| Barafundle | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 7 April 1997 | |||
| Recorded | Autumn 1996 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, psychedelic folk, neo-prog, Britpop | |||
| Length | 47:57 | |||
| Label | Fontana | |||
| Producer | Gorwel Owen, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[3] |
| The Guardian |  [4] |
| NME | 8/10[5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
| Select | 4/5[8] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.5/5[9] |
| Wall of Sound | 85/100[10] |
Barafundle is the fourth album by Welsh psychedelic folk band Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, which was released 7 April 1997 in the United Kingdom. The album's title comes from the name of a beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Songs are often sung in both Welsh and English, and the album's influences range from twee-pop to traditional folk music. Lynn Childs, father of singer Euros and violinist Megan, plays shawm and other traditional instruments on the album's occasional medieval interludes (for example, on "Starmoonsun").
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Barafundle – Gorky's Zygotic Mynci". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). "Gorky's Zygotic Mynci". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Smith, Ethan (26 September 1997). "Barafundle". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ Sullivan, Caroline (11 April 1997). "Gorky's Zygotic Mynci: Barafundle (Fontana)". The Guardian.
- ^ Cameron, Keith (5 April 1997). "Gorky's Zygotic Mynci – Barafundle". NME. Archived from the original on 13 November 1999. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ Levine, Robert (30 October 1997). "Gorky's Zygotic Mynci: Barafundle". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 9 March 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ Sinagra, Laura (2004). "Gorky's Zygotic Mynci". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 339. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Male, Andrew (May 1997). "Gorky's Zygotic Mynci: Barafundle". Select. No. 83.
- ^ Jared P. (28 July 2010). "Gorky's Zygotic Mynci – Barafundle". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ Himmelsbach, Erik. "Review: Barafundle". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 15 April 2001. Retrieved 30 October 2020.