T urning to books , new Rambles writer Dan Ford makes his debut with George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones . E lizabeth Badurina has submitted an interesting pair by Stephan Jaramillo , Going Postal and The Scoundrel . T om Knapp shifts our attentions to the audiobook section with Nelson Lauver's The American Story-Teller . Songs of Eric Clapton as recorded by various blues artists. O ver in British traditions , Ellen Rawson spills the beans on Kate Rusby's Sleepless .
T hat's it for today.
Still, no rain in sight to undo the drought. I hate to make our readers wait for more than a few days between updates, so this one is going up early. R obin Brenner leads off the day with an excellent review of The Book of Secrets , the most recent studio album from Canada's Loreena McKennitt. N ext, Jo Morrison shares her enjoyment of Iain Mac Harg's outstanding Rooted In Tradition , which features the solo artist on bagpipes, flutes and whistles. O ur last Celtic music review for today comes from Charlie Gebetsberger, who introduces us to John Whelan and Friends in Flirting with the Edge .