"This, the 1970 debut album from British Folkies Dando Shaft is a superb album. Using only acoustic instrumentation, and without a drummer, they manage to produce a thrilling, vibrant sound. It's an album that I find really suits the Autumn of the year, when nights drawn in and it starts getting chilly. Dando Shaft seemed to tap into that sense of 'getting back to the roots' that British Folk-Rock of the early seventies did back then. Songs such as 'Rain;, 'Cold Wind' and 'September Wine' are really evocative and quite beautiful. The rather more languid and summery closer, 'Lazily Slowly' has a dreamy melody and flute motif that is achingly beautiful. ...”
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