I have two Kate Rusby CDs and find her singing an absolute delight to listen to. The instrumentation is magnificent and the treatment of traditional songs first class and her own songs are inventive and very melodic.
I appreciate and enjoy good music when I hear it.
Kate Rusby is one of many fine young singers I listen to - one of the excellent new breed who are emerging.
Compare that to the hairy old male ``purists'' belting out unaccompanied songs like the Wild Rover with one hand on their ear .... makes you want to put a hand over each ear and throw up. Oh so predictable and oh so boring.
Changing a few notes and words here and there, adding or deleting a verse, or re-interpreting a song is all part of the folk process - or hasn't anyone told you that yet?
Kate and John do it brilliantly.