At nine songs in just over 40 minutes, Deafman Glance neither overstays its welcome. Still only in his mid-twenties, he’s well on his way to becoming a major artist, as the rave reviews for his live performances and his most recent album, Primrose Green, attest.įor this very special tour, Ryley is joined onstage by near-legendary double-bassist Danny Thompson, who performed with both Bert Jansch (in Pentangle) and Tim Buckley, as well as with Nick Drake, John Martyn and many more – helping to create the lyrical and jazz-flecked astral folk that so influenced Walker close to half a century later. Today’s song, featured on The Afternoon Show with Kevin Cole, is Primrose Green by Ryley Walker from the 2015 album Primrose Green on Dead Oceans. Walker’s music has always had something of a wandering, contemplative nature, but here he pulls out all the stops with tempo shifts, sharp dynamic contrasts and unison rhythmic passages that sound like the post-rock scene for which Chicago has long been known. Singer-songwriter Ryley Walker plays guitar like Bert Jansch and sings like Tim Buckley, yet has a musical style that’s all his own. See all about Ryley Walker at Norwich Arts Centre in Norwich, United Kingdom on Aug 4, 2016. The preceding months had been extraordinary. However you wished to measure it, he was surely due some sort of holiday. the amount of time he and his band spent on the road touring Primrose Green. In November 2015, at the end of a ten month period which saw him play over 200 shows, Ryley Walker decided that he should probably head home. Playing together for the very first time, the much-anticipated collaboration between two of contemporary folk’s finest artists – Ryley Walker and Danny Thompson. Take away music and I would be on the streets Ryley Walkers third album.
“Utterly delightful, and as fresh as tomorrow”