Category Archives: Edify
GAMBLE FOLK
God Bless (Edify ED 1007) 1975 The arrangements are getting mellower, with increased usage of strings, woodwinds, piano, soft brass and background singers, all of which push their sound further toward MOR and easy listening. Still plenty of … Continue reading
GAMBLE FOLK, THE
Sharing (Edify S8039244S) 1974? The addition of soft strings and woodwinds (oboe, flute) on several tracks actually works to this album’s advantage, striking a soothing likeable pop-flavored folk sound somewhere between The Seekers and The Sandpipers. Includes renditions … Continue reading
Filed under (USA), about 1974, Edify, GAMBLE FOLK, S8039244S, Sharing
VARIOUS
Edify Volume One (Edify ED1008) 1975 Compilation album featuring various artist on the Edify label. The tracks by Gamble Folk, Lydell Feist and The New Village Singers are all available on their respective lps, but the two numbers by The … Continue reading
NEW VILLAGE SINGERS, THE
Listen Everybody (Edify LPNVS1003) 1973? The New Village Singers are a friendly easy-going folk foursome that bring to mind the music of The Seekers. Listen Everybody debuts with sharp production emphasizing clean vocal harmonies, jangly guitars and crisp rhythms. Nice … Continue reading
Filed under (USA), about 1973, Edify, Listen Everybody, LPNVS1003, NEW VILLAGE SINGERS
LYDELL
I Want To Know You (Edify LF 1006) 1974? Produced by Gamble Folk’s Steve Gamble with the trademark Edify soft strings and woodwinds accompaniment, Lydell Feist’s timid-voiced quaint mix of folk, pop and country is functional as smooth milquetoast acoustic … Continue reading
Filed under (USA), about 1974, Edify, I Want To Know You, LF 1006, LYDELL
NEW VILLAGE SINGERS, THE
New Birth (Edify LPNVS1004) 1974 The New Village Singers are a friendly easy-going folk foursome that bring to mind the music of The Seekers. Listen Everybody debuts with sharp production emphasizing clean vocal harmonies, jangly guitars and crisp rhythms. Nice … Continue reading
