NED COLLETTE - Old Chestnut 2LP alt-country and political in a way

and political in a way that resists sloganeering and cuts to the quick of what matters

MELDING TOGETHER IN A VIVID COMBINATION OF MELODY AND MOOD

Portland in 1984 and 1988

adding a vibrant

THE KIDS November 10 1974

NED COLLETTE - Old Chestnut 2LP alt-country and political in a wayLimited to 300 copies. Highly recommended. "Old Chestnut is a haunting prog folk song cycle for the ages. Ned's approach to voice and guitar resemble various models at various times. You'll hear smatterings of Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, Pip Proud in lyrics and phrasing, but these are always just spices, added to the beautifully melancholic vistas Ned arrays before our ears. On the epic track, 'June,' there is a piano part by Chris Abrahams (of The