Fathoms

"Folkies flit between outfits almost as much as jazzers. Emily Portman, Alasdair Roberts, Rachel Newton and Lucy Farrell all have their own groups and albums, becoming the Furrow Collective to concentrate on tradition rather than original compositions. Most of the dozen songs on this third album are well known - in the case of The Cruel Grave and the Dark-Eyed Gypsies one might say overexposed - but the group refresh them with a mixture of agile arrangements and close-knit harmonies".

Læs anmeldelse

"Sticking resolutely to traditional ballads from both sides of the tweed, they have a very clear sense of identity, each approaching the music with a sort of ease yet cunning guile, while idividually bringing something distinctive to the party ... The songs are as old as the hills, the stories timeless and the treatment as fresh as the day ... A rare band of distinctively individual singers and musicians who knit perfectly. It's proper folk music - what's not to like?".