2008-05-09
Take Rusby performing lovely ballads, both original and traditional, add lush strings, brass, and a lively banjo - spice with guests like Chris Thile, Kris Drever, John Doyle and you have the recipe for a Celtic delight. Despite a very tough year (in the liner notes she said she gave up making this cd more than once) she has managed give us songs that rise above. I found "Awkward Annie," "Bitter Boy," "Planets," and "Daughter of Heaven," enchanting. Ms. Rusby has won a bunch of awards in the past 10 years and this cd shows you why. Anne LamontThe Del McCoury Band
The Promised Land
Lucy Woodward
Til They Bang On The Door
MARK ERELLI
Hope and Other Casualties
LAST GOOD TOOTH
Not Without Work and Rest
AJ Downing and The Buick 6
Way Back Home
Well-Known Strangers
ALIGNED
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