Smithfield Fair, In the Air: More Music from the Early Day (Album Review)
It’s always insightful to hear a group’s early recordings and get a sense of its journey after you’ve been listening to them for years. With its 33rd release, Baton Rouge’s Smithfield Fair previously known as Charmer, provides such an opportunity by repackaging most of its 1983 LP From The Cradle to the Grave and its ‘84 follow-up Dancing in the Dust for the first time on CD and digital platform format. (The Charmer-Smithfield Fair name change wouldn’t occur until ’89 when Smithfield Fair moved to the Scottish music of its shared heritage for the next 20 years). These early re...
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