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
Mike Blakely
Keepsake
LOUISA BRANSCOMB
I'll Take Love from the pen of Louisa Branscomb
Rollie Tussing And The Midwest Territory Band
Rollie Tussing And The Midwest Territory Band
HEM
No Word From Tom
BRADFORD LEE FOLK & THE BLUEGRASS PLAYBOYS
Somewhere Far Away
EILEN JEWELL
QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY
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