Mojo (1/02, p.69) - Included in Mojo's "Best Folk of 2001".
CMJ (8/4/01, p.25) - "...Kate brings folk music to the forefront of the modern music scene and she makes all the ugliness in the world seem bearable..."
No Depression (9-10/01, p.145) - "...Old-school purists and folk newbies will both be impressed...you will not find a finer work of art with more beauty."
Personnel: Kate Rusby (vocals, guitar); Ian Carr, John Doyle, Darrell Scott (guitar); Mike McGoldrick (banjo, whistle); Alison Brown (banjo); Malcolm Stitt (bouzouki); John McCusker (cittern, fiddle, whistle); Tim O'Brien (mandolin); Sandy Smith (Eb horn); Andy Cutting, Mairtin O'Connor (accordion); Alan Morrison, Richard Marshall (cornet); Nick Hudson (trombone); Shaun Crowther (tuba); Keith Angel (marimba, percussion); Ewan Vernal, Andy Seward, Danny Thompson (bass); Eddi Reader, John Jones (background vocals).
Recorded at Pure Records Studio, Yorkshire, England.
Third solo album from one of Britain's brightest young folk artists, playing guitar and singing a mix of standards and her own material. Features guest appearances from Eddi Reader and Tim O'Brien. Rusby is a member of the all-female folk-rock ensemble The Poozies.