Luka Bloom - Innocence (CD)

All Music Guide

Irish song bard Luka Bloom had a brief moment of notice here in the United States with his Riverside recording. These records offered a furious and stunning strummed acoustic guitar technique, more like rock folk than folk itself. His vocals were roaring and impassioned, but his own songs weren't quite there. He was looking deeper but the writing was still on its way. With the gorgeous Acoustic Motorbike and Turf albums, glimpses of the mature songwriter flashed by offering proof to both fans and critics of what was to come. Bloom is an artist who relentlessly pursues his muse wherever she leads. 2002's Between the Mountains and the Moon revealed that Bloom mastered his craft and stood in a league of his own. He is unequalled in his native Ireland, and the hoards of American and Canadian singer songwriters could learn more than a little from Bloom's humility, discipline, and craft.