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Folk.

Vocal harmonies and guitar chops to the fore, Lucy and Jon Hart celebrate lifeboat crews, smugglers and local heroes such as Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

The “fret” of the title refers not to anxiety but to the sea mists that invade the East Anglian shores where married couple Lucy and Jon Hart live. This third album since 2019 completes a trilogy inspired by their homeland, a set of original songs hymning the Suffolk landscape and such local heroes as pioneering feminist doctor (and Aldeburgh mayor) Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and 1920s astrophysicist Cecilia Payne, who appear alongside stalwart lifeboat crews and historic smugglers.

Like its predecessors, Away Beyond the Fret is a lively set, led by Lucy Hart’s strong, melodic voice and backed with a vibrant mix of the couple’s guitar skills (including bouzouki and ukulele), with support from cello, fiddle and more. Seafaring is to the fore. The country-flavoured 5500 Miles is the tale of a Salvadoran fisherman cast adrift in a small boat for more than a year, “burning under the sun, frozen under the moon”, while smugglers are saluted on Do You Keep It Underneath, two minutes of fine vocal harmony with just bodhrán in support. There are a clutch of more personal songs to leaven the mix, including Make This Land Our Home and Stay With You, a pledge to the couple’s daughter.

Tracks:
01 - Dear Grandmother
02 - 5500 Miles
03 - Silverlace Green
04 - The Mighty Oak
05 - Head in The Stars
06 - Daughter
07 - Do You Keep It Underneath
08 - Finn's Jig
09 - The Trying
10 - Over Land Over Sea
11 - The Suffolk Hero
12 - Make This Land Our Home
13 - Stay With You

Staat er compleet op, 10% pars mee gepost. Met zeer veel dank aan de originele poster. Laat af en toe eens weten wat je van het album vindt. Altijd leuk, de mening van anderen. Oh ja, MP3 doe ik niet aan.

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