Named after the kiddy favourite 'fuzzy-felt', this bijou collection of odd-ball folk sees the Trunk people combing car-boot sales and record fairs for anything that fell within the remit "good, but blessed with childish and sweet sound that borders on the spooky". Whilst this might read like the kind of thing you'd normally go some way to avoid, 'Fuzzy-Felt Folk' is a fantastic album that shouldn't be overlooked - bringing together lost nuggets from the likes of Basil Kirchin and Arthur Birkby, as well as seminal pieces from TV shows such as 'Vision On'. A spiritual cousin to the recent John Peel 'Pig's Big 78's' collection, 'Fuzzy-Felt Folk' opens through the wonderful 'I Start Counting' from Brian Eno's stated hero Basil Kirchin - wherein a sublime female vocal (originally meant to be Cilla Black we're told...) quells the giddy percussion and delivers a gorgeous sliver of outsider pop. From here it's one unheard treat after another, with particular highlights including The Barbara Moore Singer's 'The Elf' (think the best kids-show soundtrack ever heard through a sugar induced hangover), Orriel Smith's otherworldly blush on 'Tiffany Glass' and 'Spin Spider Spin' from Peggy Zeitlin. Closing on a ridiculously odd cover of 'Teddy Bears Picnic' from the Opportunity Knocks-famed Piggleswick Folk, 'Fuzzy Felt Folk' is a guilty treat that will be lapped up by music lovers of all ages. Strange as...
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Named after the kiddy favourite 'fuzzy-felt', this bijou collection of odd-ball folk sees the Trunk people combing car-boot sales and record fairs for anything that fell within the remit "good, but blessed with childish and sweet sound that borders on the spooky". Whilst this might read like the kind of thing you'd normally go some way to avoid, 'Fuzzy-Felt Folk' is a fantastic album that shouldn't be overlooked - bringing together lost nuggets from the likes of Basil Kirchin and Arthur Birkby, as well as seminal pieces from TV shows such as 'Vision On'. A spiritual cousin to the recent John Peel 'Pig's Big 78's' collection, 'Fuzzy-Felt Folk' opens through the wonderful 'I Start Counting' from Brian Eno's stated hero Basil Kirchin - wherein a sublime female vocal (originally meant to be Cilla Black we're told...) quells the giddy percussion and delivers a gorgeous sliver of outsider pop. From here it's one unheard treat after another, with particular highlights including The Barbara Moore Singer's 'The Elf' (think the best kids-show soundtrack ever heard through a sugar induced hangover), Orriel Smith's otherworldly blush on 'Tiffany Glass' and 'Spin Spider Spin' from Peggy Zeitlin. Closing on a ridiculously odd cover of 'Teddy Bears Picnic' from the Opportunity Knocks-famed Piggleswick Folk, 'Fuzzy Felt Folk' is a guilty treat that will be lapped up by music lovers of all ages. Strange as...
Named after the kiddy favourite 'fuzzy-felt', this bijou collection of odd-ball folk sees the Trunk people combing car-boot sales and record fairs for anything that fell within the remit "good, but blessed with childish and sweet sound that borders on the spooky". Whilst this might read like the kind of thing you'd normally go some way to avoid, 'Fuzzy-Felt Folk' is a fantastic album that shouldn't be overlooked - bringing together lost nuggets from the likes of Basil Kirchin and Arthur Birkby, as well as seminal pieces from TV shows such as 'Vision On'. A spiritual cousin to the recent John Peel 'Pig's Big 78's' collection, 'Fuzzy-Felt Folk' opens through the wonderful 'I Start Counting' from Brian Eno's stated hero Basil Kirchin - wherein a sublime female vocal (originally meant to be Cilla Black we're told...) quells the giddy percussion and delivers a gorgeous sliver of outsider pop. From here it's one unheard treat after another, with particular highlights including The Barbara Moore Singer's 'The Elf' (think the best kids-show soundtrack ever heard through a sugar induced hangover), Orriel Smith's otherworldly blush on 'Tiffany Glass' and 'Spin Spider Spin' from Peggy Zeitlin. Closing on a ridiculously odd cover of 'Teddy Bears Picnic' from the Opportunity Knocks-famed Piggleswick Folk, 'Fuzzy Felt Folk' is a guilty treat that will be lapped up by music lovers of all ages. Strange as...