The Girl Who Couldn't Fly - Kate Rusby

I first heard Kate Rushby at Sidmouth Folk festival 50th aniversery, and her soft vocals and acoustic guitar is perfect for relaxing to. This album is at the moment constantly played in my car, so i am word perfect on most songs. They are mostly traditional English folk songs, or songs on a similar theme written by Kate herself, and the perfect introduction to acoustic folk music. One of my favorite songs on the album is Mary Blaise, which is a nonsence poem that Kate found and put music to. It is the most upbeat song on the album, and is still quite slow, this is not an album for dancing to. The songs are all beautifull, and have wonderfull simple storylines, like the ...  Read the complete review

Few and far between have emerging stars on the british folk scene come along. Not in the last 10 years anyway, with perhaps, the exception of Kate Rusby. Since 1999 she has steadily been producing some of the best traditional and original folk available. Her quick wit and talent in song writing have been counted among her many assets, and the addition of her 2005 album 'The Girl Who Couldn't Fly' was one of the best albums of the year, as far as I was concerned. For those who are not familiar with the genre of British modern folk, Kate Rusby is probably a good place to start, her material is nearly always acoustic, providing a soft platform for her voice to ...  Read the complete review