Kate Rusby

Rosie Gamgee · 08-30-2004, 04:18 PM

I've just bought a CD of Kate Rusby's- Little Lights. I bought it four days ago, I think, and have probably listened to it over fifty times. What a greast voice!! I am totally in love with Irish and folk-ish type music, and this girl tops the charts! I actually had a Cathi Ryan CD in my hand, and happened to pick up Little Lights and sampled it- and consequently put Cathi back on the shelf. Does anybody else go in for this kind of music- if so, what do you think about Kate Rusby?

sun-star · 08-31-2004, 06:26 AM

I think she's got a wonderful voice. I actually saw her play live quite recently, and she was very good. Little Lights is my favourite album, too, though it's hard to choose one! I'd definitely recommend her newest album, Underneath the Stars, if you can find it, though folk music can be hard to get hold of where I am

Great sig!

Janny · 09-01-2004, 02:52 PM

Curiously enough (

) I saw here recently too. I never listen to the CDs though. I think she has a very nice singing voice. In her shows (is it 2 we've seen?) she talks far too much and destroys the mystery of her lovely voice with her actually Barnsley accent. Quite a contrast.

Overall however, I find her a little samey. I suppose it is partly the curse of acoustic music, but there seems to be very little variation.

jellyfishannah · 09-04-2004, 07:31 PM

*gasp* I was the only American a know of who listened to Kate Rusby! Well, I guess not anymore!

I love her music. I have her Sleepless cd and one other song called William and Davy on a mix cd. I love british and irish folk. Altan is a very good Irish folk band that I have loved for a long time. I recommend them also to anyone who loves folk!

Rosie Gamgee · 09-09-2004, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sun-star

...Great sig!

Thanks.

I love William and Davy, and... well, I might as well just generalize and say I love all the songs on Little Lights.

About her music being 'samey', I see what you mean. Most of the time I don't like that, but, then, sometimes you just can't have too much of a good thing. SOMETIMES.

Is her accent really that different when she's not singing? I'd love to hear her 'non-singing' voice, but I doubt she'd ever come to my part of the Yoo Ess of Aye. I live in the boonies.

Janny · 09-09-2004, 02:55 PM

I'm afraid her accent is that different. Just pretend I said nothing, you won't ever hear her, and no-one's allusions are blown...

Rosie Gamgee · 09-09-2004, 04:45 PM

Oh, but I love accents. I think I'd like hers- but then I've never heard it, so... there I am.

Janny · 09-09-2004, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rosie Gamgee

Oh, but I love accents. I think I'd like hers- but then I've never heard it, so... there I am.

Never heard a Barnsley accent have you?

sun-star · 09-17-2004, 04:00 AM

If you like Kate Rusby, I recommend Cara Dillon (an Irish singer) and Eliza Carthy as being in a similar style. Both are very good.

Rosie Gamgee · 09-20-2004, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janny

Never heard a Barnsley accent have you?

Barnsley is close enough to Sheffield (am I spelling that right?) which is where actor Sean Bean comes from, and I adore his accent. I still wish I could hear her voice.

Janny · 09-20-2004, 02:40 PM

not sure it works quite like that.

But her voice is interesting.

Rosie Gamgee · 09-20-2004, 02:47 PM

Quite like what?

Janny · 09-25-2004, 03:02 PM

I dunno, that because cities are close to each other that they have similar accents... actually maybe it does... *shuts up*

sun-star · 09-30-2004, 02:06 PM

You mentioned Cathi Ryan in your first post - what's her music like?

Rosie Gamgee · 12-29-2004, 10:56 AM

She's Irish, and pretty good. She does mostly Irish folk, and writes some of her own stuff. I saw her in concert once, and I liked the more acoustic feel of her music then- as opposed to when I listened to a CD of hers and found it's a lot more hyped up. She used to sing and play with Cherish the Ladies, a group which I don't really like as a whole, in the vocal department. They have a good blend of instruments, though. Um, Cathi Ryan... her voice is strong, but soft. I think she sounds a wee bit more formal than Kate R. Kate's a lot more comfy: 'fluffy couch with a few pillows and a hot cocoa'; whereas Cathi's more 'high-back armchair (no pillows) and a cup of tea.'

My sister gave me Kate Rusby in Concert; Live from Leeds for Christmas... Oh, just lovely! Janny- I love her voice. I think if I could have any accent in the world, it'd be a Barnsley.

