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Kate Rusby | Format: Audio CD
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (17 Aug 1999)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Compass
  • ASIN: B00000JWCN
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 294,720 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1. The Cobblers Daughter
2. I Wonder What Is Keeping My True Love This Night
3. The Fairest Of All Yarrow
4. The Unquiet Grave
5. Sho Heen
6. Sweet Bride
7. All God's Angels
8. The Wild Goose
9. The Duke And The Tinker
10. Our Town
11. The Sleepless Sailor
12. Bonus Track: Cowsong
13. Bonus Track: Botany Bay

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Kate Rusby is a folk singer in the Sandy Denny mould. Not that they sound at all alike, simply that as with Denny, Rusby is at her best when singing fragile, introspective folksongs--exactly the kind of material to be heard here. This, her second solo album, is collection of traditional songs and original compositions (plus a sensitive cover version of Iris Dement's "Our Town") in which Rusby muses on and mourns for lost love in a variety of settings. Her richly expressive voice and attention to the meaning of the words are only half the story, though, for the arrangements--her own--support both the songs and her burnished tones with great sympathy. Her understated guitar and piano playing, plus contributions from guitarist Ian Carr (previously to be heard accompanying Kathryn Tickell) and others, extract the very essence from these delicate ballads. If only she could find the same depth in contemporary material as she finds in lyrics about sailors, tinkers and cobbler's daughters, Rusby might just be able to persuade a sceptical public that folk music is a vital force for our times and not a living museum exhibit. --Mark Walker

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
At the risk of being misunderstood, I would say that this is not the best starting point of Kate Rusby's material. This is a very personal view, from a farirly "non-folk" person. It's just that if I'd bought this album first I'm not sure whether I'd have fully apprciated Kate's music. To me the album has a more "traditional folk" feel than the others. Before I get shot down in flames, I think it's a wonderful album. It's simply that it maybe isn't quite as accessible to those who are relatively new to the great Kate Rusby or to English folk music, and maybe "Hourglass" or "Little lights" would be a better starting point - and hopefully the beginning of an addiction!

"Cobbler's daughter" tells the tale of a young lass whose mother is in prison for accidentally killing a young man who was getting a little fresh with her daughter in her chamber. Like the other songs on the album, the instrumental breaks are a delight. "I wonder what is keeping my true love" and "Fairest of all Yarrow" showcase Kate's voice beautifully. "Wild Goose" has some gorgeously sweet violin playing between verses. "All God's angels" is another heart-render..

"Our town" is exquisite. I had never heard the song - nor even of it - before encountering this album. What a song, and what a rendition! The song is intensely moving: "but hold on to your lover, cause your heart's gonna die.." becomes "I'll hold on to my lover, cause my heart's just died.." As with many of her renditions of sad songs, Kate sings in a natural, almost matter-of-fact sort of way that somehow makes the song all the more moving. It's hard to explain, but if you listen to any of her material you'll understand what I mean. The guitar and especially the mandolin on this track are terrific - again almost understated,letting the song breathe rather than dominating it. This approach to instrumentation is fairly typical, and probably the result of John McCusker's shrewd understanding of the genre.

Yes, I think that "Sleepless" is just as good as "Hourglass" and "Little Lights." If you haven't got any of Kate's albums, consider buying one or both of the others first. If you already have one or both of the others but not this one yet, you should be ashamed of yourself!

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I first read about Kate in a Guardian article back in 1999. I went straight out to buy 'Sleepless' simply because she came across as such a quirky and intelligent woman.

I was captivated from the moment I heard her flawless vocals...and the yorkshire lilt creeping into her lyrics made it all the more appealing to me having just moved to Yorkshire myself.

Don't let this put you off though. Kate takes the notion of a traditional folky love song and translates it, just for you. To see her live once is a memorable experience; to see her twice you'll feel like you know this lovely lady.

This album is the best of the lot, and the rest isn't all that bad.

An investment in itself.

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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A long time ago I was sat upstairs at Durty Nellie's during the Beverley Folk festival and a good time was being had, when these two very pretty lasses showed up and proceeded to wrap the room around their little fingers. Especially the older men present.

I confess I couldn't really see it myself. Sure Kate and Kathryn were more than a little gorgeous to look at and there was no denying that they'd a pair fine voices, but apart from that I found myself thinking `ho hum'. Pretty young voices singing Old Songs are all very well, but the Old Songs demand a little more than that. They demand understanding from the singer, and back then the ambition was there but the execution was slightly lacking.

And so I started to ignore Kate Rusby.

Which was a mistake.

Time has passed, experience has done its job and, well, this album is wonderful. There's a maturity to her reading of the songs that reminds me of the likes of Norma Waterson, or of Maddy PRyor on one of her good days. The songs are well chosen, the new songs fit well with the Old and the album just sounds `right'. And the sequence from `I wonder what is keeping my true love tonight' through `The fairest of all Yarrow' to `The Unquiet Grave' is likely to tear your heart out. Great, great stuff.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
"Less is more" production principles makes this album a winner !
One of the most difficult things to do sometimes, when you have so many albums (whether vinyl or CD) to listen to, is to decide what to put on for your listening pleasure -... Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2008 by SMc
Brilliant!! - but lose the theeing and thouing
I love the voice, the tunes, the backing vocals and instrumentation.

I REALLY love the Yorkshire accent - one of my pet hates is UK performers singing with US... Read more
Published on 21 Sep 2007 by Apple-eater
Bah Gum!
While "Hourglass" was refreshing, this is an attempt to squeeze more out of a winning formula, and by the end of the CD the overdone Barnsley accent has become too much. Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2005
Shes grand is our Kate!
I had been wondering about giving Kate Rusby a try for a while when a friend gave me a copy of Sleepless - I didnt listen to anything else for two months! Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2005 by "james38171"
rusby does it again
having now been to two rusby concerts at the birmingham MAC not all of the songs on this albim do her justice. Read more
Published on 24 Dec 2000 by younge_1664@yahoo.com
Good
Not as good as Hourglass. But worth buying for the cover of Iris Dements OUR TOWN.
Published on 1 April 2000
Wow! Can I give this 6 stars?
I don't usually review cd's (well practically never!), but since I have the chance... :o)

On first (and subsequent) listen, what strikes me most about the lyrics is their honesty... Read more

Published on 11 Mar 2000
Unusually Superb
This is my first review, stick with me :O) I don't listen to a lot of folk music, but on the recommendation of a magazine I thought what the hell, why not. Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2000 by Chris Bush
Kate has the most beautiful voice
There are voices you like and voices you love.With Kate you more than love it! She sings with such rich character - kind of sweetly sad and quite shy. Read more
Published on 17 Dec 1999 by Mr Martin A Holme
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