Martha Tilston is a captivating performer, an enchanting singer-songwriter blessed with a gloriously clear and seductive voice. Throughout Lucy & the Wolves, Martha expresses herself in her trademark, endearingly direct, poetic manner, putting forward her philosophy of life, and examining relationships in an accessible, universal way.
The songs are exquisitely set, the musicianship (featuring her backing band The Woods) is faultless: a mesh of violins, viola, cello, double bass and, unusually trombone. Martha’s stepmum, Maggie Boyle, adds flute/harmonies to "Wild Swimming"; "Searching For Lambs" was recorded in a Somerset wood with help from only a few neighbouring crows.
2007‘s Of Milkmaids & Architects saw Martha nominated as Best New Act at the BBC Folk Awards, Lucy & the Wolves is set to receive similar accolades.
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