Music Review Orton entrances at Celtic Connections

Beth Orton + Blue Rose Coda
02 ABC, Glasgow  
IN TURNING over the earth of a British country tradition and nurturing “folktronica,” Beth Orton has been producing a rich musical harvest for more than three decades.
 
Her entrancing gig for Celtic Connections featured her latest album Kidsticks, but it was also replete with numbers from the 1990s when her distinctive sound was in its springtime. It was then that Orton recorded John Martyn covers with electronica pioneer William Orbit and produced her classic album Trailer Park.
 
Accompanied on guitar, bass and electronics by Grey McMurray,... read more