From Croydon To Cuba: An Anthology - Kirsty MacColl

Galore - The Best Of Kirsty Maccoll - Kirsty MacColl

It made me genuinely sad last year when I heard that Kirsty MacColl had died in a tragic water incident in Mexico. I loved and still love all of Kirsty’s work and to say that she was a magical entertainer would be a ridiculous and unimportant understatement about life. Galore really is the ‘best’ of MacColl’s back catalogue and is an album that I like to play more than regularly. When I heard of her death I didn’t want to play it anymore because the joviality and pure glee that you instantly get in ‘galore-like’ quantities from all these tunes would not have seemed right somehow. After a couple of months though I did play ...

Galore - The Best Of Kirsty Maccoll - Kirsty MacColl

It made me genuinely sad last year when I heard that Kirsty MacColl had died in a tragic water incident in Mexico. I loved and still love all of Kirsty’s work and to say that she was a magical entertainer would be a ridiculous and unimportant understatement about life. Galore really is the ‘best’ of MacColl’s back catalogue and is an album that I like to play more than regularly. When I heard of her death I didn’t want to play it anymore because the joviality and pure glee that you instantly get in ‘galore-like’ quantities from all these tunes would not have seemed right somehow. After a couple of months though I did play ...

Galore - The Best Of Kirsty Maccoll - Kirsty MacColl

The cheeky picture of Kirsty on the inside cover with the Cuban cigar and hat showed her growing interest with South American music and politics. I first got into her work when I was working in a factory environment, with the radio blaring out all day. The track 'Caroline' was the single, which struck a chord with me at the time. This coincided with the release of the album Galore, which I had to go and purchase. I then discovered the diversity of her work, which resulted in the purchase of all her previous albums. The lyrics of the songs are an absolute joy - the ability to identify with the listener that a lot of the pop bands seem to miss. The music ...

Galore - The Best Of Kirsty Maccoll - Kirsty MacColl

The cheeky picture of Kirsty on the inside cover with the Cuban cigar and hat showed her growing interest with South American music and politics. I first got into her work when I was working in a factory environment, with the radio blaring out all day. The track 'Caroline' was the single, which struck a chord with me at the time. This coincided with the release of the album Galore, which I had to go and purchase. I then discovered the diversity of her work, which resulted in the purchase of all her previous albums. The lyrics of the songs are an absolute joy - the ability to identify with the listener that a lot of the pop bands seem to miss. The music ...

Tropical Brainstorm - Kirsty MacColl

At last Kirsty McColl seems to be in style - her latest CD is an excellent accompaniment to your summer holiday, full of catchy tunes, with a Cuban influences. This is no hop-on-the-bandwagon ploy - she has been experimenting with such music for a long time, (indeed, "Electric Brainstorm" carries on where 1991's ...

Tropical Brainstorm - Kirsty MacColl

At last Kirsty McColl seems to be in style - her latest CD is an excellent accompaniment to your summer holiday, full of catchy tunes, with a Cuban influences. This is no hop-on-the-bandwagon ploy - she has been experimenting with such music for a long time, (indeed, "Electric Brainstorm" carries on where 1991's ...