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Thread #137859 Message #3154427
Posted By: Johnny J
15-May-11 - 09:22 AM
Thread Name: 'Songs lost and stolen'-- Bella Hardy
Subject: RE: 'Songs lost and stolen'-- Bella Hardy
I was having a wee joke as some people here may recall another recent thread and subsequent stooshie.
:-)
Anyway, re this album:-
It's full of very well crafted songs. Singer songwriting is not always my favourite genre but Bella does have traditional roots and they're very much to the fore here. A good grounding is always a great advantage, I feel.
The musical arrangements are excellent and her collaborators here read like a "Who's who" of the great young musicians of today, eg Anna Massie, Kris Drever, Corrina Hewat, Chris Sherbourne and many more.
I fully realise that not everyone will share my opinion but I reckon that this is a beautiful album from start to finish. "The Herring Girl" is destined to become a classic.