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A DAVID KIDMAN REVIEW FOR ACOUSTIC ROTHERHAM
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HEATHER WOODHEAD
BIRDS
Heather Woodhead – BIRDS (No label, no catalogue number)
Heather’s a Leeds-
She has a pleasing and individual style of presentation, accompanying herself on
guitar on two-
Heather’s been performing these songs (and many more) live around Yorkshire’s folk
clubs for a few years now, and has enthralled audiences into silent, rapt attention
with her distinctive, soft-
Heather’s careful in her choice of material, for she’s aware that her particular
singing style and timbre (clear, pure, high-
To some listeners, Heather’s delivery may sometimes on first acquaintance appear a touch detached – removed from, or drained of, the relevant emotion when a more dramatic approach might be called for, but the good news is that there aren’t any disasters here, and she “gets away with it” on darker pieces such as The Three Ravens (an ethereal reading, with a suitably “antique” atmosphere conjured by Tim Knight’s piano accompaniment) and Cuchullan’s Lament, while The Unquiet Grave is one of three tracks that benefit further from Alison Battye’s accomplished and cultured flute accompaniment.
The acappella tracks, always a challenge for a singer to record, are better than respectable, although Heather would be the first to admit she betrays a touch of nervousness at times; of these, The Bonny Bonny Boy is probably the best, although her version of Black Is The Colour is refreshingly different from the one we usually hear.
As for the remainder of the menu, Heather entices us almost innocently on Come My
Little Roving Sailor and The Bird Song, but I Know Where I’m Going and Where My Caravan
Has Rested (though idiomatically sung) will probably be too redolent of the parlour-
All in all, Heather has produced a modest, attractive, well-
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