- folk
- 52 min
- 12 tracks
- Pure Records
Philosophers, Poets & Kings is the sixteenth studio album by English folk singer Kate Rusby. It features traditional folk music, original songs and covers of Fairport Convention and Oasis. The album was released by Pure Records, including on CD and on vinyl, on 17 May 2019. It garnered positive critical reception that praised the production and instrumentation. The final song, "Halt the Wagons", commemorates the death of 26 children in the Huskar Pit mining disaster.
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Grave, spare, classical in form and intimate.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
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Tracks
- 1Jenny4:38
- 2Bogey's Bonnie Belle4:24
- 3Philosophers, Poets & Kings4:27
- 4Until Morning4:27
- 5Crazy Man Michael4:57
- 6Don't Go Away4:13
- 7The Squire and the Parson3:41
- 8The Wanderer3:39
- 9Farmer's Toast4:24
- 10As the Lights Go Out3:46
- 11Jenny (Ordinary remix)4:31
- 12Halt the Wagons4:52
12 tracks, 52 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Kate Rusby
- Label
- Pure Records
- Released
- May 17, 2019
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- GB
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