Excellent album from Canadian fiddle player and songwriter April Verch - the album is a balanced mix of singer/songwriter material and virtuoso instrumentals. The title track (along with two others) is from the pen of Julie Miller and is a beautifully bittersweet song and this is a theme that continues through the lyrics over the course of the disc, but the downbeat lyrics are tempered by the up-tempo traditional dance tunes played by her own fiddle and a tight group of musicians. Throughout the 14 songs she goes through a number of styles (especially in the instrumentals) and this gives the disc a fresh and vibrant feel, and rather than sounding disjointed it shows the links between country, traditional dance, folk and jazz. The disc has a clean, fresh sound and is an intelligent and engaging listen.

Track Listing
1 Take Me Back
2 Grand Slaque
3 All In A Night
4 Monarch
5 I Still Cry
6 Eclipse
7 Bride Of Jesus
8 Loggers In The Short Grass
9 Tennessee Wagoner
10 Cruel Moon
11 Seven Years
12 Tom, Brad & Alice
13 Wings To Fly
14 This Ottawa Valley

£13.49