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REVIEW FROM www.livingtradition.co.uk
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Eliza Carthy and The Ratcatchers - Rough Music |
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Eliza Carthy recently said, ‘I have unfinished business with traditional music.’ She should be well satisfied with Rough Music, a standard-setting album of confidence and maturity. The recording succeeds on every level. The outstanding musicality of Carthy, Ben Ivitsky, Jon Boden, John Spiers and guests, playing as one, adds rich, earthy depth. The passionate song selections are deeply suited to Carthy’s soulful voice. Her own composition ‘Mohair’, and a cover of ‘The Unfortunate Lass,’ are exquisitely and movingly sung – drawing the listener right into the heart of the song. Carthy’s voice is unfailingly supported by the heart-wrenching expressiveness and rhythmic potential of fiddle, viola and box. |
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