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Several of the originals remind me of a British version of Poi Dog Pondering, especially the funky album-opener "Something'll Have To Change" and the closing "Stand Together" (both written by banjoist Chris Thompson). The second track is a medley, which starts off with a traditional sounding fiddle-banjo duet on "Staten Island", then starts to sound more like a Bavarian brass band once the rhythm section comes in, then slides into a syncopated shuffle. Like Cordelia's Dad, the Barely Works clearly regard these tunes as part of an ongoing, evolving tradition; a raucous version of "Old Joe Clarke" confirms this. Various recognizable rhythms drift around here and there: samba on "Bread and Water", a bit of reggae, a snatch of New Orleans second-line -- but none of the tunes are cut from whole cloth, instead they're patchwork quilts that sound like no one style but their own.
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Sarah Allen started her musical career in a couple of little known bands on the London circuit - Di's New Outfit, and Bodhrans and Binlids. Soon, she realized a life's ambition to join The Happy End (as a novice accordion player). Around the same time (1988), The Barely Works was formed, and this became a fairly full time occupation for 5 years or so. After The Barely Works disbanded in 1993, she went on to form Bigjig with banjo maestro Chris Thompson, whom with she plays with in an occasional duo. "I've also played in a duo with Leo Kelly of Tir Na Nog, and with Tir Na Nog themselves. I play with Sally Barker sometimes as well." See also: Welcome to the Flook Web Site
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