2008-05-09
Take Rusby performing lovely ballads, both original and traditional, add lush strings, brass, and a lively banjo - spice with guests like Chris Thile, Kris Drever, John Doyle and you have the recipe for a Celtic delight. Despite a very tough year (in the liner notes she said she gave up making this cd more than once) she has managed give us songs that rise above. I found "Awkward Annie," "Bitter Boy," "Planets," and "Daughter of Heaven," enchanting. Ms. Rusby has won a bunch of awards in the past 10 years and this cd shows you why. Anne Lamont
Chris Proctor
Ladybug Stomp
MICHAEL LEONHART
The Ballad of Milton Quigley
CLIFF EBERHARDT
The High Above And The Down Below
THE HANGDOG HEARTS
The Hangdog Hearts
Black Jake and the Carnies
Sundry Mayhems
TWO LOONS FOR TEA
Nine Lucid Dreams
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