Hourglass - Kate Rusby

Rather a morbid title I realise, but it is in fact one of the tracks from what has proved to be quite a good album. Being something of a folk devotee, I had approached Kate Rusby with scepticism - she's 'made it' into normal music outlets, which must mean she has sold out and just done an album of easy listening? Well not actually quite true. This is certainly the sort of album that non-folkies might get along with, but its true to some good traditional roots as well. It's certainly morbid eough to be 'proper' folk - spend any time in a folk club and you soon find that most of the traditional songs are about sex and/or death (except for the ...  Read the complete review

Kate Rusby is "The brightest light in English folk music, blessed with a delightful voice, an engaging, down-to-earth personality, and refreshing musical integrity" according to Daily Telegraph. And they could be right. BBC’s Radio 2 said of her "One of the Top Ten Folk Voices of the Century." That’s going a bit overboard! Having said this however, Kate Rusby is talented, that can’t be denied. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kate is a teeny, twenty-something from Barnsley, South Yorkshire who sings folk music in her own distinctive style and accompanies herself on guitar (almost larger than her tiny frame.) Kate grew up in a musical ...  Read the complete review