Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts [Import]

Kate Rusby, Kathryn Roberts | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 20, 1999)
• Original Release Date: April 20, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Compass Records
• ASIN: B00000IISD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,909 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Recruited Collier

2. Ned of the Hill

3. The Lorry Ride

4. The Queen & The Soldier

5. Courting Is a Pleasure

6. The Constant Lovers

7. The Dark-Eyed Sailor

8. Hunting the Hare

9. The Plains of Waterloo

10. Exile

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not so silly sisters, December 4, 2000

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Neil Roseman (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts (Audio CD)

First, let me admit: I came to this record after hearing Ms Rusby on the radio recently, ordered several CDs, and this one arrived first, so I can't compare it to other records by either artist. It's been a great surprise. One of my favorite 'folk revival' records of all time is Maddy Prior and June Tabor's "Silly Sisters" and fans of that record should buy this without hesitation. Now, this is not quite in the rarified terriory of June & Maddy, but it is very good.

Both Ms Rusby and Ms Roberts have fine voices, but Rusby's is often quite thrilling and is the real star here. The unfussy, simple arrangements serve their oft-heard material well.

Ms Rusby sounds particular luminous on "Recruited Collier" & "Dark Eyed Sailor". I am also partial to Ms Roberts version of "Plains of Waterloo" -- this doesn't quite match the specatularly mournful June Tabor version (on her "Airs and Graces") but she does nicely capture the heartache in this ballad, one of my favorite "my lover went to war and now he's dead" ballads.

If I have a complaint it is that there is quite enough variety of mood here -- but that's a small problem with stuff this lovely.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts sound like magic, November 12, 2001

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Rob Kemp (Hayward, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts (Audio CD)

I have to admit I'm not the biggest fan of female vocalists, nor am I a Celtic music buff. However I've never heard two women sing together like these two. It's a sound that caresses and squeezes your heart all at the same time... The sound makes me feel like I want to cry from the saddest and most warm embrace.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In my CD player at least once a week ..., October 26, 2000

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Ed Brickell - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts (Audio CD)

This CD has given me so much pleasure. Simple accoustic arrangements, two lovely voices singing poignant solos and exquiste harmonies. Kathryn Roberts' soulful lead in "Ned On The Hill" is one of many highlights, but the version of "The Queen and The Soldier" is the crown jewel of the set, carrying great emotional impact. Still, it seems unfair to single out one or two tracks when every one is memorable.

It's all sung and played in a way that seems inevitable and natural as the weather -- nothing calling attention to itself, with the simple, spare parts creating a marvelous whole.

Not just another English folkie CD, but an investment for your soul.