Linen by Carol Fieldhouse
Linen, released in 2016 and produced by Boo Hewerdine was Celtic Music Radio's Album of the Week in June 2016
http://www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/reviews/CarolFieldhouse/
FATEA Review of Linen by David Kidman
'There are albums that have been described as “a breath of fresh air”, a phrase which can be taken either figuratively or quite literally. Carol’s debut record fits the latter category like a glove, with its evocative ambience, the special aura of the cool summer’s day. A vision of fresh linen, indeed, as conjured by the pallid texturing of the artwork too. The album is simply scored and deftly recorded, stripped back to essentials – that means just Carol’s voice and her guitar or piano, with a tasteful modicum of additional expert enhancement from Neill MacColl (guitar/s on two-thirds of the tracks) and producer Boo Hewerdine (occasional guitar, piano or backing vocals). The cumulative effect of this soundscape is absolutely lovely.'
Read the full review here. http://www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/reviews/CarolFieldhouse/
THANK YOU NOTES
Huge thanks to Boo Hewerdine for his vision of what linen could be, including the wondrous musicians he invited to play, and for his musicality, generous guidance and fun in producing
this album, to Chris Pepper for the sounds he captured with his seemingly sleight of hand skill
and to the musicians whose musicality enriched the sound of linen including Boo Hewerdine, Jim Watson, Evan Carson, Chris Pepper and to Neill MacColl whose various guitars and mandolin captured in a flash the spirit of each song.
Special thanks to David Scott and Jo Mango from UWS for their support over recent years, to Julian Badcock for his quiet guidance and above all to Paul for his understated and steadfast encouragement.
Linen is dedicated with love to my family; Paul, Vicky, Laura, Hannah, Rachael, Emily, Harry, Finley, Niilo, Iisak and Edie
Design - Martin Rowsell, Simply Marvellous Music
CD production - Akcent Media
Tracklist
| 1. | A Little Piece of Land | 3:17 |
| 2. | Linen | 3:13 |
| 3. | Like Oxygen | 3:12 |
| 4. | Dark River | 3:46 |
| 5. | The Wave | 3:03 |
| 6. | Billy Marshall | 2:55 |
| 7. | Love's On Holiday | 3:37 |
| 8. | Residue | 3:21 |
| 9. | Summertime | 3:31 |
| 10. | Leaving | 3:13 |
Credits
All songs written or co-written and arranged by Carol Fieldhouse (except Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds available on CD only).
Dark River - Carol Fieldhouse and Myrren Wildman
Residue - Carol Fieldhouse and Gary Bridle
Summertime - Carol Fieldhouse and Finn Shannon
Produced by Boo Hewerdine
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Chris Pepper at the The Hub Sound Studios, Cambridge
Neill MacColl - Guitar, high string guitar, mandolin
Boo Hewerdine - Acoustic Guitar
Evan Carson - Bodhran on Billy Marshall
Chris Pepper - Bass guitar
Carol Fieldhouse - Acoustic guitar and piano
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.Tags
After years rooted in Folk and Early Music, I discovered my musical homeland as a songwriter in 2008. My debut album linen, produced by Boo Hewerdine and recorded by engineer Chris Pepper, was Celtic Music Radio’s Album of the Week in 2016.