Bluehorses reviews
MOJO - Album of the Month Oct ‘99 - Dragons Milk… - Colin Irwin
“A band entertaining any notion of electric folk these days has to be brave, stupid, visionary or maybe all three. But the Horses have defied the cynics, building a fierce following and a growing reputation as a good-time live band who take no prisoners and send you home sweaty”
The Rough guide to World Music
“The Levellers and Bluehorses… joined long standing giants Oysterband, rampaging noisily along the perimeters of British rootsism. Folk-rocks’ legacy remains with bands like Bluehorses… “
fRoots - Cracking Leather… - Ian Anderson
“The grapevine has been working overtime on this band… One of the best things produced by the massed ranks of retro fiddle outfits this decade… Excrementally hot and as tight as a toad in the tailpipe.”
fRoots - Ten Leagues… - Simon Jones
“From the time they burst on us, all bluster, black and bondage, it should have been obvious to anyone with an ounce of wit that there was far more to Blue Horses than instant image… Liz Prendergast’s vocal is a haunting thing, lending credence to the doom laden lyric. In fact the use of her voice varies considerably from cooing lullaby, to big, belt-’em-out rocker via gothic chiller”
Dirty Linen (USA)
They love folk and their own traditional music, but they love to rock even more and this unabashed enthusiasm and joy in playing is what shines through”
Rock ‘n’ Reel (UK) - Sean Mcghee
“...an ability to produce breathtaking arrangements and allow their instrumental skills to dazzle… the stunning and absolutely magnificent front-runners to the roots-rock crown”
Classic Rock Magazine
“...(this) sophistication was reflected in their music; it isn’t folk or Celtic rock as we know it, Jim - there are depths and hard edges as well as dreamy bits which set them apart from the rest...”
Time Out - Ten Leagues
“Folk Rock? Hate it with a vengeance - normally. But this is a rhythmic funky bundle of fun with twiddly bits, flying fiddles, swirling sounds and soaring vocals. A hippie, folky festival distilled into a CD case - just add joss sticks and a gallon of cider.”
Folking.com
“Ten Leagues Beyond the Wild Worlds End” is a must for anyone into prog/rock looking to dip their toe into to hazy crazy world of psychedelic folk/ rock or those folkies like me that still love to dust off the old “air guitar” and lose themselves in a kaleidoscopic, telescope or periscope.”
TAPLAS - THE EVOLUTION OF THE HORSE - Dave Haslam
“Bluehorses latest recording, the startlingly original Ten Leagues Beyond The Wide Worlds End, finds the Welsh five piece in previously uncharted territory. Liz Prendergasts’ unmistakable fiddle driven sound remains, but this time around they’ve managed to create something which, contradictory as it might sound, is both funkier and folkier than previous outings. “
