Track Listing

1. Colin's Farewell - John McCusker
2. Sweet Bride - Kate Rusby
3. Weeping Crisps - John McCusker
4. The Fairest Of all Yarrow - Kate Rusby
5. Wonder What Is Keeping My True Love (Trad. Arr.) - Kate Rusby & John McCusker
6. Leafy Moped - John McCusker
7. William and Davy Instrumental - Kate Rusby
8. Drowned Lovers (Trad. Arr.) - Kate Rusby & John McCusker
9. The Wild Goose (Trad Arr.) - Kate Rusby
10. The Beer Garden - John McCusker
11. I Saw That Sandra - John McCusker
12. Let The Cold Wind Blow - Kate Rusby
13. Yodelling Song - Tim O'Brien
14. The Brownies - John McCusker
15. Over You now - Kate Rusby
16. Round The Next Corner - John McCusker & Tim O'Brien
17. The Sleepless Sailor - Kate Rusby

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4711 in Music
• Released on: 2004-10-18
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Amazon.co.uk Review
Heartlands, the soundtrack to the gentle northern comedy of the same name, is the work of Yorkshire-based husband and wife team Kate Rusby and John McCusker who are among Britfolk's most respected musicians. The reason they're part of that select group is that they've managed to make the leap from simply interpreting traditional Scottish and English folk songs and tunes to writing new material which sounds as though it could easily be part of the tradition, and thus eventually will be.

If you already have all of Rusby's albums, especially the retrospective 10 (which several of the songs here are drawn from) and you haven't seen Heartlands, this CD may seem a little superfluous. But if you enjoyed the film and are relatively new to the genre, it's a fine introduction to the work of both artists. Rusby has a clear, unadorned voice that combines sensuality and gravitas. She never sounds like a dreary folkie and she does it all in a broad Yorkshire accent.

McCusker produces a lovely mellow tone on the fiddle. He composed all the instrumental tunes specifically for the movie, apart from a couple of contributions featuring Irish American luminary Tim O'Brien on mandolin and yodel. It's warmly recommended with the above reservations. --Jon Lusk

Customer Reviews

** STUNNING **
A stunningly subtle album. The complementary features of Kate's distinctive voice with John's haunting melodies makes this an album to inspire all of us. Being a film soundtrack this could be considered a standard studio album but it can hold its own against the best in the market. The feast of talent shown by both Kate and John amalgamate to a mellow plethera of tunes to warm the soul. One could say an album to warm the cockles!!!!

Heartlands soundtrack
For anyone with an interest in the work of either Kate Rusby or John McCusker this is a 'must purchase'. Taken from the film of the same name which is a sweet but slight film this album is quite the opposite, it is an extravance of real gems. Even if you have no interest in the film itself this is a series of tracks that will enchant you, I heartilly recomend it to anyone looking for fresh melodic acoustic music