Nancy Elizabeth - Wrought Iron

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4...according to our Ant on Thu 01 Oct, 2009.

Nancy Elizabeth is back on the Leaf label with a long player entitled 'Wrought Iron' and fans of this talented singer songwriter will not be disappointed as this latest album is as nice sounding as I've heard from her. She sounds as honest and impassioned as ever and her songwriting here is of the usual high quality. It was recorded in my old stomping ground of North Wales. It's a very intimate record and I'm stunned that she is from Wigan as I thought all the girls from round there were into "Donk".CD and LP job

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* 4/5 REVIEW IN MOJO: "WIGAN FOLKSTRESS LAYS HERSELF BEAUTIFULLY, BRILLIANTLY BARE. IT’S A LESSON IN HOW ECONOMY AND ATMOSPHERICS CREATE TRUE EMOTION."

* Wrought Iron is the second album by Wigan’s Nancy Elizabeth, following the success of 2007’s Battle and Victory.

* Largely focused on piano-led songs (Nancy’s instrument of choice this time),the album is a more understated affair than the guitar and harp-centred debut The quality of the songwriting is stronger than ever, with a more personal, emotional edge to this album

* Recorded in a remote corner of North Wales following time spent in rural Spain and the Faroe Islands, the album’s arrangements reflect a sense of space and solitude

* The album is as much influenced by the minimalism of Arvo Pärt and Steve Reich as by the choral harmonies of Judee Sill and the bare expression of Leonard Cohen’s early records

* Nancy recorded with James Yorkston on his last album When The Haar Rolls In,as well as a forthcoming album of traditional folk songs as part of The Big Eye Family Players. She also recently collaborated with Japanese artist Susumu Yokota on his album Mother, and contributed to the Lal Waterson tribute album Migrating Bird

* Wrought Iron should appeal to fans of PJ Harvey’s White Chalk, Talk Talk,Beth Gibbons, Laura Marling, Blue Roses and Alela Diane

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