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The observer
d. 5. Oct. 2014
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Neil Spencer
d. 5. Oct. 2014
"Tilston's delicate vocals recall Anne Briggs (not least on Black Waterside), and an array of guests from her extended family add robustness, though the arrangements (guitar, bouzouki, flute) remain low key. It's an engrossing set that captures both the harshness and enchantment of maritime life, with the salt of sea air almost palpable".
Mojo
2015 January
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Colin Irwin
2015 January
"The cycle of sea songs are beautifully sung and atmospherically arranged in unusual ways; notably the usually rumbustious shanty Shallow Brown transformed into a darkly menacing ballad".
fRoots
2014 November
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Steve Hunt
2014 November
"Martha Tilston's reputation as a politically conscious singer-songwriter has seen her both nominated for a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award, and invited to collaborate with the likes of Zero 7. The Sea, her first foray into traditional song, comprises "traditional folk songs about the sea, collected, sung and played with family & friends - kith & kin ... She and brother Joe Tilston deliver some glorious sibling harmonies on Shallow Brown, while dad Steve Tilston guests on Fisher Lad Of Whitby (for which he also composed the tune). Step-ma Maggie Boyle duets on Lovely On The Water, on which Martha's regular accomplices, guitarist Nick Marshall and bass and bouzouki player Matt Tweed, in a breathtaking five/four time arrangement, evoke the spirit of Pentangle (a link further enhanced by the inclusion of a lovely version of Blackwaterside - dedicated to "family friend and big influence" Bert Jansch) ... Tilston's family background (...) has helped to forge her into a considerable artist,andwith The Sea she successfully marries content and context in the creation of a folk album with real musical and emotional depth. Dive in!".