Kate Denny - Closer to Home (2012)

British composer, singer and fiddle player, based in Westcliff on Sea, UK.

...The strength of this album lies in the simple format which the music takes. Each track, except for the final joyful goodbye of Closer To Home, features guitar, an occasional concertina part, and Denny’s viola and voice. It’s really back to basics, there’s no musical fussiness. This approach gives each number an authentic sound, and even though each is an original creation it feels like you are re-visiting old favourites.

Closer To Home is a showcase of beautiful lyrics and evocative storytelling. The highly personal content serves as a reminder that there is a folk song hiding in everyone’s past, and the whole album sparkles with a secret magic which is never fully released but is always just beneath the surface.