Jackson C. Frank
Jackson C. Frank
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Reviews (2)
Folk radio UK
d. 13. Oct. 2020
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Billy Rough
d. 13. Oct. 2020
"To The Awe, through its collection of voices and themes, presents both a timeless and immediate message. Despite, or perhaps because of, many of the song's narratives being rooted in folklore and myth the resonance of each tale rings remarkably apposite to our world and attests truth to the adage that nothing every really changes. Beautifully produced, To The Awe is a striking, pertinent, and entirely enthralling album. A powerful testament to the experiences of women through the ages".
Songlines
2020 December
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Tim Cumming
2020 December
"Top of the world" - "With the same band she used for her award-winning Here's My Heart Come Take It (...), Rachel Newton recorded To the Awe during the April-May lockdown ... Newton draws on ancient ballads, weaving her own songs through them - the likes of 'To My Daughter' - while holding to the core theme, which she describes as "placing women at the centre of the narrative, at different stages of life and often marking a coming of age and an acquisition of power". Opening song 'The Early Morning' has a strong percussive beat, drawing on the balladry of 'The Outlandish Knight', where toxic masculinity is the very devil himself. The music is a fabulous contrast to the story, while the driving harp and percussion on Gaelic song 'Chaidil Mi A-Raoir air an Airigh' unveils another tale of seriously unwanted male attention ... Energetic, subtle and wide-ranging, this new release is worth your awe".