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Grass & Granite
(Self-Released)
★★★★
ANGLO-SCOTTISH duo Harry Thorpe and Sean Morrison met in Birmingham and have produced two previous albums.
This latest offering with guest musicians like Alex Garden and Michelle Holloway takes their combination of guitar and fiddle-playing to new depths, encompassing traditional tunes with elements of Scandinavian music and Americana.
Exploring themes of longing for home while undertaking new ventures the opening track Big Skies and Water Meadows relates to Thorpe’s upbringing in Suffolk.
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