Mercutio · 08-24-2005, 09:50 PM

I see she has a new cd coming out in September: "Girl Who Couldn't Fly"

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...music&n=507846

hectorberlioz · 08-25-2005, 06:04 PM

I've always joked with myself that she should get into rock and call herself Kate Rugby

sun-star · 08-26-2005, 03:54 AM

I recently saw the film Heartlands, which uses several Kate Rusby songs (mostly from her first album Sleepless) and tunes by John McCusker. They also both make an appearance in person playing a gig in a pub which the main character visits. I definitely recommend this film to Kate Rusby fans - it even contains lots of Yorkshire accents you might like, Rosie!

Mercutio · 08-26-2005, 10:25 AM

I just ordered "10" and "Little Lights." Can't wait!

Janny · 08-26-2005, 02:41 PM

The big ship saided on the alley-alley-oh.

08-30-2004, 04:18 PM	#1
Rosie Gamgee The Lovely Hobbit-Lass Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bounded in a nut-shell Posts: 1,593	Kate Rusby I've just bought a CD of Kate Rusby's- Little Lights. I bought it four days ago, I think, and have probably listened to it over fifty times. What a greast voice!! I am totally in love with Irish and folk-ish type music, and this girl tops the charts! I actually had a Cathi Ryan CD in my hand, and happened to pick up Little Lights and sampled it- and consequently put Cathi back on the shelf. Does anybody else go in for this kind of music- if so, what do you think about Kate Rusby? __________________ It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year!

08-31-2004, 06:26 AM	#2
sun-star Lady of Letters Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Either Oxford or Kent, England Posts: 2,476	I think she's got a wonderful voice. I actually saw her play live quite recently, and she was very good. Little Lights is my favourite album, too, though it's hard to choose one! I'd definitely recommend her newest album, Underneath the Stars, if you can find it, though folk music can be hard to get hold of where I am Great sig! __________________ And all the time the waves, the waves, the waves Chase, intersect and flatten on the sand As they have done for centuries, as they will For centuries to come, when not a soul Is left to picnic on the blazing rocks, When England is not England, when mankind Has blown himself to pieces. Still the sea, Consolingly disastrous, will return While the strange starfish, hugely magnified, Waits in the jewelled basin of a pool.

09-01-2004, 02:52 PM	#3
Janny The Blobbit Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent, England (Not Oxford! ... yet...) Posts: 1,596	Curiously enough ( ) I saw here recently too. I never listen to the CDs though. I think she has a very nice singing voice. In her shows (is it 2 we've seen?) she talks far too much and destroys the mystery of her lovely voice with her actually Barnsley accent. Quite a contrast. Overall however, I find her a little samey. I suppose it is partly the curse of acoustic music, but there seems to be very little variation. __________________ Janny's Songs Janny's lyrics and random photographs Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who happen to be walking about. ~ Mercutio... erm, GK Chesterton.

09-04-2004, 07:31 PM	#4
jellyfishannah Elven Warrior Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Library, may it live forever!!! Posts: 269	gasp I was the only American a know of who listened to Kate Rusby! Well, I guess not anymore! I love her music. I have her Sleepless cd and one other song called William and Davy on a mix cd. I love british and irish folk. Altan is a very good Irish folk band that I have loved for a long time. I recommend them also to anyone who loves folk! __________________ "Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much." ~Oscar Wilde "Don't tell lies you can't keep." ~My little sister...

09-09-2004, 02:55 PM	#6
Janny The Blobbit Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent, England (Not Oxford! ... yet...) Posts: 1,596	I'm afraid her accent is that different. Just pretend I said nothing, you won't ever hear her, and no-one's allusions are blown... __________________ Janny's Songs Janny's lyrics and random photographs Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who happen to be walking about. ~ Mercutio... erm, GK Chesterton.

09-09-2004, 04:45 PM	#7
Rosie Gamgee The Lovely Hobbit-Lass Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bounded in a nut-shell Posts: 1,593	Oh, but I love accents. I think I'd like hers- but then I've never heard it, so... there I am. __________________ It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year!

09-17-2004, 04:00 AM	#9
sun-star Lady of Letters Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Either Oxford or Kent, England Posts: 2,476	If you like Kate Rusby, I recommend Cara Dillon (an Irish singer) and Eliza Carthy as being in a similar style. Both are very good. __________________ And all the time the waves, the waves, the waves Chase, intersect and flatten on the sand As they have done for centuries, as they will For centuries to come, when not a soul Is left to picnic on the blazing rocks, When England is not England, when mankind Has blown himself to pieces. Still the sea, Consolingly disastrous, will return While the strange starfish, hugely magnified, Waits in the jewelled basin of a pool.

