"Thea Gilmore returns to her folk roots with "Small World Turning" - and what an album of brilliant, classy, exceptional contemporary folk she has given us here. The breathtaking beauty in her vocals combines with equally breathtaking musicianship from the supporting cast. The now twenty, thirty and early-forty-somethings who make up latter-day folk royalty, the likes of Cara Dillon, Seth and Sam Lakeman, Ciaran Algar and more, line up to back Gilmore on the album ... Gilmore's writing is as sharply perceptive as her voice is enchanting ... To my mind one of the best folk albums released this year so far. Gilmore holds up a spotlight to the modern world while embracing the storytelling and musical traditions of the past and bottling up that spirit of defiance and resilience that has kept the best folk music alive across many generations".
