HORIZON ‘LIVE’ – Winter Folk Festival
Coal Tattoo – Railroad Line – Last Letter
Home – Gold Rush – Heaven Got An Angel – Across The Great Divide – The
Engineer’s Don’t Wave From The Trains Anymore – Jenny Dreamed of Trains –
Whiskey Before Breakfast/St. Anne’s Reel – Don’t Think Twice It’s All
Right – Bramble And The Rose – Beautiful Fantasy – Greenback Dollar
Home – Gold Rush – Heaven Got An Angel – Across The Great Divide – The
Engineer’s Don’t Wave From The Trains Anymore – Jenny Dreamed of Trains –
Whiskey Before Breakfast/St. Anne’s Reel – Don’t Think Twice It’s All
Right – Bramble And The Rose – Beautiful Fantasy – Greenback Dollar
Horizon is a folk act consisting of Ron and Joyce
Wilburne, and their group Horizon. In this ‘live’ recording at the
Winter Folk Festival in Florence, Oregon, there may be an extra musician
or two. Who hasn’t heard of folk music? In this case, take a lead
singer from the New Christy Minstrel Singers, and put his voice together
with some tasty guitar picking, harmonica playing, and other acoustic
instruments and you have a winner. Ron Wilburne is all of that, and
more. He is devoted to keeping some of America’s great folk music
alive.
Wilburne, and their group Horizon. In this ‘live’ recording at the
Winter Folk Festival in Florence, Oregon, there may be an extra musician
or two. Who hasn’t heard of folk music? In this case, take a lead
singer from the New Christy Minstrel Singers, and put his voice together
with some tasty guitar picking, harmonica playing, and other acoustic
instruments and you have a winner. Ron Wilburne is all of that, and
more. He is devoted to keeping some of America’s great folk music
alive.
Today the ‘outlets’ for folk music has become a sort
of ‘private enterprise.’ In other words, if you aren’t part of the
club, please don’t apply. There’s lots of these little pockets of folk
gatherings, but they tend to stay pretty much to themselves. If you
aren’t a member, you probably won’t get to participate very much, until
you become known, and that of course takes some time. Folk music still
has some outlets on public radio, and occasionally on public television,
but don’t expect to hear it much in mainstream corporate media
controlled communications.
of ‘private enterprise.’ In other words, if you aren’t part of the
club, please don’t apply. There’s lots of these little pockets of folk
gatherings, but they tend to stay pretty much to themselves. If you
aren’t a member, you probably won’t get to participate very much, until
you become known, and that of course takes some time. Folk music still
has some outlets on public radio, and occasionally on public television,
but don’t expect to hear it much in mainstream corporate media
controlled communications.
Still, the opportunity to hear this great vocalist
performing ‘live’ at a folk festival that obviously has a nice large
crowd, judging from the energetic applause, is a real treat. It’s very
much like actually being there. I love folk music, especially when it
is well done, and Ron Wilburne is one terrific ‘well done’ artist. He
does a lot of duo work with his Dad Dave, who makes his home in West
Virginia. Together they make a dynamic duo to say the least, and his Dad
is 90-some years old, but plays and sings like a young-50.
performing ‘live’ at a folk festival that obviously has a nice large
crowd, judging from the energetic applause, is a real treat. It’s very
much like actually being there. I love folk music, especially when it
is well done, and Ron Wilburne is one terrific ‘well done’ artist. He
does a lot of duo work with his Dad Dave, who makes his home in West
Virginia. Together they make a dynamic duo to say the least, and his Dad
is 90-some years old, but plays and sings like a young-50.
I was so very fortunate to get to know Kate Wolf on my
many travels, especially to the San Francisco area. I forget where I
first met her, maybe it was the Great American Music Hall. She was an
incredibly accomplished composer and performer. She wrote “Across The
Great Divide” which Horizon does remarkably well. The Dobro is
especially sensitive on this performance.
many travels, especially to the San Francisco area. I forget where I
first met her, maybe it was the Great American Music Hall. She was an
incredibly accomplished composer and performer. She wrote “Across The
Great Divide” which Horizon does remarkably well. The Dobro is
especially sensitive on this performance.
This very gifted folk group closes their show with
“Greenback Dollar” which immediately takes the listener back to the days
when folk music emerged on college campus’s as THE music to listen to.
Therefore it should be noted that this particular folk group, Horizon,
were the recipients of the “People’s Choice” award, at the Winter Folk
Festival, two years running.
“Greenback Dollar” which immediately takes the listener back to the days
when folk music emerged on college campus’s as THE music to listen to.
Therefore it should be noted that this particular folk group, Horizon,
were the recipients of the “People’s Choice” award, at the Winter Folk
Festival, two years running.
Bob Everhart – Reviewer