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Little Lights

Her third solo album, with a long guest list.
Kate Rusby, 2001

It reached 75 in the UK and 4 on the UK independent chart. Guests include Eddi Reader, John Doyle, Darrell Scott, Tim O'Brien, Alison Brown, Michael McGoldrick, Andy Cutting and Danny Thompson, with a brass section of Alan Morrison, Richard Marshall, Sandy Smith, Nick Hudson and Shaun Crowther. It includes Richard Thompson's "Withered and Died". AllMusic's Ronnie D. Lankford gave 3 of 5, and Ink19's Dave Aftandilian wrote that it showcases her growing maturity and skill as a singer, songwriter and instrumentalist.

Track listing

  1. Playing of Ball3:31
  2. I Courted a Sailor3:58
  3. Withered and Died3:58
  4. Merry Green Broom3:22
  5. Let the Cold Wind Blow5:18
  6. Canaan's Land3:50
  7. Some Tyrant5:09
  8. William and Davy4:03
  9. Who Will Sing Me Lullabies?5:20
  10. Matt Hyland4:59
  11. My Young Man4:05
  12. The Big Ship Sails2:11

More from Kate Rusby

Hourglass (1997), Sleepless (1999), 10 (2002), Underneath The Stars (2003), The Girl Who Couldn't Fly (2005), Awkward Annie (2007), Sweet Bells (2008), 20 (2012), Life In A Paper Boat (2016), Angels & Men (2017), Holly Head (2019), Philosophers, Poets & Kings (2019), Hand Me Down (2020), 30 : Happy Returns (2022), Light Years (2023), When They All Looked Up (2025)

Sources

  1. Little Lights, Wikipedia
  2. Kate Rusby, Little Lights, Ink19 (2001-09-07)