Category Archives: GAMBLE FOLK
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
GAMBLE FOLK
The Gamble Folk (Universal Audio UAS 258-28278) 1970? Long-running Minneapolis folk trio of Renee Gamble, Steve Gamble and Gary Gamble. Boy, they sure look young on this obscure custom debut. And boy, they sure sound dead-on like The Seekers … Continue reading
Filed under (USA), about 1970, GAMBLE FOLK, The Gamble Folk, UAS 258-28278, Universal Audio
GAMBLE FOLK
Thinking With… (Creative Sound CSS 1544) 1972? Thinking With finds the trio expanding beyond the simple acoustic format to include broader instrumentation, the end result being an appealing warmhearted mellow folk sound. Nil orchestration (unlike their subsequent Edify lps), with … Continue reading
Filed under (USA), about 1972, Creative Sound, CSS 1544, GAMBLE FOLK, Thinking With...
