The first reviews have come through today:

One here

and this one is lovely:

We had a 'Folk Group' in my school, the teacher who ran it was a great man, he taught me much. He said when you sing, sing as if you are singing to one very special person in the corner of the room and every one in the audience will know that you are singing for them.

I do not know if Wendy Arrowsmith had the same teacher as me, I doubt it because I went to a boys school in South London, she was raised in Glasgow and I, surely, have a good few years on her ! Nonetheless it seems to me that in her live performance and on her studio recordings Wendy makes her audience feel as though they are that special person in the corner, well that is how she makes me feel, and I am no more or less special than anyone else.

'Seeds of Fools' is a great, second, album which brings a mix of traditional folk songs, sparkling with new energy, and some terrific new songs which have a traditional magic about them.

Wendy makes tunes that you think you already know, she writes lyrics that you, some how, think you heard before, but you think again and realise that they are absolutely brand spanking new.

I have never got on so well with the superficial songs that are said to be great simply because they sold more copies than any other, to me there is something more to a great song than just catching the ear of the masses. Take a glimpse at some of the great songs Wendy has come up with 'The Ribbon' it makes me feel that I am on the dock side, experiencing something I have never experienced………. 'Archie and Daisy' a touching true life drama without which may be this review would never have been written…….. 'Counting Dolphins' takes me stright to the cliffs of Cullen Bay in North East Scotland and the ruins of Finlater Castle searching the waves for Bottle Nose Dolphins…… 'Gaza to Argyll' song is about protest as much as anything and it seems to me that there are not enough protest songs these days………..

Well produced, the songs are supported wonderfully by her own guitar and with the help of several other fine musicians. The album is professionally packaged; it would make a fine gift for all your friends.

Almond Greenway
11 August 2009