Album Reviews

Lyal Strickland

Balanced on Barbed Wire

2015-05-15

Easy-listening, folky, and passionate, Lyal Strickland tells the tale of a simple farmer faced with the difficulties of heavy rain followed by drought in an unforgiving crop season. The story shapes itself steadily through 13 tracks of various mediums: Strickland fingerpicks the flat top, and an impressive selection of folk and country instruments follow along, including mandolin, banjo, harmonica, accordion, violin and dobro. Strickland’s folky, breathy voice sings down-to-earth lyrics in the feel-good Balanced On Barbed Wire.

review by Ben

Quick Links:

all reviews | all folk reviews

More reviews tagged #Folk

reviewed 11/2004
Robyn Hitchock
Spooked
reviewed 06/2011
EILEN JEWELL
QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY
reviewed 12/2012
TY MAXON
Calling of the Crows
reviewed 06/2008
ROBERT FORSTER
The Evangelist
reviewed 10/2003
Natalie Merchant
The House Carpenter's DaughterThe House Carpenter's Daughter
reviewed 09/2011
JOY KILLS SORROW
This Unknown Science

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.