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Rebecca Hall : Sunday Afternoon (US,2001)**°
Rebecca Hall had given such a nice performance with B’Eirth from In Gowan Ring in a 70’s (acid) folk flavour, about half a year before in Radio Centraal's studio’s, but it was only much later through an In Gowan Ring related link to her own page when I realized the existence of a solo-release of hers which might interest me too. This is her second release.
As a personality it is clear to me Rebecca has a gentle sweet friendly character showing up in her voice, with also much longing for perhaps more recognisable situations to show up ? The sensitivity of singing follows at first the line of the sweeter part of the UK folk tradition, like on “Sculptor’s song” a song which is accompanied by bells, bass & cello, or following the Sandy Denny like folk tradition, like on “Lessons” as basically acoustic guitar songwriting with a romantic folk flavour, softly arranged with distant orchestrations and arrangements. Another part of her inspiration, which is the longing-for-belonging somewhere safe and recognisable is the American country style. She starts her album with a song very inspired by such flavours. Most of the time she succeeds on this so much in her own way, this becomes more like her own new-folk style. But even more, and oddly enough she succeeds many times (in a more mellow way) to bring very different inspirations together into one style, something which can for instance be heard on “Thanks just the same” or perhaps “O Lord”.
