Kate Rusby

Posted by: james n on 13 September 2015

Although i've had 'Underneath the stars' in my collection for a while it's been mostly overlooked until now. Heard her playing at Hyde Park on Radio 2 earlier and found myself captivated.

 

Any recommendations on her back catalogue ?

 

James

 

Posted on: 13 September 2015 by Tony2011

James,

 

10 is a good album and very well produced. There is also Hourglass, not sure if this was her debut, but it  is a little diamond roughly lapidated. She does not have a powerful voice but her strength lies on the interpretation of her songs. 

(Wat beat me  to that. )

 

Posted on: 14 September 2015 by Bruce Woodhouse

I have '10' and 'Underneath the Stars' but I must admit I have listened to others and also seen her live and find her a bit too twee and the albums rather samey. No doubting her distinctive voice but I like it in small amounts. I also think it would be interesting to see her tackle a different mood or genre in her music to a degree and see how that pans out. Maybe I should listen to 'Ghost' if it is a bit different?

 

I'd second the Karine Polwart recommendation, two excellent albums that do show a bit of innovation.

 

My wife enjoys this stuff more including artists such as Angie Hardy 'Lament of The Black Sheep' which is a bit too 'fiddly dee' for me most of the time. O'Hooley and Tidow plus the Unthanks get a lot of plays especially 'Mount The Air' which I think is excellent.

 

Bruce

 

Posted on: 14 September 2015 by Simon-in-Suffolk

I rather like Kate Rusby, perhaps occasionally a little too sweet for me as an english folk singer, but on the whole I do like her interpretations.

Her compilation albums '10' and the later album '20' are great collections of her work... I tend to listen to the earlier '10' album the most..

Simon

Posted on: 14 September 2015 by james n

Wat, Tony, Bruce, Simon. Many thanks for responding. That's a great help and much appreciated. 

 

I'll do a bit of shopping later when i get home from work 

 

Thanks again

 

James

 

Posted on: 14 September 2015 by bluedog
Originally Posted by Bruce Woodhouse:

I have '10' and 'Underneath the Stars' but I must admit I have listened to others and also seen her live and find her a bit too twee and the albums rather samey. No doubting her distinctive voice but I like it in small amounts. I also think it would be interesting to see her tackle a different mood or genre in her music to a degree and see how that pans out. Maybe I should listen to 'Ghost' if it is a bit different?

 

I'd second the Karine Polwart recommendation, two excellent albums that do show a bit of innovation.

 

My wife enjoys this stuff more including artists such as Angie Hardy 'Lament of The Black Sheep' which is a bit too 'fiddly dee' for me most of the time. O'Hooley and Tidow plus the Unthanks get a lot of plays especially 'Mount The Air' which I think is excellent.

 

Bruce

 

+1

 

She undoubtedly has a fine voice and, in concert, the set is nicely paced by longer instrumental breaks than one normally encounters on album.  But I agree, IMO there is not a great deal of shading to Kate's vocals and I usually tire 2/3 through an album.