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Praise for 'John Barleycorn Reborn: Dark Britannica'
"We hear Doug Peters' 'Pact,' an old fashioned [style] folk song/story set to a powerful marching beat "
- Jeff Penczak , Terrascope Reviews
"This collection of 33 songs contains some exquisitely dark and eloquent performances mainly by artists I've never before heard. But, like the heathen folk of Waldteufel, Werkraum and Sangre Cavallum, these new performances [...] have brought their very essences back to life"
- Julian Cope
"This remarkable double CD shines a light on what is being termed ‘Dark Folk’ [...]“John Barleycorn Reborn: Dark Britannica” collates 33-takes (with a further 33-download only) [...] on the fascinating theme of birth, death & rebirth, to form a stunning cornucopia of original compositions & trad arr gems by an eclectic band of artists that will be unknown to many of you [...] a heathen celebration of ancient wisdom, laced with drone informed psyche. With every listen, [...] personal favourites include The Owl Service, Charlotte Greig & Johan Asherton, Damh The Bard, Mary Jane,Sol Invictus, Sharron Kraus, Peter Ulrich, English Heretic, The Anvil, The Straw Bear Band, Stormcrow, Doug Peters & White Angels Watch."
- Traxmark Album Of The Month December 2007 |
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FATEA Magazine
"A wonderful ride with the Wild Hunt"
- Neil Fatea
National Gig Guide
"... reminiscent of Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, with some emotive guitar playing and song writing"
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OOTB Weekly Review,
from The Canon’s Gait, Edinburgh
"Doug was going all over the world with his set. It is his personal mission to keep Hull alive within our hearts, our minds and our mouths. Tapping out a beat on his guitar's black body, crossing the border into Mexico. An unusual mixture of flamenco and country & western […] clattering through riffs like a man possessed […] slipping his now trademark ripples and curls into the frenetic strumming […] it feels like striding into uncharted territory, unarmed and unprepared. A riff that ran like an angry fat man."
- Calum Haddow
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One Chord Wonder:
Review of ‘La Vaquera’
"One thing that first struck me when I listened to all 7 tracks of this new Doug Peters album is the fact that there is no one else on the acoustic circuit that I'm aware of that sounds quite like him […] La Vaquera - the title track - starts of by showing how good a guitarist Doug is, and hooks you in immediately […] Track 5 - Hathor- THIS is what Doug Peters is all about!!! A fiery opening and furious guitar licks and chord progression dedicated to the Goddess Hathor really puts Doug in a league of his own as a songwriter. Having seen Doug play this live on a few occasions too, this is a definate 'crank it up' acoustic number if ever one was written. At £5 a pop for 7 tracks totalling approx 40 mins - its got to be money well spent."
- Dave Abbott
Music HQ
"Hull's much travelled Doug Peters' progressive folk adds yet something a little more refined in his excellent guitar playing and folk based material "
- Darren Bunting
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Music 2 Work 2
"Guitar driven, folk stories, sung by Peters, whose voice is Dylan-like. My favorite of the four is "Eighteen Miles" because of the change in tempo that occurs several times during this piece […]If you are a fan of folk music, I think you will enjoy checking out the songs of Green Man Music."
- Music 2 Work 2
Radio Rejects Sunday Showcase
"featured Doug Peters again (seems to be very very popular with ourlisteners again this week) [...] if there are anymore tracks of his available to play please send them in,he stole the first half hour of this week’s show!"
- Techno T
Musician Magazine
"Refreshingly exquisite acoustic-folk music"
- Lou Hare
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