"Geordie folklorist wraps up trilogy in typically eccentric style: Dawson's work has always required a certain amount of buy-in from the listener, which it traditionally pays back with dividends. 'The Ruby Cord' is no different, and in its depth and ambition may go further than any of his records before. If Dawson's discography was the books of Tolkien, this wouldn't be 'The Hobbit', or even 'Lord Of The Rings', but 'The Silmarillon'. As such, this might not be the first Richard Dawson record you would recommend to a newcomer ... Still, if you've got the measure of him and his work, 'The Ruby Cord' won't fail to impress. You leave it mind reeling, happily baffled, dazzled by the scope of its achievement".