Underneath the Stars (album)
Encyclopedia
Underneath the Stars is the fourth studio album by English
folk
musician Kate Rusby
, released on August 11, 2003 on Pure Records.
In a 2007 interview, Rusby noted that "The Blind Harper", which appears on this album, is her favourite traditional song.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
musician Kate Rusby
Kate Rusby
Kate Anna Rusby is an English folk singer and songwriter from Penistone, South 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...
, released on August 11, 2003 on Pure Records.
In a 2007 interview, Rusby noted that "The Blind Harper", which appears on this album, is her favourite traditional song.
Track listing
- "The Good Man"
- "The Daughter of Megan"
- "Let Me Be"
- "Cruel"
- "The Blind Harper"
- "The White Cockade"
- "Young James"
- "Falling"
- "Bring Me a Boat"
- "Polly"
- "Sweet William's Ghost"
- "Underneath the Stars"
Personnel
- Kate Rusby (vocals, guitar)
- Ian CarrIan Carr (guitarist)Ian Carr is an English guitarist and producer from Yorkshire, who has performed with Swåp and The Kate Rusby Band.Until the late 1990s, Carr was a part of The Kathryn Tickell Band...
(guitar, mandolin) - John McCuskerJohn McCuskerJohn McCusker is a Scottish folk musician, record producer and composer. An accomplished fiddle player, he had a long association as a member of the Battlefield Band beginning in the 1990s and was later a band member and producer for folk singer Kate Rusby...
(cittern, ukelele) - Andy CuttingAndy CuttingAndy Cutting is an English folk musician and composer. Born 18 March 1969 in Harrow, he plays melodeon and has had instruments made by Castagnari to his own specification. He won the Folk Musician of the Year at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2008 and 2011...
(diatonic accordion) - Neil YatesNeil YatesNeil Yates is a British Jazz and Folk Musician.- Biography :Yates studied music at Salford University before moving to London to study jazz at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama...
(trumpet, flugelhorn) - Ewen VernalEwen VernalEwen Vernal is a Scottish musician.Born in Glasgow to a musical family, Vernal began taking piano lessons at 8 years old—inspired by a Beatles-singing mother and a choir-leading, saxophone-playing father...
(double bass) - James Macintosh (percussion, wee bells)