The
      Cadre
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      23
      March
      1999
      ARTS
      AND
      ENTERTAINMENT
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      poppish/folkish
      music
      is
     
     
      _
      Indeed
      a
      joy
      to
      behold,
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      first
      album
      (the
     
     
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      since
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      Lenahan
      Darwin's
      Army
      George
      Grove
     
     
      Contrary
      Motion
      In
      The
      Middle
      Of
      A
      Life
     
     
      (Clandestine
      Records)
      (Appleseed
      Recordings)
      (Timber
      Grove
      Records)
     
     
      www.celtic-rock.com
      www.appleseedrec.com
      www
      .timbergrove.com
     
    

    
     
      After
      a
      number
      of
      electrified
      releases,
      this
      is
      Darwin's
      Army
      is
      a
      four
      member
      ,
      con-
      George
      Grove
      is
      a
      gifted
      musician
      that
      is
      best
     
     
      Lenahan’s
      first
      attempt
      at
      a
      stripped
      down,
      acoustic
      |
      sisting
      of
      John
      and
      Buffy
      Stewart,
      John
      Hoke
      and
      |
      known
      as
      the
      banjo
      player
      in
      the
      Kingston
      Trio
      —
      of
     
     
      album.
      The
      interesting
      point
      is
      that
      it
      works
      rather
      |
      Dave
      Crossland.
      F
      recent
      and
      not
      so
      recent
      |
      which
      he’s
      been
      a
      member
      since
      1976.
      Still
      per-
     
     
      well.
      The
      record
      is
      lead
      by
      Tom
      Lenahan
      (vocals,
      |
      folk
      standards,
      this
      album
      features
      such
      well
      known
      —
      with
      the
      group,
      this
      is
      his
      first
      solo
      album.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      bagpipes,
      whistle,
      guitar
      and
      bodhran),
      who
      is
      ac-
      |
      songs
      as
      “My
      Back
      Pages,”
      “Goodnight
      Irene,”
      |
      Consisting
      of
      13
      tracks,
      it
      showcases
      Grove's
      beau-
     
     
      companied
      on
      this
      album
      by
      Clarence
      Ferrari
      (fid-
      |
      “Somewhere
      The
      Rainbow,”
      “Darling
      Corey,”
      |
      tiful
      voice
      —
      as
      well
      as
      his
      talent
      on
      the
      banjo,
      gui-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      dle,
      guitar)
      and
      Richard
      Tully
      Graziano
      (percussion).
      |
      and
      “Boy
      In
      The
      Bubble”
      —
      which
      proves
      to
      be
      the
      |
      tar
      and
      ae
     
     
      Top
      tracks
      on
      this
      album
      include
      a
      finely
      per-
      |
      album's
      ight.
      are
      many
      great
      tracks
      on
      this
      CD,
      in-
     
     
      formed
      “Lannigan’s
      Ball”,
      “Queen
      of
      Argyll”,
      and
      A
      all
      four
      members
      contribute
      lead
      |
      cluding
      the
      simply
      done
      and
      country-flavored
      “Long-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “New
      York
      Lullaby”
      —
      a
      reworking
      of
      the
      classic
      }
      vocals
      to
      this
      album,
      the
      undisputed
      star
      would
      have
      |
      est
      Beer
      of
      the
      Night,”
      a
      beautifully
      ves
     
     
      known
      as
      “Hobo’s
      Lullabye.”
      Throughout
      this
      al-
      |
      to
      be
      John
      Stewart,
      a
      man
      known
      far
      and
      wide
      for
      |
      sion
      of
      “Streets
      of
      London,”
      and
      am
      ;
      pod
      yee:
     
     
      bum’s
      12
      tracks,
      the
      group’s
      various
      roots
      are
      dis-
      }
      his
      songwriting
      skills
      (having
      penned
      such
      hits
      as
      |
      ing
      “Singing
      Ever
      Inch”
      —
      a
      cab
      iinrwmante
     
    

    
     
      layed,
      ranging
      from
      the
      blues,
      Cajun
      and
      Celtic
      rock.
      |
      “Daydream
      Believer").
      A
      his
      wonderful
      bass
      |
      the
      of
      the
      Kingston
      Trio.
      top
      tracks
      in-
     
     
      fF
      oe
      haven’t
      heard
      Lenahan
      and
      his
      gruffy,
      blue
      |
      voice
      is
      not
      as
      strong
      as
      it
      to
      be,
      this
      album
      is
      |
      clude
      Sweet
      Reason,”
      “S
      ing”
      and
      “Look-
     
     
      oll
      hopp
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      collar
      vocals
      —
      but
      are
      interested,
      this
      album
      is
      a
      |
      still
      worth
      listening
      to
      for
      all
      fans
      of
      Stewart.
      ing
      a
      Sunshine.”
      gos
      :
     
     
      great
      point
      to
      start.
      ject
      is
      one
      is
      v
      rsonal
      for
     
     
      a
      Grove:
      the
      as
      risers
      unedd
      Oa
      the
      alba
      ve
      pridhe-
     
     
      CIMN
      Chart
      ily
      friends
      of
      is,
      the
      label
      is
      his
      own,
      and
      many
      of
     
     
      friends
      accompany
      him
      on
      various
      trac
     
     
      March
      11
      to
      17
      including
      John
      Sebaan,
      Bob
      Shane
      and
      Van
      Dyke
     
     
      S
      Growing
      up
      Smuggler
      Parks).
     
     
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      oa
      Brokeheart
      Audio
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      _
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      you're
      interested
      in
      purchasing
      a
      copy
      of
     
     
      3
      Fatboy
      Slim
      You've
      come
      along
      way
      Baby
      this
      fine
      album,
      there
      are
      a
      number
      of
      options
      avail-
     
     
      4
      Portishead
      Roseland
      NYC
      live
      able
      from
      his
      website
      (address
      listed
      above).
     
     
      5
      Ben
      Folds
      Fear
      of
      Pop
     
     
      6
      Various
      United
      States
      of
      Punk
     
     
      -
      MXPX
      Slowly
      Going
      the
      way
      of
      the
      Buffalo
     
     
      8C
      Various
      30
      hour
      Famine
     
     
      9
      The
      High
      Llamas
      Lollo
      :
     
     
      10
      Second
      Coming
      Second
      Coming
     
     
      ic
      xe
      eae
      pete
      ARs
     
     
      12
      Morrissey
      My
      Years
      Rosso
     
     
      13C
      Various
      Celtic
      Colours
      —
     
     
      15
      Offspring
      Amercena
     
     
      17C
      An
      Acoustic
      Sin
      of
      four
      C
      oe
     
     
      19C
      ar
      Wikcheows
      ees
      —
      a
      TARR
      hl
      ee
      be
      Mlb
      e
      ee
      heed
     
     
      20
      Various
      Hempilation