Purely as a snide aside, here is a link to an earlier thread, I snogged Kate Rusby last night, which has plenty of reviews, not really germane to her musical talents.

I can remember her singing five years ago as the second act to a local band in Glossop, "Still Life". Everyone thought that the sound was excellent, and that she deserved to be much better known. Still, local loyalty meant that we were miffed when she did the interview on Mike Harding the next week and "Still Life" weren't invited. (Oh, well, different genre anyway).

<bitch>Naturally, her voice lends itself to plaintive tales of miners' wives waiting anxiously at the pithead for news of their hubbies (or awaiting their sweethearts' return as collections of bits and pieces after having been conscripted to fight against Napoleon).</bitch>

However, her range is far broader than that, and is very evocative of many aspects of country life. The coalfields around Barnsley are as rich in industrial and folk heritige as any to be found in Britain, and she has used those roots to great effect. May she live long and prosper.