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~ Kathryn Williams and Neill MacColl

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Audio CD (3 Mar 2008)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: CAW Records
ASIN: B00139ZWF0
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Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Kathryn Williams has a voice like a tatty old pair of slippers. Which might seem an unkind thing to say, but the point is that when she starts singing you're overcome with that immediate warm rush of familiarity, your shoulders retreat from their uniform rigidity and every tension point in your body dissipates like a circular ripple on a lake's surface. And she has proven herself time and time again, since 2000's Mercury-nominated Little Black Numbers, with delicate, discerning folk music, weaving a consuming web of light and shade across life's small details. She is a tested comfort. We could have more charitably likened her to a scented bath in low light, or melting honey on a warm knife, but that aligns her too closely to the Katie Melua's of this world (who, comparatively, she makes look like Barbie in leg warmers). On Two she carries on to much the same irrefutable standard as before, only this time in beautiful cohorts with Neill MacColl (half-brother of Kirsty, formerly of Eddi Reader and David Gray's bands), who adds complementary haunting tones to Kathryn's leading voice on "Armchair", "Weather Forever" and "Innocent When You Dream" and guitars that spin and pirouette like a pair alone on an empty ballroom floor followed by a doting spotlight. They are immediately compatible and together they spin a rich tapestry, from the Nick Drake-esque simplicity of "6am Corner", to the bleak seduction of double-bass heavy "Grey Goes" to the lavish string arrangements of "Shoulders". --James Berry

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A supremely talented Mercury Prize nominee with an unrivalled critical reputation teams up with an amazing guitarist/vocalist and member of a hugely influential musical clan. Kathryn Williams and Neill MacColl first met at the Daughters of Albion concert (part of the BBC's Folk Britannia season) where they had been paired to perform "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", a song which Neill's father, Ewan MacColl, wrote for his mother, Peggy Seeger. "We just clicked, we didn't need to say anything on stage..." recalls Kathryn. "Within a few hours of first saying 'hello' to each other, we were saying - yeah, lets get together and make a record". The result is a sublime and intimate collection of thirteen songs recorded over two weeks in 2007. Seven albums in, the critically acclaimed Brit-folkster Kathryn has also collaborated with the likes of John Martyn, Badmarsh and Shri, Thea Gilmore, Tobias Froberg and Ted Barnes. Neill's career has included long spells in Eddi Reader's band and several years with David Gray, as well as Nanci Griffith, Boo Hewerdine, David Gilmour, Lou Rhodes, Beth Gibbons, Steve Earle and kd Lang, amongst others.

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5.0 out of 5 stars It Takes Two!, 6 Mar 2008

By	E. Lidster "happyhappyjoyjoy" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

`Two' does what it says on the casing and introduces the collaboration of two of the biggest (or certainly best) names in modern folk (erm...mofo?!) on one album, you lucky, lucky things! If you like Kathryn or Neill's previous work you won't be disappointed, there is just the right mix of both of their styles and the combination of their voices and guitar styles is incredibly effective. Occasional melotron or dulcimer adds to the impact of the songs. Maybe `impact' is the wrong word because, like Williams' previous albums, it won't hit you immediately like a chart-bound foot stomper, but herein lies its brilliance because this album will creep up on you and stay in your head and heart like a dear friend. The lyrics are amazing as usual too, with the `ordinary' used as metaphor and highlighting deeper emotions, for instance:

"look at that painting on the hotel wall seen by lonely eyes, don't go into hotels looking for dreams, don't go into them with thoughts of your life" (`Frame') or
"with my big net, I'm catching colours...I used black and white on how you hurt me" (`Grey Goes') or...many, many others!

This album is great, the production really draws out the best of Neill and Kathryn and their combination together is amazing. I'm a big fan of Williams (can you tell?!) and I really love Neill's bluegrass-y tenor harmonies in combination with her voice, for example on Tom Waits' `Innocent when you Dream'.

The first reviewer appears to have bought this album because he likes male/female duos. Well, this in itself isn't necessarily indicative of musical style or genre - for instance if you're looking for Elton John and Kiki Dee then you won't find it here. However, if you like Eddi Reader, Nick Drake or even the mellower side of Be Good Tanyas then this is a good place to start. If you're thinking of buying it just because you like MacColl or Williams' previous work then you're gonna love it!

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4.0 out of 5 stars "Like warm honey on a summers day", 9 Mar 2008

By	cathy earnshaw (Berlin, Germany) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

These two created their musical partnership after a random pairing on a concert bill (2005's Daughters of Albion concert in Cork). There must have been much mutual intuition floating about in the sessions because they sound like they've been playing together for years. Kathryn has said that "the whole experience was the musical equivalent of standing naked in front of the person you love and wanting them to like you." In various sheds and garages (independent artists always say that! But Kathryn wouldn't lie to us, would she?!), they recorded twenty one songs in six days, whittling them down to the thirteen released on this wondrous record.

A languorous and hushed, homely atmosphere wraps itself around the songs, with Williams and MacColl sharing vocals (although the latter sometimes pales into the background) and guitar-playing. MacColl has added the dulcimer and autoharp and Williams the organ, harmonium and melotron. Suffice to say that it makes for an astoundingly quiet and intimate album - "like warm honey on a summers day" as someone has said. There is a hidden bite to some of the lyrics: "I used black and white on how you hurt me" (Grey Goes) expresses a rare bitterness; and "I'll sweeten you like sugar when the world has been f*#!ing with you" (Armchair) lets a little of the wind of the outside world blow into their introspective, sheltered bubble. Kathryn's lyrical trademark - a humming melancholy and understated individuality - is here. On Blue Fields, for example (one of the first songs she wrote, but which never worked alone) she asks, "What am I if not looked at by you? Will I disappear?" and on the final track "One day the days and nights will have meaning / Then I can get my diary out...".

Williams did the original artwork - the thick, acrylic brushstrokes seen on the cover - and her husband Neil le Flohic took care of the design layout. Which just increase the general sense of intimacy and everyday naturalness on this album.

Recommended songs: Come with Me, Grey Goes, Frame, Armchair, Rolling Down, All

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5.0 out of 5 stars superb, 4 Mar 2008

By	A. R. Bradley "earlgreyjunior" (Sutton Coldfield) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a fan of Kathryn's work over the years, and a follower of Neill's work in The Bible, Liberty Horses and beyond, I can honestly say that this CD combines the best of both worlds. The co-written songs definitely have their own new identity, you don't think "That's Kathryn" or "That's Neill".

It's a great recording, no trickery and hence very real and warm-sounding. If you like the sound of acoustic guitars and close-miked vocals, with a pastoral feel, then this will appeal.

I hope they do another.

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