Well I'd say Fran Rodgers has not been a round for very long to be fair and after a few home brew releases and playing the usual folk circuits Leeds' label 'On The Bone' have put out her debut release and 'again' to be totally honest and fair I'd say………….IT'S A BELTER. Folk, Nu-Folk, Traditional Folk, etc, I'm not sure where it fits and who gives a good, God damn. Stunning vocals and production with a middle chorus that sounds like what you might hear at the end of the light. It will have the hair on the listeners' neck standing on end for many moons. B-side's 'to long no more' and 'she dwelt among th'untrodden ways' (Which lyrics are borrowed from Wordsworth) tie up this single release in a knot which seals its true worth as debut from a real true talent. Watch out for this one.

John Lowe

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