Hearts broken, heads turned

"Hearts Broken, Heads Turned is an auspicious debut, with Henderson sounding like a young Paul Brady on 'Ye Rambling Boys of Pleasure' and elsewhere bringing to mind Andy Irvine's gentleness and Len Graham's sensitive pacing. But he's not walking in anyone's shadows as he and his band give each of these eight traditional songs a contemporary setting of its own that retains and respects its integrity".

"A handsome traditional album (...), its eight antique songs given modern treatments built on the punchy bass playing of producer Duncan Lyall, with brass, electronica and even beatbox in the mix ... [Henderson's] singing (...) brings a brooding intensity to murder ballads like Young Edmund or the loping Lovely Nancy. Splendid".

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"Jarlath Henderson is a multi-instrumentalist and singer from Tyrone who moved to Scotland to study medicine and became one of the heroes of the new Celtic folk scene. He is best known as a remarkable player of uilleann pipes and whistles, but his debut solo album is a revelation. He also plays flute and guitar, and revives traditional songs with no-nonsense, respectful vocals that are matched against subtle, bravely original arrangements. So the murder ballad Young Edmund in the Lowlands Low is treated with a wash of electronic drone effects, along with fiddle and pipes, while the 17th-century ballad The Slighted Lover is updated with jazz-edged piano and brass ... One of the most powerful and inventive folk albums of the year".

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