Make the Light
Make the Light is the ninth studio album by folk musician Kate Rusby, released on November 22, 2010 on Pure Records. The album is the first to feature songs written solely by Rusby; an idea suggested by actress Jennifer Saunders, whom Rusby had previously worked with on the show, Jam & Jerusalem.[1]
Self-produced by Rusby, alongside her brother, Joe Rusby, the album features a variety of different musicians, including Rusby's husband, Damien O'Kane. Prior to the album's release, Rusby remarked, "I feel this album is quite different from my others; some of it is gritty, some of it is pretty and some of it is a bit wacky! But what fun we had making it. I hope people enjoy it!"[2]
Track listing
All songs written by Kate Rusby.
- "The Wishing Wife"
- "The Mocking Bird"
- "Let Them Fly"
- "Only Hope"
- "Lately"
- "Shout to the Devil"
- "Green Fields"
- "Fair Weather Friend"
- "Walk the Road"
- "Not Me"
- "Four Stars"
Personnel
Musicians
- Kate Rusby - vocals, guitar ("Only Hope", "Shout to the Devil", "Not Me", "Four Stars")
- Damien O'Kane - guitar, tenor banjo, tenor guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
- Kevin McGuire - double bass
- Malcolm Stitt - bouzouki
- Julian Sutton - diatonic accordion
- John Joe Kelly - bodhran
- Donald Shaw - harmonium
- Donald Grant - first violin, string arrangements
- Catrin Morgan - second violin
- Rebecca Jones - viola
- Nicholas Trygstad - cello
- James Mackintosh - percussion
- Rob Westacott - cornet
- Andrew Holmes - flugel horn
- Jim Fletcher - tenor horn
- Michael Dodd - euphonium
- Matthew Broadbent - tuba
- Helena Smart - second violin
- Dave Edmonds - cello
- Diane Clark - double bass
- Rex Preston - vibraphone
- Andy Duncan - brass arrangements
Recording personnel
- Kate Rusby - producer
- Joe Rubsy - producer, engineer, mixing
- Damien O'Kane - assistant producer
- Bunt Stafford Clark - mastering
Artwork
- Andy Snaith - photography
- Jammy Design - design, artwork
References