From: Pete Fyfe [petefyfe_at_aol_dot_com]
Sent: 30 July 2012 10:53
Subject: Pete Fyfe: Kimbers Men CD Review & Sleeve
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KIMBER?S MEN The Strength Of The Swell (A Private Label APL014)
For those of you that haven?t seen Kimber?s Men do yourselves a favour and
rectify this at the earliest opportunity. Otherwise, you could stay at home
and put on this great 2-disk CD and bask in the rich harmonies of one of this
country?s leading Shanty-styled groups. Now a five-piece the hearty vocals of
Joe Stead, Neil Kimber, Dave Buckley, John Bromley and Gareth Scott combine in
unison to stir the imagination of anyone wishing to feel as if they?ve just
encountered a force ten gale or, in my case having got wet from the splash-
back of the hose whilst cleaning the windows of my caravan. Of course there
are the obligatory traditional ?shanties? including ?Roll The Woodpile Down?,
?Haul Away For Rosie? and ?Bulgine Run? but the scholarly, though never
starchy booklet notes (they even include all the lyrics!) lead you to a riot
of colourful songs of the sea such as Stan Rogers ?Mary Ellen Carter? and Bill
Meek?s ?Harry Eddom?. For me though, the stand-out tracks are those penned by
members of the group themselves (Kimber and Buckley) who have embraced the
very spirit of their chosen craft and I?m sure will find their way into the
repertoires of like-minded souls of a nautical persuasion. The strength of the
swell is in this case the strength of the ?sell? and it couldn?t have been
done any better even if you were a Fisherman?s Friend!
www.joestead.com/kimberbio.htm
PETE FYFE