The composer, novelist, poet, academic and legal advocate for indigenous peoples takes a sideways step from his bluegrass past with the Rank Strangers to deliver a no-frills set that is, for the most part, nothing more than the man, his guitar and harmonica.
That his 12 originals sit comfortably alongside covers of Bob Dylan, Nancy Griffiths and Gillian Welch songs says much about their strength.
• Gary Forrester. Alma Rose. Te Ahumairangi Records.
• Four stars (out of five)
Single download: Koori Man
For those who like: Bert Jansch, Gordon Lightfoot
- Jeff Harford
