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Saturday, July 7, 2012

Afforested "Surviving Remnants Of The Medieval Greenwood"


Country: UK
Sub Genre Instrumental Prog Folk
Release date: July 7, 2012
Tracklist
1. Salthaga 02:01
2. The Commoner's Right Of Pannage 03:15
3. To Freedom On A Palomino Palfrey 03:02
4. Cloudesley's Unbeatable Aim 03:06
5. As He Flew From The Trysting Tree With A Yaffleing Call 01:43
6. Sir Fouke's Old Haunt 04:03
7. Leaving Barnsdale For The Last Time 06:59
8. Gamelyn's New Crown 03:48
9. Another Game Of Pluck Buffet 02:59
10. If I, From An Oak Apple, Had Emerged 01:22
11. The Fallow Faun And The Mogshade Of June 03:16
12. Eadric The Wild 02:04

Line-up
Alex Betts / Keyboards, Drums, Flute, Recorder, Whistle & Percussion
Jonathan Betts / 6 & 12 String Acoustic Guitars, Bass Guitar & Mandolin

Description/Reviews
Damn, look at that title. I’ll bet you can’t guess what kind of music this is. For you uninitiated, I’d like to extend a warm welcome to the world of Progressive Folk Rock, a place where lutes, puffy pants and Medieval European music collide with vintage analog synthesizers and drum kits. You’re going to hear lots of acoustic stringed instruments and a few nice picked acoustic guitar solos (when do you hear those in prog music?). You’re also going to experience unique, imaginative percussion and punchy basslines, and an impressive collection of vintage and/or vintage-sounding leads and pads that add a lush texture to the album and augment the folk instruments nicely. I particularly enjoyed the song structure, which seems to ebb and flow constantly and will keep listeners on their tones. Lots of abrupt changes and good use of dynamics – the listener will really get the feeling that they’re listening to a performance, not just a collection of songs. No vocals on this one; this is 100% proggy folky nonsense, and it’s pretty wonderful.(Markus Cueva at progulator.com )
Also read a review by Jerry Lucky 

Media/Samples 
Bandcamp

Links:
ProgArchives
Proggnosis

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