Widely hailed as one of the greatest folk albums ever recorded, Dick Gaughan's Handful of Earth returns in a stunning new heavyweight LP reissue -next January. First released in 1981, the album captured Gaughan at the height of his powers, blending [...]
Traditional and contemporary songs sung with grace and feeling are interspersed with bagpipe jigs and fiddle reels transposed to guitar in this multifaceted collection. The CD includes bonus tracks from Dick's 1977 instrumental collection Coppers And Brass and two songs from the [...]
This mixture of love songs, odes of parting and political commentaries such as Worker's Song and World Turned Upside Down is Gaughan's most complex and emotionally penetrating album, and has come to be recognised as a masterwork. "Album of the Decade." - [...]