Sweet Chiming Bells. How could we have Christmas music without Kate Rusby.
Sweet Chiming Bells. How could we have Christmas music without Kate Rusby.
I’ve never featured Kate Rusby’s song Ghost; this is a re-recording which is part of her album 30 Happy Returns, a release which marks her 30 years as a performing artist. Sometimes it feels that a lost loved one is still here, but the moment passes and the reality of their absence resumes.
January 5 is the twelfth (and final) day of Christmas; the day before Epiphany. Wassail is part of the observance, perhaps an incorporation of outside cultural elements turned into a time of blessing and shared celebration. (Though not too much) So Cornish Wassail by Kate Rusby is a fitting place to finish this version of …
If I keep doing Christmas Songs, one year I could do a whole month of In The Bleak Midwinter. This rendition is by Kate Rusby from Holly Head. One of the reasons I like it is because she includes lots of verses, with no added choruses or bridges. 1. In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind …