I have bought the CD Sharp Practice, and I'm listening to it over and over. I listen to a lot of traditional music from the British Isles and America, since many many years, and I think this recording is among the gems. This Barb'ry Ellen goes with the great recordings of this ballad. Mary Humphreys' singing is out of the ordinary, it reminds me of the dignity and majesty of Norma Waterson's. I do appreciate Anahata's playing, so important yet so full of discretion. Another song I like very much is Mermaid, in this unusual happy-ending version, that is not banal, but moving. Sharp Practice has been a surprise and a pleasure. Roberto