The Fox's Wedding

from: Boomkat

Having previously collaborated with Meg Baird and Helena Espvall, it should come as no surprise that Sharron Kraus has much in common with the kind of folk music Espers trade in.

There's something rather more traditional about Kraus' music however, tapping into olde English pagan folklore with titles like 'Green Man' and 'Robin Is Dead' and an approach to instrumentation that's part Greg Weeks, part The Wickerman.

Not that there's a great deal of difference between the two. On The Fox's Wedding there's a straddling between visionary psychedelia-influenced harmonics and the traditionalist disciplines of Shirley Collins and Anne Briggs.

Although melodically Kraus sounds vehemently rooted in the mindset that characterised the folk revival of the '60s - something that's firmly reinforced by the old fashioned qualities of her voice - lyrically she's far more modern, at times referencing hippy idealism, at others more personal, expressive musings, and it's all backed up by some wonderful arrangements, calling upon strings, woodwind and a variety of traditional, more archaic instruments.

Highly recommended.

Sharron Kraus - The Fox's Wedding (DURTRO/JNANA 004)

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1.		Sharron Kraus - Brigid	4m 10s
2.		Sharron Kraus - Green Man	3m 23s
3.		Sharron Kraus - In The Middle Of Summer	3m 52s
4.		Sharron Kraus - July Skies	4m 14s
5.		Sharron Kraus - Harvest Moon	3m 31s
6.		Sharron Kraus - Would I	4m 18s
7.		Sharron Kraus - The Prophet	2m 59s
8.		Sharron Kraus - Thrice Toss These Oaken Ashes	4m 24s
9.		Sharron Kraus - Robin Is Dead	2m 9s
10.		Sharron Kraus - Ruthless And Alone	2m 48s
11.		Sharron Kraus - Made My Home	2m 57s
12.		Sharron Kraus - Magpie Child	4m 17s

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