09-20-2004, 02:40 PM	#11
Janny The Blobbit Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent, England (Not Oxford! ... yet...) Posts: 1,596	not sure it works quite like that. But her voice is interesting. __________________ Janny's Songs Janny's lyrics and random photographs Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who happen to be walking about. ~ Mercutio... erm, GK Chesterton.

09-20-2004, 02:47 PM	#12
Rosie Gamgee The Lovely Hobbit-Lass Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bounded in a nut-shell Posts: 1,593	Quite like what? __________________ It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year!

09-25-2004, 03:02 PM	#13
Janny The Blobbit Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent, England (Not Oxford! ... yet...) Posts: 1,596	I dunno, that because cities are close to each other that they have similar accents... actually maybe it does... shuts up __________________ Janny's Songs Janny's lyrics and random photographs Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who happen to be walking about. ~ Mercutio... erm, GK Chesterton.

09-30-2004, 02:06 PM	#14
sun-star Lady of Letters Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Either Oxford or Kent, England Posts: 2,476	You mentioned Cathi Ryan in your first post - what's her music like? __________________ And all the time the waves, the waves, the waves Chase, intersect and flatten on the sand As they have done for centuries, as they will For centuries to come, when not a soul Is left to picnic on the blazing rocks, When England is not England, when mankind Has blown himself to pieces. Still the sea, Consolingly disastrous, will return While the strange starfish, hugely magnified, Waits in the jewelled basin of a pool.

12-29-2004, 10:56 AM	#15
Rosie Gamgee The Lovely Hobbit-Lass Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bounded in a nut-shell Posts: 1,593	She's Irish, and pretty good. She does mostly Irish folk, and writes some of her own stuff. I saw her in concert once, and I liked the more acoustic feel of her music then- as opposed to when I listened to a CD of hers and found it's a lot more hyped up. She used to sing and play with Cherish the Ladies, a group which I don't really like as a whole, in the vocal department. They have a good blend of instruments, though. Um, Cathi Ryan... her voice is strong, but soft. I think she sounds a wee bit more formal than Kate R. Kate's a lot more comfy: 'fluffy couch with a few pillows and a hot cocoa'; whereas Cathi's more 'high-back armchair (no pillows) and a cup of tea.' My sister gave me Kate Rusby in Concert; Live from Leeds for Christmas... Oh, just lovely! Janny- I love her voice. I think if I could have any accent in the world, it'd be a Barnsley. __________________ It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year!

08-24-2005, 09:50 PM	#16
Mercutio Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Narnia Posts: 1,656	I see she has a new cd coming out in September: "Girl Who Couldn't Fly" http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...music&n=507846 __________________ Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, "So, you're back from Moscow, eh?". Interested in C.S. Lewis? Visit the forum dedicated to one of Tolkien's greatest contemporaries.

08-25-2005, 06:04 PM	#17
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08-26-2005, 03:54 AM	#18
sun-star Lady of Letters Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Either Oxford or Kent, England Posts: 2,476	I recently saw the film Heartlands, which uses several Kate Rusby songs (mostly from her first album Sleepless) and tunes by John McCusker. They also both make an appearance in person playing a gig in a pub which the main character visits. I definitely recommend this film to Kate Rusby fans - it even contains lots of Yorkshire accents you might like, Rosie! __________________ And all the time the waves, the waves, the waves Chase, intersect and flatten on the sand As they have done for centuries, as they will For centuries to come, when not a soul Is left to picnic on the blazing rocks, When England is not England, when mankind Has blown himself to pieces. Still the sea, Consolingly disastrous, will return While the strange starfish, hugely magnified, Waits in the jewelled basin of a pool.

08-26-2005, 10:25 AM	#19
Mercutio Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Narnia Posts: 1,656	I just ordered "10" and "Little Lights." Can't wait! __________________ Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, "So, you're back from Moscow, eh?". Interested in C.S. Lewis? Visit the forum dedicated to one of Tolkien's greatest contemporaries.

08-26-2005, 02:41 PM	#20
Janny The Blobbit Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent, England (Not Oxford! ... yet...) Posts: 1,596	The big ship saided on the alley-alley-oh. __________________ Janny's Songs Janny's lyrics and random photographs Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who happen to be walking about. ~ Mercutio... erm, GK Chesterton.

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