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Kate Rusby sings acoustic folk songs both original and traditional. With a lilt in her voice, the Barnsley, Yorkshire, England native made her solo debut in 1997 with the album Hourglass. She was born into a musical family and started singing and playing guitar and piano at an early age. Ten years later, The Girl Who Couldn’t Fly marks her sixth solo album. Produced by her husband John McCusker, there are lots of different instruments to grace their sounds on this album in addition to the prominent acoustic and tenor guitars, including accordion, double bass, harmonium, trumpet, violins, violas and cellos. There’s even a tuba on here. Kate wrote seven originals for this album and tackled another five traditional tunes. I think "The Lark" and "Wandering Soul" are particular highlights with their memorable melodies. "The Game of All Fours," about a card game, is memorable among the traditional tunes and it leads off this collection. If you like pretty girls with pretty voices, you should have no problem enjoying this highly pleasant album soaring with a
voice from a girl who’s afraid to fly, thus the title. Look for a new album from Kate Rusby in the Autumn of 2007.

Chris Barlow
May 12th, 2007