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Buy A Poor Man's Labour by Mick West Band
Mick West is considered to be one of the foremost exponents of Scottish Folk Song in the World. In this CD Mick performs a set of mainly Scottish traditional songs with one or two contemporary ones thrown in for good measure.
The Mick West Band are: Mick West - Vocals Stevie Lawrence - Bazouki, 5string guitar Frank McLaughlin - Guitar, Scottish small pipes Fraser Fifield - Saxaphone, Whistles,Percussion,Programming Additional vocals by Karine Polwart.
Media Reviews
The third album from Mick West is quite possibly the best yet from the Glaswegian singer and his fine backing band.
The third album from Mick West is quite possibly the best yet from the Glaswegian singer and his fine backing band. He opens with an unusual and atmospheric version of Wild Rover that casts a whole different light on that particular session warhorse, and succeeds in bringing a similarly fresh complexion to other familiar songs such as Rantin’ Rovin’ Robin or a moving rendition of Time Wears Awa’, while My Funny Valentine is a less predictable selection among the traditional Scottish and Irish folk material. The instrumental accompaniments by Stevie Lawrence, Frank McLaughlin and Fraser Fifield add imaginative colour and rhythmic drive to the songs.
one of those collections that grows on you as you listen
The third release from singer Mick West is called A Poor Man’s Labour and ranges widely over folk themes with some interesting slants, like the unfamiliar opening rhythms of “Wild Rover”. Mick is backed up by a galaxy of talent: Fraser Fifield (Salsa Celtica, Old Blind Dogs); Stevie Lawrence (Iron Horse); Frank McLaughlin (often heard with Gillian MacDonald) and additional vocals by Karine Polwart.
This is one of those collections that grows on you as you listen, with lots of interest for folk who want to revisit some of the well established standards in a new guise – plus a newcomer or two as well
Why isn’t this man a household name?
….As for Mick West, just one question: Why isn’t this man a household name? With a deep resonant voice that’s somewhere between tenor and baritone, a solid band (Stevie Lawrence, Frank McLaughlin and Fraser Fifield), a penchant for dressing up familiar tunes with bright saxophone and small pipes, and true sympathy for society’s bottom rungs, Mick West deserves a wide audience. Even if you’d heard songs like “Wild Rover”, “Jamie Raeburn”, and “Rantin Rocin Robin” a thousand times, check this out. You won’t regret it. .......R. Weir.
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