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Sleepless by: Kate Rusby List Price: £14.99 CD-Charts Price: £9.98 You Save: £5.01 (33%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 5027447017823 Label: Pure Manufacturer: Pure Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Pure Release Date: May 26, 2003 Studio: Pure Sales Rank: 8642 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: 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 Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - "Less is more" production principles makes this album a winner !One of the most difficult things to do sometimes, when you have so many albums (whether vinyl or CD) to listen to, is to decide what to put on for your listening pleasure - depending on your mood at the time. Most often, it's a snap decision that informs you that, "oh blimey, I haven't heard this for years or you might hear just one track on the radio and repeat the previous line. I got into Kate Rusby when I used to wait outside the church hall on a Wednesday evening waiting for our daughter to come out from her dancing lessons. I'd sit and listen to Mike Harding and have a listen for 20 minutes or so. In 1997 the most beautiful voice came through the airwaves and I ascertained that it was Kate Rusby, a young lady ... Read More: Rating:  - Brilliant!! - but lose the theeing and thouingI love the voice, the tunes, the backing vocals and instrumentation. I REALLY love the Yorkshire accent - one of my pet hates is UK performers singing with US accents. But I just thought the theeing and thouing was a bit overdone. I got the impression Kate probably has a mild Yorkshire accent, which she puts on overdrive when she's singing, and that, plus the overdone folksy, Victorian feel to the album can start to grate after a while. There's been a lot said about 'mockney' media figures, and maybe Kate's the Yorkshire equivalent - Morkney? Still, the music and the voice are great, and I look forward to hearing more, with a slightly toned down and updated accent. Rating:  - Bah Gum!While "Hourglass" was refreshing, this is an attempt to squeeze more out of a winning formula, and by the end of the CD the overdone Barnsley accent has become too much. Iris Dement's rendition of "Our Town" was quirky - Kate's sounds like Norma Waterson in labour! Rating: - Shes grand is our Kate!I had been wondering about giving Kate Rusby a try for a while when a friend gave me a copy of Sleepless - I didnt listen to anything else for two months! Kate Rusby is such a pure and honest performer that you cant help but fall in love with the songs, and that voice is spun gold! Here on Sleepless is a great collection of folk songs with new arrangments from Kate and her collaborators, I can't tell you what a fantastic album this is - buy it, you will not be dissapointed! Rating: - Showcase voice, delightful instrumentation...At the risk of being misunderstood, I would say that this is not the best starting point of Kate Rusby's material. This is a very personal view, from a farirly "non-folk" person. It's just that if I'd bought this album first I'm not sure whether I'd have fully apprciated Kate's music. To me the album has a more "traditional folk" feel than the others. Before I get shot down in flames, I think it's a wonderful album. It's simply that it maybe isn't quite as accessible to those who are relatively new to the great Kate Rusby or to English folk music, and maybe "Hourglass" or "Little lights" would be a better starting point - and hopefully the beginning of an addiction! "Cobbler's daughter" tells the tale of a young lass whose mother ... Read More: |
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