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James Blackshaw: All Is Falling

Guitarist James Blackshaw moves away from his folk roots into the realm of soundtracks, writes Kitty Empire
  
  


James Blackshaw made his name in underground circles as an expansive, 12-string acoustic player, following forebears, such as 60s pioneer John Fahey, who transmuted the folk singer's prop into a vector for flowing ragas. Of late, though, Blackshaw has been experimenting with piano; All Is Falling finds him deploying electric guitar as well. This flowing, neoclassical piece in eight parts has abandoned the organic finger-picking feel of his early work, bringing Blackshaw into the more crowded realm of soundtracks. But he retains his fluency and All Is Falling is an accomplished leap.

 

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