Album: Hourglass by Kate Rusby (1997)
Genre: Folk
Format: Album

Description: "Hourglass" is the debut studio album by English contermporary folk musician Kate Rusby, released on March 1, 1997, on the Pure Records label.
Hourglass Kate’s first solo album recorded at Temple Records Studio in Scotland.  This album sees the beginnings of Kate’s song writing in "Old Man Time".
The album is a mixture of originals, traditional, and traditional lyrics adapted or put to original tunes. 
" the all-acoustic presentation is inventive but never slick or overwhelming. Hourglass announces an important new light in the traditional British folk scene". Anthony Bonet

Artist Background: Kate Anna Rusby (born 4 December 1973) is an English folk singer and songwriter from Penistone, West Riding of Yorkshire. Sometimes known as The Barnsley Nightingale, she has headlined various British national folk festivals, and is regarded as one of the most famous English folk singers of contemporary times. In 2001 The Guardian described her as "a superstar of the British acoustic scene." In 2007 the BBC website described her as "The first lady of young folkies". She is one of the few folk... Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Music Scene: Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Tags: Folk, 1990s, Album


"Hourglass" is the debut studio album by English contermporary folk musician Kate Rusby, released on March 1, 1997, on the Pure Records label.
Hourglass Kate’s first solo album recorded at Temple Records Studio in Scotland.  This album sees the beginnings of Kate’s song writing in "Old Man Time".
The album is a mixture of originals, traditional, and traditional lyrics adapted or put to original tunes. 
" the all-acoustic presentation is inventive but never slick or overwhelming. Hourglass announces an important new light in the traditional British folk scene". Anthony Bonet

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