Fay Hield - Looking Glass (2010)
Artist: Fay Hield
Title: Looking Glass
Year Of Release: 2010
Label: Topic
Genre: Folk
Quality: FLAC (tracks) | Mp3 / 320kbps
Total Time: 42:33
Total Size: 248 MB | 97,2 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
TracklistTitle: Looking Glass
Year Of Release: 2010
Label: Topic
Genre: Folk
Quality: FLAC (tracks) | Mp3 / 320kbps
Total Time: 42:33
Total Size: 248 MB | 97,2 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
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01. Fay Hield - The Huntsman (05:57)
02. Fay Hield - Mad Family (02:28)
03. Fay Hield - Two Brothers (03:51)
04. Fay Hield - The Looking Glass (03:19)
05. Fay Hield - Little Yellow Roses (03:41)
06. Fay Hield - The Banks of the Nile (02:36)
07. Fay Hield - Kemp Owen (07:25)
08. Fay Hield - Sheepcrook and Black Dog (03:56)
09. Fay Hield - Grey Goose and Gander (04:01)
10. Fay Hield - The Shepherd's Daughter (02:40)
11. Fay Hield - King Henry (02:34)
Even before Fay Hield released this debut, she'd made waves as the first signing in a decade to the venerable Topic folk label. The question is, can she live up to all that hype? Although she's not the finished article yet, Looking Glass is an impressive beginning. She's picked a few fairly well-known pieces for the album, like "The Banks of the Nile" and "Sheepcrook and Black Dog," but there is plenty of the unfamiliar here. The backing is sparse, with no full band and often just the scraping of fiddles, and it's all the more powerful for it. Hield has an unusual voice, darker and Northern, but with a unique, endearing sound, especially on "The Looking Glass" with its unusual octave jumps. She works with sympathetic figures (Jon Boden, who plays several instruments here and co-produces, is her partner in life as well as music) who accentuate her music. She's powerful on longer ballads, such as "Kemp Owen," while still maintaining a powerful presence on the shorter songs. Even unaccompanied, as she is on "The Shepherd's Daughter," she has an indefinable quality that bodes very well for the future. After such a good debut, Fay Hield looks set for a glorious singing career.~Looking Glass Review by Chris Nickson
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