Hilary James' CD of English music featured in the Sunday Times top 10 world music albums for 2011....
A celebration of English rural life, landscape, weather and
seasons in traditional song and new settings of poems by Thomas Hardy, A
E Housman and William Shakespeare.
Press Reviews
Hilary James' celebration of all things
rustic has blossomed into a serene disc... the arrangements are a
delight throughout.'
The Sunday Times * * * * (four star review)'... brilliant small-ensemble backings... Hilary's never sounded better... is destined to satisfy repeatedly.'
fRoots
'... showcases her beautifully
pure voice in this genuinely charming evocation of pastoral England... I
find this album pretty irresistible.' The Scotsman * * * * (four star review)
'I think she's got one of the best voices in the world and I love her treatments of traditional songs...'
Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2