"New recordings of songs associated with Shirley Collins ... Plenty of good stuff on offer here, with the likes of Alasdair Roberts, Meg Baird, Will Oldham, Jackie Oates, Sharron Kraus and Bonnie Dobson & The Lords Of Thyme all yielding expectedly excellent performances ... Surprisingly satisfying are the contributions of Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) and Marco Pirroni (Adam & The Ants, Siouxsie & The Banshees etc) who boldly apply their signature electric guitar rackets to The Plains Of Waterloo and Turpin Hero, respectively .. Attempting to ingest all 45 tracks in a single sitting can leave the listener encountering blacksmiths and Oxford girls bidding adieu to old England, every time the tide flows in and out. Repeated listens reveal hidden charms however, and new favourites emerge from the unfamiliar ... Not only a fitting tribute to Shirley herself, but an accessible gateway to the work of artists operating outside the listener's usual comfort zones".
