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 Lamont
HARLEM PARLOR MUSIC CLUB
SALT OF THE EARTH
EMBER SWIFT
The Dirty Pulse
RAY WYLIE HUBBARD
A. ENLIGHTENMENT, B. ENDARKENMENT (HINT: THERE IS NO C)
Various Artists
Signature Sounds: 10th Anniversary Collection
JOY KILLS SORROW
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
SOUTHEAST ENGINE
Canary
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