'Songs lost and stolen'-- Bella Hardy

Subject: 'Songs lost and stolen'-- Bella Hardy
From: Johnny J
Date: 15 May 11 - 09:09 AM

Just listening Bella Hardy's album....

Great!

Subject: RE: 'Songs lost and stolen'-- Bella Hardy
From: Johnny J
Date: 15 May 11 - 09:10 AM

Should I elaborate or does this only apply to negative comments?

:-)

Subject: RE: 'Songs lost and stolen'-- Bella Hardy
From: YorkshireYankee
Date: 15 May 11 - 09:16 AM

Should I elaborate

Please do...

Subject: RE: 'Songs lost and stolen'-- Bella Hardy
From: Johnny J
Date: 15 May 11 - 09:22 AM

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.

Subject: RE: 'Songs lost and stolen'-- Bella Hardy
From: YorkshireYankee
Date: 15 May 11 - 09:25 AM

I figgered 'twere a joke...

Thanks for the review -- sounds good indeed!