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Doug MacLeod in Concert
Some belatedly shared pictures from Doug MacLeod’s concert in Dallas, Texas last month for your enjoyment: A good look at the new LPs Both of Doug’s RR releases A bigger look at the new LPs “Moon” “Moon”
Doug MacLeod Makes the Blues Bulletin
The UK’s Spiral Earth publication has a quick review of Doug MacLeod’s There’s A Time recording in their latest “Blues Bulletin.” “And, if ‘There’s A Time’ proves one thing, it’s Doug is all about expression. Joined by Denny Croy (bass) and Jimi Bott (drums) he slows time to catch your ear, making one note talk volumes through his National resonator guitar and life-filled voice. These itinerant stories may have some tough lessons but they contain…
New RR Radio Track – Andrés Segovia Archive
Stream our newest RR Radio Track via SoundCloud from new release Andrés Segovia Archive by guitarist Roberto Moronn Pérez: Andrés Segovia Archive Spanish Composers Roberto Morronn Pérez A Superb New Classical Guitar Recording Order Today!
Announcing THREE New HRx Recordings!
Three New HRx Releases now available on ReferenceRecordings.com: Playing With Fire Music by Frank Ticheli Combines the mighty Dallas Wind Symphony with enthusiastic playing by the seven-piece Jim Cullum Jazz Band! Order Today! Eglar: Enigma Variations Vaughan Williams – Greensleeves/The Wasps A new symphonic tour-de-force. This colorful, beloved English music has been captured by GRAMMY winning engineer Keith O. Johnson! Order Today! There’s A Time Doug MacLeod “Prof” Johnson’s first Blues for RR, recorded at…
Classical Net Reviews Roberto Moronn Pérez Andrés Segovia Archive
Brian Wigman of Classical.net found our latest FRESH! From Reference Recordings release Andrés Segovia Archive by Roberto Moronn Pérez a wonderful surprise: “When this disc arrived at my doorstep and I read the label “Reference Recordings” on the package, I became very excited. Was it another sonic spectacular from Kansas City? What was in store? The last thing I expected was a guitar recital, and it’s simply wonderful…Fresh! is part of Reference Recordings initiative to…
New Release – Roberto Moronn Pérez: Andrés Segovia Archive
Andrés Segovia Archive Spanish Composers Roberto Morronn Pérez A Superb New Classical Guitar Recording The genesis for this unique project is a collection of pieces recovered in May 2001 at Segovia’s home in Spain. These pieces were dedicated to Segovia or commissioned by him, involving composers from eight countries. They were subsequently published as “The Segovia Archive Series” by Edizione Musicale Bèrben. Guitarist Roberto Moronn Pérez researched these newly recovered works and found some pieces…
WFMT Classical Names Andres Segovia Archive their New Release of the Week
Tomorrow we release Roberto Moronn Perez’s debut on Fresh! From Reference Recordings, but WFMT’s Lisa Flynn’s New Release Blog has named Perez’s Andres Segovia Archive their New Release of the Week! “The genesis for this project is a collection of pieces recovered in 2001 at Andrés Segovia’s home in Spain. These pieces were dedicated to Segovia or commissioned by him, involving composers from eight countries. They were subsequently published as “The Segovia Archive Series.” Guitarist…
Gonzo Online Gives There’s A Time Five Stars
Uncle John’s Record Barn on Canada’s Gonzo Online gives Doug MacLeod’s There’s A Time Five Stars! “There’s A Time is about as magic a 58 minutes you’re ever going to find on a shiny little plastic disc. A 24 bit HDCD recording, it sounds like being right in the room with the band. “This is the kind of territory Clapton shoots for when he does acoustic stuff- sparse, delicate playing- almost subdued, really- and storytelling…
Chico News & Review With a Rave for There’s A Time
Miles Jordan of Chico News & Review has a short, but rave review for Doug MacLeod’s new There’s A Time release: “a warm, rich-sounding disc that captures the trio working their way through a baker’s dozen of MacLeod’s unique songs about life’s ups and downs, all played with consummate taste… Playing a variety of mostly National guitars, MacLeod wrings the maximum from each with evocative slide-guitar playing…” — Miles Jordan Read the full review on…
Meet Roberto Moronn Pérez
Roberto Moronn Pérez: Andrés Segovia Archive • Spanish Composers Coming May 14! A little background on this esteemed new FRESH! From Reference Recordings artist: Spanish-born Roberto Moronn Pérez studied in Madrid, Italy and the UK, graduating with first class honours and a degree in Musicology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, then completing a postgraduate programme at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, where he received the Julian Bream Prize. A prize-winner of…
Now Available – Doug MacLeod There’s A Time LP!
Doug MacLeod There’s A Time NOW available as a 200-gram vinyl two-LP set, 45 rpm, half-speed mastered and pressed at Quality Record Pressings (RM-2507) ‘Prof.’ Keith Johnson’s first blues recording! 13 new MacLeod originals highlight this richly detailed recording, done at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, CA. by Reference Recordings’ Grammy® winning engineer. Also featuring Doug’s longtime bassist Denny Croy and Jimi Bott, one of the most recorded, awarded and respected blues drummers in the…
Elmore Magazine Reviews There’s A Time
Elmore Magazine’s Jim Hynes has a new review for Doug MacLeod’s There’s A Time: “The storyteller returns with his engaging tales, by turns scintillating and hauntingly acoustic…Like the best bluesmen, MacLeod is soulful and instantly credible, able to quickly shift from blues shouts to whispers to accent his tunes, and his lyrics run the gamut from despairing to humorous to thought-provoking. As such, the album demands repeated listens…” — Jim Hynes, Elmore Magazine Find the…
Fanfare With A Second Rave for Kansas City Symphony’s Elgar/Vaughan Williams
Fanfare reviewer Merlin Patterson adds a second (First Fanfare review here) Elgar/Vaughan Williams review! “The reason to acquire this disc is not necessarily for the music of Elgar and Vaughan Williams, but rather to experience the brilliant playing of the Kansas City Symphony under the inspired baton of its music director, Michael Stern…The big ticket item on the disc is of course, Elgar’s Enigma Variations and here, Stern and his great orchestra deliver a thrilling…
Kansas City Symphony Elgar/Vaughan Williams Recording featured in Gramophone
The newly available May 2013 issue of Gramophone Magazine features a wonderful interview with conductor Michael stern about the Kansas City Symphony’s latest recording of Elgar and Vaughan Williams, and also includes a new review for the release! “…the Kansas City Symphony sets its sights on another with a second all-English concert for multiple Grammy-winner Reference Recordings, featuring a revelatory Enigma Variations. From the outset, Michael Stern and his world-class band bypass the riddle by…
Steve Daniels on Doug MacLeod There’s A Time
BluesWax Magazine reviewer Steve Daniels gives Doug MacLeod’s new There’s A Time recording a 10 out of 10 rating! “Two years after his last release, the lauded Brand New Eyes, troubadour Doug MacLeod returns with a set of thirteen tunes that emphasize his versatility and expertise in singing, acoustic guitar artistry, and storytelling. This album is proof that MacLeod’s seven nominations in the last eight years by the Blues Foundation for the Blues Music Award…