Make the Light is the ninth studio album by folk musician Kate Rusby, released on 22 November 2010 on Pure Records. The album is the first to feature songs written solely by Rusby; this idea was suggested by actress Jennifer Saunders, with whom Rusby had previously worked on the show Jam & Jerusalem.Make the Light liner notes.
Self-produced by Rusby with 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!"Kate Rusby | Make the Light
Track listing All songs written by Kate Rusby. "The Wishing Wife" - 3:24 "The Mocking Bird" - 4:07 "Let Them Fly" - 4:25 "Only Hope" - 4:40 "Lately" - 4:52 "Shout to the Devil" - 4:28 "Green Fields" - 5:10 "Fair Weather Friend" - 5:13 "Walk the Road" - 4:18 "Not Me" - 4:20 "Four Stars" - 3:45
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
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