"Any act that chooses to adorn their CD cover with portraits of Woody Guthrie, Mississippi John Hurt, Hank Williams and Blind Willie McTell is clearly (a) pitching their wares directly at my market demographic, and (b) not lacking in self-belief. The band (named after the hero of Jack Kerouac's On The Road) is a collective of five artists of French, American, Swiss and Vietnamese origin, mainly born in France ... While countless acts have already recorded these old songs (...), the music (...) more than lives up to the promise (...) with some superb guitars, piano and harmonica and the soaring, seductive voice of singer Rosemary. Their arrangements successfully retain the spirit of the originals without resorting to pastiche ... "Fugitives" connects ancient and modern, physical and digital, academic and instinctive, and joyously rocks the house in the process. Check out their video for "Matty Groves" (sourced from Doc Watson rather than Fairport Convention) on YouTube for atasteof what could be your next favourite band".
