Julian’s Haywire made an impression with 2017’s Time Songs, as the songs of writers Jim Lydick and Kathleen Beck made good use of flute, violin, and other esoteric instruments—along with plenty of guitar and late ’60s vibes—to create an album saturated in the San Francisco Sound. They are back, with the same personnel (Lydick and Beck on guitars and vocals, Maril Parker on fiddle, bass, and backup vocals, Liz on flute, and drummer Paul Gordon; the new album is Awake in the Dream. This time the band shoots for more of a quirky folk-pop sound, more acoustic-based than their debut—so no comparisons with Country Joe, the Dead, and Airplane. But the angelic harmonies and expert guitar and flute work on the 13 originals still echoes other more folky Summer of Love groups, such as Moby Grape, Sopwith Camel, the Beau Brummels, and We Five. Beck sings “Strange Jesus,” a softly … Continue reading HAYWIRE: Awake in the Dream