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Kate Rusby | Format: Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (18 Feb 2009)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Cadiz Music Ltd
  • ASIN: B000A17H50
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 11,682 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

A succession of plaudit-harvesting folk albums and subsequent international renown means that Yorkshire's Kate Rusby no longer needs to be nurtured with kind words of condescension along the lines of lass, babe and starlet, and yet there remains something irredeemably youthful about The Girl Who Couldn't Fly. It’s not just the butterfly flutter of Rusby's voice--which allows the nudge and wink of a smutty traditional favourite like "Game Of All Fours" to retain its charade and the magic of innocent years to linger. Sometimes the songs are bare--guitar and vocals--but they're never spartan, pink as nature intended, a curiously roseate melancholia where even an ill-fated adieu such as "No Names"--one of three songs sang, improbably, with Roddy Woomble of Idlewild--mollifies as fluently as a lullaby. The jolly virtues of the traditional "Mary Blaize" and Rusby's very own faux-traditional epic "Elfin Knight" are fleshier, finding Rusby accompanied by such folk scene luminati as Michael McGoldrick, Andy Cutting and John McCusker to ebullient effect. Proof, indeed, that folk music need not be studiously dour or touristically picturesque. If the current British folk scene is to produce a genuine household name, it's likely to be Kate Rusby.--Kevin Maidment

BBC Review

In the world of folk, there are three fates cutting the future. On one side, Eliza Carthy spins aging memories into fresh settings. At the other, Kathryn Williams cuts through the past and starts a new tradition. Between them sits Kate Rusby, weaving herself new cloth from old tunes and bringing the present to the past.

For a decade, Rusby has built up a reputation for having a voice (and live, a sense ofhumour) that's easy to fall for. Her gentle tones have a beguiling quality that draw you in and never let you go. They also have the ability of disguising her less-successful tunes.

As with earlier outings, The Girl Who Couldnt Fly has its fair share of collaborators. Ex-Blur guitarist Graham Coxon supplies the cover artwork, though sadly no music, and Idlewild's Roddy Woomble adds his voice to three tracks. Sadly, only Coxon's contribution adds to the album, as Woomble's dulcet voice jars against the sweetness of Rusby's and the pair fail to find a harmonious middle ground.

Elsewhere, it's regular cohort (and husband) John McCusker that adds his vast talents to Rusby's simple vocals and guitar, aided by a host of musicians on harmoniums, double bass, flutes, whistles and even euphonium! Thankfully, the results are remarkably uncluttered, bringing uncomplicated backdrops to Rusby's renditions of both traditional and self-penned tunes.

While The Girl Who Couldnt Fly doesn't live up to the quality of its predecessor, the immaculate Underneath The Stars, Rusby's talent for creating "folk music for people who dont like folk music" (asher websiteputs it) means there are still several highlights. Particular attention is deserved for the opening traditional tale of gambling, The "Game Of All Fours", the jigging twitch of "The Elfin Knight" and the beautifully cute bonus track, "Little Jack Frost", written for one of the BBC's Christmas shows last yuletide, though the less time spent with her lumpen trawl through King, Stewart and Price's "You Belong To Me", the better.

Considering her own high standards, this is an album that takes a little longer than normal to hit home and there are parts of it that never do, and yet there's little need to worry. Her charmingly wonderful voice and continuing talent for songwriting do enough to assure any listener that her part stake in the future fate of folk is in very safe hands. --Chris Long

