
Quite without fanfare, it would seem that British folk is on the rise of late. Whilst some have recently panicked at rock's apparently declining fortunes, the nation's folksters are a generally more relaxed bunch, who over the last few years have quietly produced a not-insubstantial number of impressive records. To this number we can now add Oh My Days , the third LP from Stephen Cracknell's The Memory Band , which comprises as good an argument as any that more eyes and ears should be focused in folk's direction, if you can forgive the phrase. The [...]