Talis Kimberley

The Hearth and the Hive - Talis Kimberley

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  1. Kitchen Heroes
  2. Cassandra
  3. Jonathan’s Coffeehouse
  4. Time and Tide
  5. When I Was A Mermaid
  6. Ladybird Year
  7. Jam Tomorrow
  8. My Lady Of The Underpass
  9. Vitruvian Man
  10. Wolf At Your Door
  11. World’s End
  12. Blackthorn Winter
Featured Artists
Talis Kimberley - vocals, guitar, bouzouki, recorder
Simon Fairbourn - bass guitar, bassoon, oboe, saxophone, recorder, keyboard
Tim Walker - drums, percussion
Mich Sampson - piano
Cathy Oliver - 'cello

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Talis Kimberley is one of the great talents of British filk music, and her latest album, The Hearth and the Hive is a magnificent showcase of her music. The overall theme of the album is sustainability – and the consequences that face humanity if we continue to live beyond our means. The refrain of “Jam Tomorrow” in particular captures this spirit: “When the Queen says, ‘Jam tomorrow’/ But we’ve sold tomorrow’s jam/ Fiddle-dee-dee”.

From the blues/jive rhythms of that same Jam Tomorrow and Vitruvian Man to the more folk style backing on tracks like Kitchen Heroes, or the rock beat of Wolf at Your Door, the energy of the performances ring through in every track. Even the softer, slower numbers maintain a tension and energy of their own; the subject matter helps with that, especially on “World’s End”, but the quality of the performance is what makes this collection so listenable.

Archetype Cafe - Talis Kimberley
All content © Talis Kimberley and Marchwood Media
Release Year - 2000         Label - Marchwood Media

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  1. Archetype Café
  2. Thin Blue Mean Streak
  3. Eleven Candles
  4. A Prayer For Saint Lucia
  5. Rapunzel
  6. The Highwayman
  7. Pale Shamen
  8. Taken By Storm
  9. Small Mended Corners
  10. One Big Sea
  11. Carrion
  12. Harbouring Hopes
Featured Artists
Talis Kimberley – vocals, guitar, harp, bouzouki, bells
John Jones – bass
Tim Walker – drums, trumpet, flugel
Simon Fairbourn – bassoon, keyboards, alto saxophone, oboe, clarinet, recorder, whistle, backing vocals
Mike Whitaker – Electric guitar (track 11)
Chris Conway – synthesizer, electric 9-string guitar (track 10)
Annie Walker, Joules Taylor, Abi Salinger, Estelle Ysnel – spoken vocals (track 1).

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