- Original Release Date: 5 April 2009
- Label: Twirly Music
- Copyright: 2009 Twirly Music
- Total Length: 40:36
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- ASIN: B0026H6S74
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 40,804 in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 in MP3 Albums)
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| Song Title | Time | Price | ||
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| Play | 1. Run | 3:25 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 2. Leave A Light On For You | 3:02 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 3. Waltzing's For Dreamers | 3:35 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 4. Season Of Love | 2:40 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 5. Call Me | 3:33 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 6. Pretty Lady | 3:01 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 7. Pour Me A Drink | 3:59 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 8. Froggie Went A Courting | 5:28 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 9. I Won't Say Your Name | 2:32 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 10. Feels Like Home | 4:14 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 11. Irish Waltz | 5:07 | £0.89 |
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
With her beautiful, heartfelt singing, excellent songs and effusive personality, Edwina Hayes was always one of the artists most likely to make it from the London acoustic scene in the early noughties. After playing frequently in London, around the UK and in Nashville, Edwina was eventually signed by Warner Brothers with whom she released her debut album Out On My Own in 2004. Although OOMO contains some excellent songs, the intimacy of the Edwina Hayes live experience was rather lost with the slick arrangements provided by a band of well-known session musicians.
Much truer to Edwina's live solo sound is her new second LP Pour Me A Drink which features just her guitar and vocals with the only other musicians present being Jake McKeague on acoustic lead on two songs and Carissa Broadwater on backing vocals on one. Pour Me A Drink is an excellent album with the sparse arrangements bringing Edwina's superb, moving singing and bright finger-picking guitar style to the fore. Also impressive are the strong melodies and structures to the songs, many featuring bridges in a style somewhere between folk and quality country music.
Edwina's main lyrical theme is love, often of the unrequited kind. Among the best songs of the heart on Pour Me A Drink are Season Of Love, Run and Leave A Light On For You. Moving on to other subject matter, the title track is another instantly memorable highpoint with its tale of a life of regrets.
All of the songs on PMAD are written or co-written by Edwina apart from covers of tunes by Richard Thompson (Waltzing's For Dreamers) and Randy Newman (Feels Like Home) as well as the traditional Froggie Went A Courting.... Read more ›
Much truer to Edwina's live solo sound is her new second LP Pour Me A Drink which features just her guitar and vocals with the only other musicians present being Jake McKeague on acoustic lead on two songs and Carissa Broadwater on backing vocals on one. Pour Me A Drink is an excellent album with the sparse arrangements bringing Edwina's superb, moving singing and bright finger-picking guitar style to the fore. Also impressive are the strong melodies and structures to the songs, many featuring bridges in a style somewhere between folk and quality country music.
Edwina's main lyrical theme is love, often of the unrequited kind. Among the best songs of the heart on Pour Me A Drink are Season Of Love, Run and Leave A Light On For You. Moving on to other subject matter, the title track is another instantly memorable highpoint with its tale of a life of regrets.
All of the songs on PMAD are written or co-written by Edwina apart from covers of tunes by Richard Thompson (Waltzing's For Dreamers) and Randy Newman (Feels Like Home) as well as the traditional Froggie Went A Courting.... Read more ›
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
This female voucalist first came to my attention when I spent a evening watching acoustic folk singers at a amniesty usic evening in York. She was the last act on and completely blew me away with the quality of her voice, and quality of songs. After watching her live I brought the album, which really does not dissapoint. The songs "feels like home" and "pour me a drink", are two of my favourite songs on the album, but the rest are just as peaceful and exhilerating as these. Would highly recommend it!!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By The Country Grumpkin
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Format:Audio CD
I went to see Roger McGuinn last night on the opening date of his new UK tour, and to my surprise and delight found Edwina opening up for him (and for the rest of the tour). I've seen her before, both solo and as part of Hummingbird, and last night she was in good voice, as always.
As has been said in the other reviews, the stripped-down performances on this CD are more representative of Edwina's stage act, and all the better for that. She really is starting to make her mark as a songwriter, as evidenced by 8 of the 11 tracks here. In particular, I enjoyed Leave A Light On For You, with which she opened last night, the title track (which is to be on Nanci Griffiths's new album), and Irish Waltz, which Edwina co-wrote with Jake McKeague, who plays guitar and Dobro on the track, though all her songs here shine.
Randy Newman's evocative Feels Like Home (to be found, sung by Bonnie Raitt, on his Faust album) is well-suited to Edwina's lovely voice, as is her wistful reading of Richard Thompson's Waltzing's For Dreamers. These two are always very well-received on Edwina's stage performances.
Yes, a treat of an album, and highly recommended. A new album is due out later this year.
As has been said in the other reviews, the stripped-down performances on this CD are more representative of Edwina's stage act, and all the better for that. She really is starting to make her mark as a songwriter, as evidenced by 8 of the 11 tracks here. In particular, I enjoyed Leave A Light On For You, with which she opened last night, the title track (which is to be on Nanci Griffiths's new album), and Irish Waltz, which Edwina co-wrote with Jake McKeague, who plays guitar and Dobro on the track, though all her songs here shine.
Randy Newman's evocative Feels Like Home (to be found, sung by Bonnie Raitt, on his Faust album) is well-suited to Edwina's lovely voice, as is her wistful reading of Richard Thompson's Waltzing's For Dreamers. These two are always very well-received on Edwina's stage performances.
Yes, a treat of an album, and highly recommended. A new album is due out later this year.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By C. Wills
Format:Audio CD
I recently saw Edwina Hayes perform live where she was the support act. What a wonderful find. This album is brilliant and the tracks stay in your head for hours. What a great voice she has, reminiscent of the late Eva Cassidy. I love all of the tracks, possibly with the exception of 'Froggy goes a Courting' which is somehow misplaced. A 'must buy' album.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Carolyn
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
We saw Edwina at the Orkney Folk Festival. She was wonderful. This CD has some beautiful tracks on it. My husband & I never tire of it. Our friends are also very impressed and it has become a popular birthday present! You can't go wrong!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I bought this CD about a month ago as a gig where Edwina was opening for Nanci Griffith. I play it every day at work. It's peaceful,tranquil and extremely addictive. There is a quality in the recording reminiscent of the US contemporary folk scene. Perhaps it's her Nashville influences as she once lived there and developed during this time, but it seems even broader than that. She loves America and takes in all the experiences there and pumps it into her music, then add the outward charm of the Yorkshire lass she is. Her performances are a pleasure to experience and in this CD you almost feel like you are being performed to. Her first album is very good and I still listen to it regularly, but for pure relaxation and spiritual quality this one cannot be beat. I know she has another album coming out entitled "Good things happen over coffee" and I can't wait for its release. This lady is a little gem and I recommend this CD without reservation.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Saw this lady on calendar (yorkshire tv) and had to hear more.Beautiful voice,beautiful personality, she deserves success.Thanks for a lovely album.
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