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Reviews<br />
NINE WITCH KNOTS<br />
Rubus<br />
WildGoose<br />
This CD Consists of a collection of songs, mostly<br />
traditional ballads, sung by Emily Portman, along<br />
with musical accompaniment skilfully played.<br />
This compilation represents her own interpretation<br />
of songs, many of which she collected from a<br />
variety of people, including Chris Coe, George<br />
Withers and a host of traditional singers. She has<br />
also gone to a considerable amount of trouble to<br />
check out source material wherever possible.<br />
It is most encouraging and pleasing to hear such<br />
a young singer present this kind of material so<br />
well, when it is notoriously difcult to perform,<br />
requiring a very special kind of maturity in<br />
approach.<br />
These songs are performed with feeling and<br />
sensitivity, and Emily’s voice has a simple clarity,<br />
and an almost ethereal resonance, which brings<br />
them to life without a word being lost. The<br />
accompaniment, played with skill and sensitivity<br />
by David Newey on guitar, Christi Andropulous<br />
on ddle and viola and Will Scrimshaw on drums,<br />
adds considerably to the appeal of these songs.<br />
I particularly like her rendition of Golden Ball”,<br />
a variation of Prickle Eye Bush, in which the<br />
aforementioned bush is replaced by a Linden Tree<br />
and the heroine’s saviour is her grandmother!<br />
In addition to the ballads, there are other old<br />
favourites, such as The Watchet Sailor and She’s<br />
Like a Swallow.<br />
For my own part, I would encourage the listener<br />
to enjoy the CD in small doses rather than all in<br />
one go, as many of the songs are very similar in<br />
style. Perhaps a little more variety in the type of<br />
song may have enhanced the overall appeal.<br />
That said, the CD is an excellent collection of<br />
traditional material, beautifully sung and ably<br />
assisted by ne accompaniment.<br />
John Blackburn.<br />
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