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  Kate Rusby, MP3 Music Download at eMusic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
At 15, she debuted at the Holmfirth Festival, and was introduced to another young folksinger, Kathryn Roberts; after playing together live for a while, the duo recorded Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts, which won Folk Roots' 1995 Album of the Year award.
Rusby also collaborates with the female folk ensemble the Poozies, appearing on their 1997 album Come Raise Your Head and 1998's Infinite Blue.
On her own, Kate Rusby has released 1998's Hourglass, and 1999 saw the U.S. release of Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts as well as the solo Sleepless.
www.emusic.com /artist/11590/11590772.html   (289 words)

  
  Kate Rusby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kate Rusby (born 1 December 1973) is a folk singer and songwriter from Barnsley, England.
Kate Rusby was born into a family of musicians.
Kate was also a member of the folk group, The Equation, later to be replaced by Cara Dillon.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kate_Rusby   (439 words)

  
 Kate Rusby, 10
When a singer has been singing these songs for as long as Rusby, she is able to forget about the technicalities of performance and allow her own voice and experience to extract and articulate every nuance of meaning.
Rusby and McCusker apparently have a fan in film producer Richard Jobson, who himself enjoyed a period of success as a singer with Scottish New Wave band The Skids.
If this album succeeds in propelling Kate Rusby into a brighter spotlight, it'll be no less than she deserves, and it's unlikely to affect her "native charm," and good humoured honesty in the slightest.
www.greenmanreview.com /cd/cd_10.html   (947 words)

  
 The Thistle & Shamrock interview with Kate Rusby
Singer Kate Rusby was born in Yorkshire, England, twenty-some years ago now, and spent her childhood traveling to folk festivals and listening to traditional music with her family.
Kate Rusby spoke with Lucy Newman for The Thistle & Shamrock in 1999.
KATE RUSBY: Right then, I started singing from when I could talk really, because both my parents have always been involved in folk music in one way or another.
www.npr.org /programs/thistle/features/rusby_int.html   (440 words)

  
 Earle Hitchner on Kate Rusby
Kate Rusby is photogenic, with light-brown ringlets framing a softly radiant face that has prompted some critics to call her "the sweetheart" of England's folk scene.
Kate's parents, Steve and Ann Rusby, are Yorkshire natives who love to sing and play music (Ann on accordion, Steve on banjo and mandolin), and from an early age Kate was steadily exposed to folk music along with her older sister, Emma, and younger brother, Joe.
In 1993, Kate Rusby was invited to record her first album, "Intuition" (Fat Cat Records), linking up with Kathryn Roberts, a singer from a nearby Yorkshire village, to form one of three pairs of young women featured on the recording.
www.celticcafe.com /archive/Hitchner/katerusby.htm   (1760 words)

  
 Kate Rusby: Underneath the Stars - PopMatters Music Review
Kate Rusby is one of the finer shining lights on the current Brit-folk scene.
Rusby's lilt is what draws the listener in, as does her fragile-yet-strong, Emmylou-lite vocals.
Rusby attacks each song though with a quality that is so rare to consistently find song after song, making this album a winner less than a third of the way in.
www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/r/rusbykate-underneath.shtml   (782 words)

  
 George Graham Reviews Kate Rusby's "Sleepless"
Kate Rusby is not strictly from the Celtic lands.
Rusby released her debut solo CD, Hourglass, which became the year's best-selling traditional album in England, and was also released in this country, With the success of Hourglass the 1995 Kate Rusby/Kathryn Roberts CD was released here as well last year.
Rusby that sound like classic traditional ballads, complete with sex and violence in the lyrics clothed in the ornate poetic style of old ballads that require one to read between the lines for the juicy parts.
georgegraham.com /reviews/rusby.html   (1197 words)

  
 George Graham Reviews Kate Rusby's "Little Lights"
Rusby was born and raised in Yorkshire, where her family had a ceilidh band, in which she was playing fiddle by five.
Rusby's voice has a wonderfully intimate sound, and there is a decent dynamic range, maintaining an "open" quality and leaving the ebb and flow of the music relatively unimpeded.
Rusby, was inspired by coming home one dark night and only seeing her cat's eyes reflecting some dim light.
georgegraham.com /reviews/rusby3.html   (1213 words)

  
 WKSU: The Holly & The Ivy - Kate Rusby
WKSU: The Holly & The Ivy - Kate Rusby
Rusby and fiddler/guitarist John McCusker were passing through Cleveland and stopped by the WKSU studios to record the song that she knows as "The Holly and The Ivy."
Kate was flattered to be on the same program as Tim O'Brien who she saw with the celebrated bluegrass group "Hot Rize" as they toured England when Kate was a child.
www.wksu.org /ornaments2001/hollyivy.html   (146 words)

  
 Kate Rusby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Kate Rusby was brought up in Cawthorne, about four miles from Penistone, and is doing very well in the world of folk singing.
Kate performed her own song 'Underneath the Stars' to a packed audience and was nominated for at least three prizes but was unfortunate in not receiving any at this event.
Kate also had her own hour-long show 'Kate Rusby in Concert' from Leeds City Varieties, BBC4 on the 21st Feb 2004.
home.clara.net /jbriggs/kate.htm   (216 words)

