Underneath the Stars (album)

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Underneath the Stars
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Studio album by
Released11 August 2003
Genre Folk
Length53:35
Label Pure Records
Producer John McCusker
Kate Rusby chronology
Heartlands
(2003)
Underneath the Stars
(2003)
The Girl Who Couldn't Fly
(2005)

Underneath the Stars is the fourth studio album by English folk musician Kate Rusby, released on 11 August 2003 on Pure Records. [1] [2]

Contents

In a 2007 interview, Rusby noted that "The Blind Harper", which appears on this album, is her favourite traditional song. [3]

Track listing

  1. "The Good Man" (Kate Rusby/Traditional) - 4:31
  2. "The Daughter of Megan" (Kate Rusby) - 3:53
  3. "Let Me Be" (Kate Rusby/PF Sloan/Traditional) - 3:55
  4. "Cruel" (Kate Rusby/Traditional) - 4:32
  5. "The Blind Harper" (Nic Jones/Traditional) - 4:07
  6. "The White Cockade" (Traditional) - 4:42
  7. "Young James" (Kate Rusby) - 4:49
  8. "Falling" (Kate Rusby) - 4:37
  9. "Bring Me a Boat" (Kate Rusby) - 5:29
  10. "Polly" (Kate Rusby/Traditional) - 4:06
  11. "Sweet William's Ghost" (Kate Rusby/Traditional) - 5:34
  12. "Underneath the Stars" (Kate Rusby) - 3:20

Personnel

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References

  1. "Kate Rusby Underneath The Stars Review". BBC Music.
  2. "Kate Rusby: Underneath the Stars". popmatters.
  3. "Conversations with Kate Rusby (3)". Salut! Live.
  4. Underneath The Stars - Kate Rusby : Read reviews and compare prices at Ciao.co.uk