Martin Carthy, Signs of Life - 57m 18s

Tracks & Durations

1. New York Mine Disaster, 1941	3:41
2. Georgie	3:18
3. Sir Patrick Spens	5:38
4. The Deserter	3:59
5. Heartbreak Hotel	2:47
6. The Bonny Hind	5:36
7. The Wife Of Usher's Well	4:04
8. John Parfit	2:25
9. Barbary Ellen	6:39
10. Hong Kong Blues	2:42
11. The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll	5:03
12. Prince Heathen	7:55
13. Jim Jones In Botany Bay	3:22

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Review

He's been so active with various projects that it's hard to believe that this is Martin Carthy's first solo record in a decade. But some things are worth the wait, and to hear him tackling "Heartbreak Hotel" as a country blues, or putting a new spin on the Bee Gees' "New York Mining Disaster, 1941" makes you realize that the man just gets better and better. His unique, modal guitar style serves him equally well on a Hoagy Carmichael or a Bob Dylan cover or an epic reinterpretation of the traditional "Prince Heathen." With some sparing additional instrumentation from daughter Eliza and Chris Parkinson, this remains very much Carthy's album, but he brings such a fullness to his sound that you don't need more. Signs of life? More like prime of life.... --Chris Nickson

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