Post by paulclarkson on Jul 11, 2006 17:29:41 GMT
THE GIRL WHO COULDN’T FLY
KATE RUSBY
If you love folk music then you’ll have to go a long way to find a better album than this in 2006. Voted ‘Best Live Act’ at this years BBC RADIO 2 FOLK AWARDS, Kate Rusby is continuing to make her mark in the world of music. Kate has had a recent top 10 single, duetting with Ronan Keating on the beautiful ‘All Over Again’, this coupled with release of her new album should fill the concert halls up and down the country on her forthcoming autumn tour.
It’s a beautiful collection of folk songs, Kate’s sixth since 1997 when she went solo. The album includes some traditional folk songs adapted by Kate and given a fresh sound, Kate has done this on past albums and it works beautifully. I suppose the purists of folk music may criticise Kate but as long as traditional instruments are present and not the technology and computerised music that ruined most of the eighties, then the music is safe in the hands of Kate Rusby.
There are four traditional folk songs on the album, the opening track ‘The Game of All Fours’ has a definite feel of Yorkshire with its brass band accompaniment. There are 12 tracks in all, the twelfth is a ‘bonus’ track called ‘Little Jack Frost’ which the sleeve notes say features in the BBC animation of ‘The Tale of Jack Frost’ by David Melling. There is a vast array of instruments used on the album, ranging from accordion, double bass, harmonium, flute, euphonium, tuba right through to the traditional guitar and viola. The one instrument that wins Kate’s music over is her voice, wonderfully delivered in her local Barnsley accent, the songs link into one another beautifully, it’s a collection of songs for any time of day whether it’s a sunny summer afternoon in the garden or a cold winter day in front of the fire. A must for any collection.
Paul Clarkson
www.katerusby.com
KATE RUSBY
If you love folk music then you’ll have to go a long way to find a better album than this in 2006. Voted ‘Best Live Act’ at this years BBC RADIO 2 FOLK AWARDS, Kate Rusby is continuing to make her mark in the world of music. Kate has had a recent top 10 single, duetting with Ronan Keating on the beautiful ‘All Over Again’, this coupled with release of her new album should fill the concert halls up and down the country on her forthcoming autumn tour.
It’s a beautiful collection of folk songs, Kate’s sixth since 1997 when she went solo. The album includes some traditional folk songs adapted by Kate and given a fresh sound, Kate has done this on past albums and it works beautifully. I suppose the purists of folk music may criticise Kate but as long as traditional instruments are present and not the technology and computerised music that ruined most of the eighties, then the music is safe in the hands of Kate Rusby.
There are four traditional folk songs on the album, the opening track ‘The Game of All Fours’ has a definite feel of Yorkshire with its brass band accompaniment. There are 12 tracks in all, the twelfth is a ‘bonus’ track called ‘Little Jack Frost’ which the sleeve notes say features in the BBC animation of ‘The Tale of Jack Frost’ by David Melling. There is a vast array of instruments used on the album, ranging from accordion, double bass, harmonium, flute, euphonium, tuba right through to the traditional guitar and viola. The one instrument that wins Kate’s music over is her voice, wonderfully delivered in her local Barnsley accent, the songs link into one another beautifully, it’s a collection of songs for any time of day whether it’s a sunny summer afternoon in the garden or a cold winter day in front of the fire. A must for any collection.
Paul Clarkson
www.katerusby.com