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A simple title suggesting more to come. An aperatif for lavish main course connoisseurs of top notch instrumental music. For a 40+ minute spin round the twin axis of virtuoso acoustic guitar and tub thumping harmonica then the colliding worlds of Jenn Butterworth and Will Pound summons up the spirit of collusion and collaboration. At the midpoint our ears are caressed with a song willing up the vocals of Butterworth to inject a renewed focal point and in turn give the 1958 Peggy Seeger song 'Better Things' an outing for the modern age. Either side we are cast under the spell of reels, jigs, dance tunes and musical dips into lands near and far. This is essentially Harmonica king Pound's follow up to his pan-European project to conjure up songs from the remaining 27 EU states. A soothing effect on the ills of Brexit.
Albums like this tend to be niche and descend on familiar ears. Such ears will either meticulously dissect tune structures and marvel how a melange of moods can flow from simple sources or just kick back and let the music sprinkle its sparkle on open listening channels. Either stance will mine fertile pleasure and enjoyment from a record that increases the already loft acclaim of Will Pound and Jenn Butterworth. One refined in folk circles and in some cases further afield.
