THE MAGPIE ARC is a magnificent band that hails from Sheffield, Scotland. The band includes five award winning artists which you may have heard of, at one time or another.
The band is: Nancy Kerr-Vocals, acoustic guitar, violin; Martin Simpson-Vocals, electric and acoustic guitar; Adam Holmes-Vocals, Electric and acoustic guitar, beltar; Alex Hunter-Bass guitar and Tom A. Wright-Vocals, keyboards, pedal steel guitar, guitars, percussion, drums.
This 12 song album was Produced and Engineered by Tom A. Wright and Additional Production by Adam Holmes. Also, Additional Engineering By John Wood and Jamie Ward and Mastered by Nick Cooke.
CANON kicks off this album with a very laid back song that reminds me of Led Zeppelin meets Renaissance.The vocals are outstanding as the background music is hard and solid. I love those deep bass notes. LOVE NEVER DIES has another great intro with great vocals once again as the lyrics are great to listen to. The melody fits great with the lyrics in this song. So, so sweet.
DARLING CHARMS brings more of a rock tone to this song as the band is playing loud. The melody has a familiar taste as the vocals are spot on. Great song. CINNABAR has another great intro as the vocals flow along great in the song as the band throws you a few off beats that you'd never expect.
This song is far from what you might expect from this band. WOW! Is all I can say. LORETTA has a bit of a rock and roll taste as the melody flows great in this song. Listen closely, this song has a story to tell. There is no doubt you'd love this song, too.
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH WHAT YOU GOT brings this amazing album to end. This song has a bit of a rock favor to it as the guitar picking is super to hear. This song is truly a song you could sing with a gang at the local pub. Drink up and have another pint lad. I love it. Please check them out. You can find the band at Bandcamp, Pandora, Apple Music, Deezer, Spotify and other sites. ROCK ON, JIM ALLFORD [STEEL NOTES MAGAZINE.]
