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“spine-tingling.. deeply atmospheric.. constantly surprising **** ” Colin Irwin, Mojo Folk Album of the Month
“a magical album…a work of towering quality” The Telegraph
“If Fairport Convention’s recent revival of their classic Liege and Lief album was a reminder of how English traditional music was radically transformed in the 1960s, then Rachel Unthank shows how the process is still continuing. One of the folk records of the year****” Robin Denselow, The Guardian
“Rough edges and shimmering experimental production.. original and moving” Neil Spencer, The Observer
“The Bairns is a hugely ambitious and strikingly original.. a startlingly contemporary atmosphere.. theirs is an expansive and panoramic music vision.. quite possibly the folk album of this generation. *****” Rock’n’Reel (R2)
“Here’s a second album that consolidates, nay, surpasses, an outstanding debut. Breathtaking. *****” Manchester Evening News
“Rachel Unthank & The Winterset deliver magnificently” **** Songlines
“..a landmark release.. a quietly devastating towering achievement in anyone’s book.. an overpoweringly haunted atmosphere.. Yes, this disc is very, very special indeed.” Net Rhythms