Kate Rusby - Little Lights

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Free Music Review: A beautiful album
Hit: 5 Stars

"little lights" is certainly more mellow than her previous two. If you liked "Sir Eglamore" from "Hourglass" or "Cowsong", from a rare EP (or the American version of "Sleepless"), this one has "William and Davy" and "Merry Green Broom" which are certainly in the same vein, but they don't quite reach the same level of playful energy.

On the other hand, though many of the songs on this album bear more resemblance to "A Rose In April", from "Hourglass" and "The Wild Goose", of "Sleepless", there are more nuances to many of the songs, here, with a greater amount of texture and layers to the instrumentation, and Ms. Rusby has gotten better and better at writing both lyrics and harmonies which are nothing short of beautiful. "Who Will Sing Me Lullabies" is an original piece, written about a close friend and fellow performer who was diagnosed with incurable cancer, and it won the BBC Radio 2's Folk Award for Best Original Song. Additionally, if I could only listen to one song, ever again, it would be the traditional "Some Tyrant", as arranged here, by Ms. Rusby and her husband, John McCusker (a phenominal talent, himself, with seemingly any instument he picks up).

I'll agree with some of the other reviewers that Ms. Rusby's albums share a certain similiarity in tone and feel. This one may not be the best introduction to her work -- it serves mostly to make her fans even more appreciative, I think ("Hourglass" is a great introduction to her music).

Fans definitely should make every effort to see her in concert, by the way. Far from the impression one might gain from her albums, she is anything but "mellow". She is at her most engaging, enjoyable, and outright enchanting when she is on stage.

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