jane Clark
Fiddler

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Cafe Tacvba
Avalancha de Exitos

... reviewed by David Cox.

• • • HISTORY/World War I

Ian Castle
The First Blitz
in 100 Objects

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/dystopian

Steve Toutonghi
Join

... reviewed by Amanda Fisher.

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2 May 2020

Greetings!

• • • COUNTRY/bluegrass
(old familiar melodies)

JB & Jamie Dailey
Step Back in Time

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • FLASHBACKS
New reviews of music from days gone by.
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Mountain Thyme
It's About Thyme

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Pat Chessell
Live & Lusty

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Burn Witch Burn
Burn Witch Burn

... reviewed by Paul de Bruijn.

James Horner
Braveheart
&
More Music from Braveheart

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • HISTORY/World War I

John Brophy
& Eric Partridge
The Daily Telegraph Dictionary
of Tommies' Songs & Slang, 1914-1918

aka Songs & Slang of the British Soldier, 1914-1918

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Con Lehane
Murder Off the Page:
A 42nd Street Library Mystery

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

• • • CINEMA

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
directed by Ken Hughes

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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25 April 2020

Greetings!

• • • CELTIC/roots

John Doyle
The Path of Stones

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • FLASHBACKS
New reviews of music from days gone by. Enjoy!

Kilmaine Saints
Whiskey Blues
& Faded Tattoos

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Catriona McKay
Starfish

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Rubinstein Klezmer Project
Fiddler on the Road:
Klezmer, Ladino & Balkan Songs

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • POP CULTURE/sci-fi

John Wade
The Golden Age of Science Fiction:
A Journey into Space with 1950s
Radio, TV, Films, Comics & Books

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • CINEMA

Something's Gotta Give
directed by Nancy Meyers

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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18 April 2020

Greetings!

• • • BLUES

Lisa Mills
The Triangle

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

Crystal Shawanda
Church House Blues

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • CELTIC/flashbacks
New reviews of music from days gone by. Enjoy!

Dublin 5
Live

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Oirialla
Oirialla

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Norsewind
Odin's Fierce Divine

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

David Pearson
A Deadly Dividend

... reviewed by Nicky Rossiter.

• • • CINEMA

Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears
directed by Tony Tilse

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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11 April 2020

Greetings!

• • • FOLK

Pharis & Jason Romero
Bet on Love

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • CELTIC/flashbacks

New reviews of Celtic music from days gone by. Enjoy!

The Ogham Stones
One Two F*ck You

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Burning Bridget Cleary
Pressed for Time

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Winifred Horan & Friends
Pleasures of Home

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • AUTOBIOGRAPHY/music

Jimmy Webb
The Cake & The Rain:
A Memoir

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Paul Martin Midden
Riley

... reviewed by Ann Flynt.

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4 April 2020

Greetings!

• • • FOLK/blues

David Bromberg Band
Big Road

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • CELTIC/flashbacks

Tom Knapp digs into a box of never-reviewed Celtic music from years gone by. Look for more soon. Enjoy!

Brian Miller
Minnesota Lumberjack Songs:
Irish & Scottish Music
from the North Woods

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Crannog
No Band is an Island

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Harlan Coben
The Boy from the Woods

... reviewed by Nicky Rossiter.

• • • VISUAL ARTS/landscapes

Ashley Jackson
Ashley Jackson's Watercolour Sketches

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • CINEMA

The Addams Family
directed by Greg Tiernan
& Conrad Vernon

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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28 March 2020

Salutations!

• • • BLUEGRASS

Jason Barie
Pieces

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • CELTIC/flashbacks

Tom Knapp is taking advantage of isolation imposed by the coronavirus pandemic to dive into a boxload of never-reviewed Celtic music CDs from years gone by.
Here are some, look for more in the coming weeks. Enjoy!

Hold Fast
Black Irish Sons

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Loscoe State Opera
All Begins Again

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Rattle the Boards
The Parish Platform

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • PERFORMANCE

John Davidson
performing in Shirley, Massachusetts,
... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

• • • CINEMA

Little Women
directed by Paddy Russell

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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21 March 2020

Salutations!

• • • BLUES

Watermelon Slim
Traveling Man

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

Rory Block
Prove It On Me

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • CELTIC/flashbacks

Some of you might know the editor, Tom Knapp, is the fiddler in the Irish band Fire in the Glen, which means he's usually quite busy in March. This year, of course, the coronavirus pandemic has forced the cancellation of many shows, and he finds himself with time to spare.

With that in mind, he dove into a pile of never-reviewed Celtic music CDs from years gone by. The albums in most cases are still available, so they're still worth a look! Here are three, look for more in the coming weeks. Enjoy.

Blackbeard's Tea Party
Whip Jamboree

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Burning Bridget Cleary
Totes for Goats

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Kilmaine Saints
Drunken Redemption

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/children's

L. Frank Baum
The Magical Monarch of Mo

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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14 March 2020

Happy St. Patrick's Week!

• • • FOLK

Possessed by Paul James
As We Go Wandering

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • CELTIC

Dublin 5
Buy Us a Drink

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • HISTORY/World War II

Austin J. Ruddy
The Home Front 1939-
1945 in 100 Objects

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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7 March 2020

Salutations!

• • • BLUEGRASS

Audie Blaylock
& Redline
Originalist

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

Doyle Lawson
& Quicksilver
Live in Prague

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • FICTION/historical

Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Water Dancer

... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

• • • POP CULTURE/steampunk

Simon Webb
The Real World of
Victorian Steampunk:
Steam Planes & Radiophones

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • CINEMA

Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous
Emancipation of One Harley Quinn

directed by Cathy Yan

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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29 February 2020

Happy Leap Day!

• • • BLUES

Andrew Alli
Hard Workin' Man

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

Myles Goodwyn
Friends of the Blues 2

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • BRITISH HISTORY/King Arthur

Ilkka Syvanne
Britain in the Age of
Arthur: A Military History

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • MEMOIR

Brooks Eason
Fortunate Son: The Story
of Baby Boy Francis

... reviewed by Renee Harmon.

• • • CINEMA

Tootsie
directed by Sydney Pollack

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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22 February 2020

Salutations!

• • • BLUES/country

Warren Storm
Taking the World, by Storm

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • NATURAL HISTORY/English

Simon Wills
A History of Trees

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/World War II naval

Douglas Reeman
A Prayer for the Ship

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • CINEMA

Little Women
directed by Gillian Armstrong

... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.



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15 February 2020

Salutations!
Sorry, no update this week.

It's the editor's birthday, AND he's busy performing at and helping to run the Rose & Shamrock Celtic Festival & Feis in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this weekend.

No time, alas, no time!

But hey! If you're in the area, stop by! Most of the festival weekend is FREE, and it features performances by Barleyjuice, Hold Fast, Charlie Zahm & Tad Marks, Fire in the Glen, Cormorant's Fancy, the Celtic Martins and more! PLUS more than 800 Irish dance competitors, dozens of competing bagpipers, food, vendors and contests for instruments, art and baking.

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8 February 2020

Salutations!

• • • BLUEGRASS/folk

Bradley & Adair
Oh Darlin

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

MacKenzie & Adkins
MacKenzie & Adkins

... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • ART/English history

J.J. Jenkins,
illustrated by William Heath
The Napoleonic Wars

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • CINEMA

Gotham
created by Bruno Heller

... reviewed by Tom Knapp.



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