Description
Rousing and Green-friendly political folk rock in first album in eight years from the highly acclaimed Oysterband and the 12th studio album by award-winning folk Canterbury rock legends Oysterband. With ‘Read The Sky’, the band emerges from pandemic and lockdown hell with ten new songs, and proof that there’s plenty left in the tank yet, both musically and politically.
Closing track ‘The Time Is Now’ puts a thoughtful finishing touch to a well-conceived and well-rounded record. Some comparison could be drawn with another group of British folk-rock legends, namely Fairport Convention, and perhaps the comparison is fitting, as Oysterband have performed at Fairport’s Cropredy festival on a number of occasions. Either way, we are reminded fondly that folk music knows no barriers. Groups young and old[er] are embracing the genre and working hard, year after year, to keep the music and life’s important messages alive.
