STRAWBS

The Magic Of It All CHERRY RED

CHRIS ROBERTS

Cousins switches personnel to lay down Cape Town album. With Dave Cousins recently explaining why the recognised line-up of his band don’t appear on this album (and receiving some pushback), it’s a relief to find it feels like – and exhibits most of the strengths and weaknesses of – Strawbs. There are disagreements ongoing with regard to who was asked to participate on The Magic Of It All and who declined. What is for sure is that South African documentary maker Niel van Deventer asked Cousins to record in Cape Town as part of his film about the band. Blue Weaver came over to produce, and John Ford added parts from New York. Strawbs remain well loved in South Africa since the resistance against “the resettlement”, half a century ago,…

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