O'Hooley and Tidow: Silent June | CD review

(No Masters)Best known for her gently exquisite piano work for Rachel Unthank and the Winterset (back in the days before they became the Unthanks), Belinda O'Hooley is a brilliant accompanist, capable of switching from sparse backing to sudden bursts of flamboyant improvisation. She is also an impressive songwriter, as she shows on this intriguing set recorded with her (on and off stage) partner Heidi Tidow, who also sings and co-wrote many of the songs. The mood is minimalist DIY, as though the...

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