  
 Kate Rusby - a Review of The Phantom Tollbooth
The title of English folk chanteuse Kate Rusby's latest album, 10, refers not to the number of songs on the disc, but rather the number of years she has performed as a singer/songwriter.
Rusby's voice is pretty, sweet, and ethereal, translating well to such wistful tunes as "The Sleepless Sailor," a lullaby.
There are several instances of Rusby's placing a new tune to old lyrics, notably in "I Wish," and the Irish standard "I Wonder What is Keeping My True Love." Her version of "The Wild Goose" adapts the old drinking song into a soothing love song.
www.tollbooth.org /2003/reviews/rusby.html   (255 words)

  
 CMT.com : Kate Rusby : Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
At 15, she debuted at the Holmfirth Festival, and was introduced to another young folksinger, Kathryn Roberts; after playing together live for a while, the duo recorded Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts, which won Folk Roots' 1995 Album of the Year award.
Rusby also collaborates with the female folk ensemble the Poozies, appearing on their 1997 album Come Raise Your Head and 1998's Infinite Blue.
On her own, Kate Rusby has released 1998's Hourglass, and 1999 saw the U.S. release of Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts as well as the solo Sleepless.
www.cmt.com /artists/az/rusby_kate/bio.jhtml   (215 words)

  
 Kate Rusby, Sleepless   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Rusby, at age 25, already is a veteran of the British folk music scene.
Rusby's own label, Pure, is the perfect name to represent this artist.
The closing track, Rusby's composition "The Sleepless Sailor," is almost a lullaby for sailors far from home and for the listeners, who, as with the opening track, become part of the characters' world.
www.rambles.net /rusby_sleepless.html   (565 words)

  
 BBC - Nottingham Music - Kate Rusby
Rusby and her producer husband John McCusker again pull off the trick of making traditional songs and tunes sound as fresh as a daisy, and as contemporary as if they were written yesterday.
When Kate Rusby was awarded a Mercury Music Prize for the 1999 album Sleepless she told the assembled audience in her glorious Barnsley accent that, "I'm dead proud to be a folk singer, me."
As a performer Kate Rusby has always shown a tremendous affection for the music she grew up with and a passion for bringing traditional music to new audiences.
www.bbc.co.uk /nottingham/music/2003/08/kate_rusby.shtml   (528 words)

  
 Kate Rusby - dublin - music
Kate Rusby, one of the leading light of the English folk scene, plays Vicar Street on Monday, the 10th of October.
Kate Rusby can illuminate century old folk songs with her immediate and contemporary style and is a writer of songs that have all the maturity and timelessness of age-old folk classics.
Kate Rusby hails from Barnsley in Yorkshire and grew up in a family with strong ties to the British folk scene.
www.dublinks.com /index.cfm/loc/16/pt/28/spid/2984BDBE-2594-4526-BA59868A294F6AC6.htm   (320 words)

  
 Compass Records, Nashville, Tennessee
The latest release from folk-siren Kate Rusby, 'The Girl Who Couldn't Fly' is her most personal and revealing album to date.
When Kate enters the studio, the unwavering test she sets herself is simple enough: how to make a record of music she adores.
Kate has tried hypnotherapy, read books about planes and their safety records, but none of it seems to help.
www.compassrecords.com /cra/rusby   (793 words)

  
 Kate Rusby: bio and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Kate Rusby (born 1 December 1973) is a folk singer Folk music quick summary:
Kate married fiddler John McCusker in August 2001.
Kate mcgarrigle (born february 6, EHandler: no quick summary.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/k/ka/kate_rusby.htm   (518 words)

  
 Rambles: Kate Rusby, Live in Leeds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This DVD is folk songstress Rusby's gift to her overseas fans -- she doesn't tour abroad very frequently, and wanted her overseas fans to be able to see some of her more recent concert performances.
Rusby was on excellent vocal form that night as she worked her way through some of her finest material, superbly assisted by John McCusker, Andy Cutting, Ian Carr, Michael McGoldrick and Ewen Vernal -- with a brief guest appearance by Andy Seward.
Perhaps the most charming touch of all is when Rusby's young nephews climb the stage steps to introduce the band -- all of this seems to justify Rusby's instinctive decision to film in Yorkshire.
www.rambles.net /rusby_livedvd03.html   (458 words)

  
 Celtic MP3s Music Magazine: KATE RUSBY - folk music downloads
Folk singer, Kate Rusby, began her musical career performing on fiddle in Yorkshire (England) with the family ceilidh band when she was 12, with her first solo gig happening when she was 15.
Kate has also composed and performed songs for the movie, Heartlands (along with her husband, fiddler John McCusker) and has toured throughout the UK, with plans to tour in the USA at some point.
On 10, a celebration of Kate Rusby's first decade as a recording artist, she reminds us once again that it's possible to sing ancient ballads about brave knights, fair maidens, rustic villagers, and all the other denizens of Folk Song Land with an immediacy and emotional intensity that are completely modern.
www.celticmp3s.com /bands/kate_rusby   (397 words)

