THE GARDEN OF JANE DELAWNEY

The beautiful and fragile voice of Celia Humphris, the strongest point on this record, can easily be compared to Jane Relf (Renaissance) and Judy Dyble (Fairport Convention). The music itself, very folkier and quite rock/hard rock, is definitely influenced by Fairport Convention. The visceral electric guitar solos are good, despite the sound could have been better crafted. There is a certain psychedelic dimension, but not too pronounced. The tracks are not very progressive, so that this record stands between the folk prog and the prog related styles. The tracks are not really catchy. The rare keyboards are quite timid. This music is definitely acoustic guitars driven. The music is good, but not memorable: there are many artists who made similar music with even more spectacular and impressive guitar arrangements.

Rating: 3.5 stars