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Kate Rusby is a folk singer in the Sandy Denny mould. Not that they sound at all alike, simply that as with Denny, Rusby is at her best when singing fragile, introspective folksongs--exactly the kind of material to be heard here. This, her second solo album, is collection of traditional songs and original compositions (plus a sensitive cover versio
Kate Rusby is a folk singer in the Sandy Denny mould. Not that they sound at all alike, simply that as with Denny, Rusby is at her best when singing fragile, introspective folksongs--exactly the kind of material to be heard here. This, her second solo album, is collection of traditional songs and original compositions (plus a sensitive cover version of Iris Dement's "Our Town") in which Rusby muses on and mourns for lost love in a variety of settings. Her richly expressive voice and attention to the meaning of the words are only half the story, though, for the arrangements--her own--support both the songs and her burnished tones with great sympathy. Her understated guitar and piano playing, plus contributions from guitarist Ian Carr (previously to be heard accompanying Kathryn Tickell) and others, extract the very essence from these delicate ballads. If only she could find the same depth in contemporary material as she finds in lyrics about sailors, tinkers and cobbler's daughters, Rusby might just be able to persuade a sceptical public that folk music is a vital force for our times and not a living museum exhibit. --Mark Walker
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Track listing1. Cobbler's Daughter
2. I Wonder What Is Keeping My True Love This Night
3. Fairest Of All Yarrow
4. Unquiet Grave
5. Sho Heen
6. Sweet Bride
7. All God's Angels
8. Wild Goose
9. Duke And The Tinker
10. Our Town
11. Sleepless Sailor
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