  
 Kate Rusby - news
Ronan Keating asked Kate to record a duet for his new album and she was delighted to accept.
Kate and Ronan are gearing up for a number of TV and radio appearances.
Kate was delighted to be asked to perform at The Friends of the Earth 'Big Ask' gig on the 1st May. This is now sold out, but for details of the Big Ask and how you can get involved follow the link.
www.katerusby.com /news.htm   (798 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Hourglass: Music: Kate Rusby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Such a performer is youthful Kate Rusby, who sings with the focus and depth one usually associates with the graceful compensations of age.
Although I like all three of Kate Rusby's c.d's "Hourglass" is my personal favorite and it isn't only my favorite of hers but of any folk c.d in general and I have never been deeply rooted in the folk genre before then, she just may of changed that for me.
Not long ago I heard Kate perform in front of Altan, and one thing I couldn't help noticing was that Mairead, in addition to having a sharp Irish accent, also takes pains to sharply enunciate every syllable of the lyrics she sings.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000009Q30?v=glance   (1444 words)

  
 Kate Rusby Kate Rusby 10 Review By Steven Stone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
But in an age when even teenagers boast of their credentials as show business veterans, it shouldn't be to surprising that a young woman in her mid-twenties can celebrate her first decade in the business.
For those unfamiliar with Kate Rusby, she performs English music that sounds as timeless as the moors themselves and as authentic as twelve-year-old single malt whiskey.
Instead of a shallow trench, Kate Rusby digs a deep well in the dark loam of her heritage.
www.enjoythemusic.com /Magazine/music/1204/rusby.htm   (329 words)

  
 We Love 1997: Kate Rusby – Bold Riley.
Although Rusby’s 1997 album Hourglass, from which today’s track comes, was her debut she had already had already established herself on the folk scene.
However, Rusby left Equation after the band were approached by a major label who wanted them to move in a more commercial direction.
Rusby turns it from a gruff work-song into a melancholy ballad with accordion accompaniment (c/o Andy Cutting) – a trick she repeated on her follow-up album Sleepless with the track The Wildgoose.
welove1997.blogspot.com /2005/09/kate-rusby-bold-riley.html   (550 words)

  
 Kate Rusby, little lights   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Kate's second album, Sleepless, won several major awards, including the Mercury Prize as one of the 12 best albums of 1999.
Kate Rusby unites the sorrow and joy of the gospel as she sings, "the soul of man never dies."
Kate Rusby is a beautiful girl, and as such she is being presented by some as the latest "folk-babe." She is more than that: she is a fresh new voice on the horizon.
www.greenmanreview.com /littlelights.html   (538 words)

  
 Ink 19 :: Kate Rusby
This is Kate Rusby's third full-length album, and it showcases her growing maturity and skill as a singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist.
For those of you who don't know of Kate yet, she's the darling of the English folk scene, helping lead a revival of interest in the tradition that she first learned as a teenager performing with her family's ceilidh dance band.
Kate's songs tend toward the darker end of the folk spectrum (both her originals and the traditionals), often telling melancholy tales of lost loves and death.
www.ink19.com /issues/september2001/wetInk/musicR/kateRusby.html   (420 words)

  
 Kate Rusby - Discussion Forums
Kate is playing with her husband, who I've heard is also an excellent musician.
I agree that it's too bad Kate doesn't travel to the US any more, but that does make it all the more special that I'll be seeing her here in about 1.5 weeks.
Kate has already been a great source of inspiration to my daughter, who is only 8 but already loves these old folk songs that Kate does so well.
www.acousticguitar.com /ubb/Forum2/HTML/002537.html   (1163 words)

  
 Kate Rusby - Ten: Reviews, Track Listing, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
Kate Rusby [+] is a folksinger through and through, with a tender, lilting voice and a penchant for traditional songs from her native British Isles.
Rusby is bringing this genre into the 21st century with such aplomb; it's remarkably irresistible.
In a time when many artists feel that bigger and louder are the attributes of excellence, Rusby makes a quietly bold and convincing statement to the contrary.
www.music.com /release/ten/9   (319 words)

  
 Better Music Through Chemistry -- Music Review by Lou Wigdor
On April 17, Yorkshire folk songstress Kate Rusby and her multi-instrumentalist husband, John McCusker (also of the Battlefield Band), enthralled a sell-out audience at the Iron Horse.
The ballad is a hard-luck tale of a young lad who having charmed his way into the daughter’s bedroom, meets up with the cobbler, and far worse—the cobbler’s wife—who efficiently dispatches the youth with her broom stick.
Also keeping despair at bay was Rusby’s witty, frequently uproarious schtick—and the comedic volleys between her and McCusker, occasionally punctuated by a random verbal discharge from Cutting.
www.filbert.com /pvfs/LousReviews/0205.htm   (1434 words)

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