After only recently catching up with Junkboy’s 2023 release Littoral States, I was delighted to find I wouldn’t have a long wait for new music from the brothers Hanscomb, albeit in a slightly different context to what we’ve heard from them previously.
Dream is the Driver is the debut from The Golden Samphire Band, their new three piece outfit with vocalist Hannah Lewis (who made a couple of memorable appearances on Littoral States).
Lewis’s vocals take centre stage here, with the brothers’ musical arrangements stepping back and playing a more intuitive supporting role, with a much more traditional and timeless approach that brings to mind more adventurous albums of the late sixties / early seventies folk revival by the likes of Shirley and Dolly Collins and Anne Briggs.
As on Littoral States, their shared fascination with the Sussex coastline permeates much of the album, with the increased focus on vocals making this even more apparent. As a listener from a much younger country on the other side of the world (New Zealand), this deeply rooted folk tradition holds a particularly exotic appeal to me.
“Life is a journey, not a destination. If I wish to change the path, my dream is the driver”
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