By: James Yorkston Label: Domino Released: 01 Sep 2008 RRP: £13.99 Average Rating:
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Life as a rainbow- By: Arthur Dooley, 17 Aug 2008 The Haar which rolls off the north sea & obliterates the islands & fishing boats from those who would stand on Fife's East Neuk shores appears to act as some sort a magic creative cloak if we measure the incredible number of musicians & artists who have gained inspiration from the land & sea in this wind blown corner of Scotland. One of East Neuk most famous sons...relatively speaking...is the cat loving,real ale quaffing scruff bag, James Yorkston who has marked out his territory from fellow Fence Collective artists like the more rock/pop orientated King Creosote by virtue of the quality of his songwriting & his musicianship which is certainly more traditionallly folk based than the aforementioned KC who nevertheless is a huge talent in his own right. Without beating around the bush any longer,I will just say that 'Haar' is James Yorkston's finest moment yet. A genuine 5 star outing which perfectly displays contemporary songwriting at its best with traditional folk airs delivered with aplomb ! Using The Athletes & Folk legend Norma Waterson to great effect,the album unfolds as a beautiful musical journey which will surely be seen as one of the folk albums of 2008 & a future JY classic. Personal favourites of mine include the charming 'Tortoise regrets Hare'...'Queen of Spain' & the epic 'Capture of the Horse'.
In a word or two....Bonnie & Beautiful !
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