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Cruel Sister

~ Rachel Unthank
5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (2 Oct 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Rabble Rouser
  • ASIN: B0009HLBI4
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,103 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. On a Monday Morning
2. January Man
3. Fair Rosamund
4. Cruel Sister
5. Rap Her To Bank
6. Raven Girl
7. Twenty Long Weeks
8. The Fair Flower of Northumberland
9. The Greatham Calling On Song
10. River Man
11. Bonnie At Morn
12. John Dead
13. Troubled Waters

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BOB HARRIS, BBC RADIO 2
"I just love it..I simply can’t recommend them enough"

PHIL JUPITUS, BBC 6 MUSIC
"just beautiful, beautiful music..one day all music will sound like this"

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Grassroots Superbness, 14 Jun 2006
By J. Q. W. Bayes "YourMessageHere" (Newcastle upon Tyne) - See all my reviews
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To listen to Cruel Sister is to remind yourself of what folk music really is: people with appreciation for tradition, their own ideas, the talent to combine them, the sensitivity to do it well and the enthusiasm to love doing it. Rachel and Becky Unthank have all this, and the spread of songs on here show that clearly. Whether it's familiar songs such as the title track (albeit in an interpretation unfamiliar to me), local North-Eastern songs like Rap Her To Bank or the superb acappella of The Fair Flower Of Northumberland, or more recent pieces like River Man, the skill is almost as apparent to the listener as the amount of fun they're clearly having.

Comparisons with June Tabor have been made by some reviewers, and while I'm not sure the Unthanks are quite in that league yet, at this rate they will. They do already share with Tabor that amazing ability to absorb and amplify the innate emotional quality of the songs they sing. Rachel especially has a most expressive voice. Accompanists Brenda O'Hooley and Jackie Oates, completing The Winterset, mark another similarity to June Tabor's music in their quiet, almost minimalist power, elegant simplicity and gravity, and are fantastically apt for the Unthank sisters' voices.

In annual visits to Hexham Gathering folk festival I've seen the Unthanks go from (undeservedly) little-regarded also-ran performers to headliners. I'm so glad they've managed to make this mark on the wider world at last. It's just a shame this CD doesn't have any video footage of their superb clogging as a hidden extra; perhaps for the next album?
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars See "The Bairns" develop, 22 Nov 2007
By Lily Beastie (West Yorkshire, UK) - See all my reviews
This CD stands alone as an original creative piece with a touching mood all of its own. In context, as their first album (subsequently followed by "The Bairns"), it illustrates the beginnings of their unique sound which famously combines authenticity and individuality. If you're new to Rachel Unthank and the Winterset, start with "The Bairns", their second and most recent offering (simply breathtaking), and then treat yourself to "Cruel Sister" because you will want more, and this will help put their journey in context.
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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting, real, what a story their music brings.. Fabulous, 19 Feb 2006
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I love this music. The Unthanks bring the past and all it means to us, and what it makes us.

Having been to see them live at the Komedia theatre in Brighton, I was captivated by their live performance. They are also great entertainment in between songs. Belinda O’Hooley as well as being a fantistic pianist could perform stand up as another career. Please don't though.

They are going somewhere special, they are raw, hungry for success and encaptivating.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Cruel Sister
The Unthank sisters have a quality which you seldom hear: husky, powerful, and with a precision of harmony and tone that makes you gasp. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best folk Album for a long time
This is a great recording from the first soulful and oh so true song to the last we are treated to music at its best.

I cannot wait for the follow up
Published on 22 Jul 2006 by sussex reviewer

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