Allred, Joseph - Folk Guitar Collector's Edition) Josh Ritter's “Freak Swirl/Clear With

Josh Ritter's “Freak Swirl/Clear With Red + Yellow Swirl” deluxe gatefold 2xLP edition of 2007's The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter

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Allred, Joseph - Folk Guitar Collector's Edition) Josh Ritter's “Freak Swirl/Clear With"A very nice return to unadorned acoustic guitar playing by one of the form's masters. Allred's last album for FTR, What Strange Flowers Grow in the Shade was more of an imaginary band outing, but Folk Guitar plays it straight. Joseph reports they'd been listening to a lot to pieces by 16th century composer, John Dowland, and the solo work of Pentangle's John Renbourn while this album was gestating. They also note Hammer Studio horror film soundtracks