Awkward Annie

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Customer reviews

review by: Sarah Wray - writer of teen fiction (www.sarahwray.com) date: 2008-07-16 rating:
What a discovery
I like to listen to Jerry Anderson on BBC Radio Ulster, he's really funny (although when my English Nephew was visiting he couldn't understand a word anyone on the show was saying) and he plays nice folk music. I heard the song 'village green appreciation society' a few times on his show, and thought it was brill (I don't remember the Kinks version.) I surfed the net to find who sang it, and came across Kate Rusby - what a discovery! I bought this album on the strength of that one track, and have played it nearly to death already. I like all the songs, as well a loving Kate's accent (I spent two years in Leeds when I was at college, and it brings me back to those happy times.) Buy it. Play it. Love it.

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review by: Twy date: 2008-05-08 rating:
Worth it for the Kinks reworking
How can anyone who has heard this album agree with the creature who gave it 1 star? Whilst it's not my favourite KR set, it shines like a diamond in the dross of contemporary music and is worth the purchase price for the kinks rework from Jam & Jerusalem.

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review by: Axe Victim date: 2008-03-01 rating:
Sure to please all folk fans.
This is one of Kate's best albums. In the past she has tended to overload her selections with the same themes, many of them quite despondent. Despite her unfortunate personal problems she has somehow managed to come up with a greater share of "up" songs. It's a policy I hope she maintains.Her voice is as sweet as ever,her production sounds in no way inferior to John McCusker, and she has enlisted a couple of new backing musicians to add to her usual retinue. This has helped to freshen things up.Chris Thile does a lovely harmony (along with Eddi Reader)on High on a Hill, plays mandolin and is joined by the excellent John Doyle on another track. The tracks I enjoy most are her own originals, which is another encouraging sign for the future.The title track has a gorgeous lilt which makes me, at any rate, want to sing along with it every time I play it!
Was a little disappointed with Blooming Heather described here as "traditional".The song is better known as "Wild Mountain Thyme" or "Go Lassie, Go" and was written by Francie McPeake , who I believe was from Belfast.I don't like the male vocal line used either,so this does not replace Sean Tyrrell as my favourite version. The album's closer is the old Ray Davies song " The Village Green Preservation Society" which is every bit as successful as it is surprising,and is an inspired selection.You can't really go wrong buying this album !

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review by: date: 2008-02-08 rating:
TIME FOR A RETHINK
I've been a fan of Kate's since I bought her early albums including the ones she did with Kathryn Roberts and Equation. However, this is her worst yet, which is perhaps forgivable considering the circumstances of its evolution.

She says herself on the sleeve notes that this album was tough to make and, frankly, it shows. It's a family effort with brother helping out with the production and doing the mixing - which is very patchy. The best track on the album, 'The Streams of Lovely Nancy' is ruined by the intrusion of the now seemingly obligatory brass band while 'Blooming Heather' is quite the worst rendering of this beautiful song that I have ever heard. Far from enhancing the piece, the intervention of operatic tenor, John Hudson, is seriously misplaced.

Kate should review her direction once she's over her obvious distress at the failure of her marriage. A return to her roots would be a good idea as well as getting some much needed professional help in production and mixing techniques.

Given this, I'm sure her next album will signal a return to form from the Barnsley Nightingale.


review by: hey hey! date: 2008-01-25 rating:
what a sublime surprise
I love taking risks with my music don't you? Having heard the calming Village Green Preservation Society and a brief look at all the reviews here I dived in and bought this CD. Five stars! What more can I say. It's a beautiful album and perfect for those mellow days.

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