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Simply Beautiful 24 Sep 2005
Format:Audio CD
It's been less than a year since I fell in love with Kate Rusby's music. I had read a positive review of her appearance at 2004's Sidmouth Folk Festival and decided to investigate her work. I was blown away by Underneath the Stars and sought out all her other albums, and despite loving artists like Status Quo and Black Sabbath have, through following Kate Rusby, discovered the whole genre of folk music. So it was with great anticipation I awaited this new album and I wasn't disappointed. As always the melodies and the story telling are beautiful, and that voice! I think Kate Rusby could probably sing a shopping list and make it sound breathtaking. Standout tracks for me are The Lark, Wandering Soul and Little Jack Frost and the more upbeat and bawdy Elfin Knight. I thoroughly recommend this album but for new fans I would say Underneath the Stars is an essential introduction to the different colours in her work.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Robert
Format:Audio CD
As a disclaimer, I admit to being a bit of an unabashed Kate Rusby fanatic. That being said this is truly a beautiful record. What I love most about Kate's records are the fantastic arrangements. Kate and her core group of musicians (Ian Carr, John McCusker, Andy Cutting, Michael McGoldrick, Andy Seward, and Ewen Vernal) have created a sound that is instantly recognizable, while at the same time making subtle changes in instrumentation and voicing which keeps each record fresh and unique. Tenor guitar is featured throughout the record, in particular lending a delicate crystalline feel to the arrangement of "You Belong to Me". The subtle string arrangements on "Moonshadow" and "Little Jack Frost" create a peaceful hushed quality to both of the songs.

One of the highlights of the record is Kate's songwriting. "No Names" is a heartbreaking song about an elderly couple letting go, sung as a duet by Kate and Roddy Womble. "Little Jack Frost", which was written for an animated version of David Melling's book, is a truly magical song filled with hope which closes the record.

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By David Lusher TOP 1000 REVIEWER
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This is a wonderful folk album. Kate Rusby's voice is angelic and plaintive and beautiful, but the songs here are equally magical and the combination is simply breathtaking. Simple acoustic accompaniment (with the occasional use of soft brass) makes for a really fantastic listening experience. I am so glad to have found this album and can't wait to hear more. I cannot recommend this album highly enough.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
South Yorkshires very own angel!
I am not what you call an out and out folky, but I know a good voice when I hear one and boy can this little lass sing! Read more
Published 8 months ago by beretta
Happy music
I like Kate Rusby's music and The Girl Who Coudn't Fly is no exception. How many of her albums I buy remains to be seen as they are a bit "samey".
Published 8 months ago by C. HOLMES
Kate Rusby
Kate Rusby one of the Queens of the Folk industry, her voice is that of an Angel ( have I heard that somewhere before ). Read more
Published 23 months ago by A. J. MCGILL
Still Fresh
I've had this CD for a couple of years now and keep coming back to it. The songs range from the joyous to the poignant and KR ('The Barnsley Nightingale' as Mike Harding calls... Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2010 by Nigel
The girl who couldn't fly
Kate & pals do it again, yet another absolute peach in an ever expanding line of mini-masterpieces. Although possibly not quite as immediate as some of her earlier works this is... Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2009 by Mr. Djon Hampton
Great album, AWESOME voice
Great album. Highlights are The Lark and Moonshadow. Both beautiful songs. Kate often opens her second set with The Lark....stunning stuff. Read more
Published on 27 May 2009 by LooksLikeWeGotOurselvesAReader
Nothing new - but that's okay
Kate Rusby continues to do her thing; mixing traditional folk ballads with contemporary ones and singing them in her distinctive Barnsley tones. Read more
Published on 9 May 2009 by Captain Pugwash
Roddy Woomble is the cherry on top!
Kate Rusby is a treat and possibly the most unsung performer in the UK. I own hundreds of CDs and very few of them continue to move me like "The Girl Who Couldn't Fly". Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2007 by L. Pearson
Wistful love songs by young chanteuse
As many of the other reviewers have stated Kate Rusby has a beautiful plaintiff voice and this can be both a blessing and a hindrance as she will never have the vocal range and... Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2007 by A. J. Rabet
Brilliant at times
Ninety per cent of this is her usual high standard. There are however a few songs that sound a bit tired and I don't think her voice is at its youthful, wistful best. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2006 by Leslie Jeary
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