Kate Rusby - Live from Leeds
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Actor: Kate RusbyDVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Live, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 87 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-06-29
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Compass Records
DVD Reviews of Kate Rusby - Live from Leeds
DVD Review: What a treat!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was introduced to this most talented artist through the show Jam and Jerusalem. I heard a tune, found the name to be Underneath the Stars by a singer-songwriter named Kate Rusby. I immediately purchased the CD. I listened to it and loved it. Time passed, the CD left unplayed and I pulled it out and have been listening to it over and over in awe of the way Kate can bring so much life, passion, emotion and innocence to a song.
I went online, saw the DVD, read the reviews and figured, "Why not." Well, I have already watched it about 7 times. As good as Kate is on CD, well, she is amazing live. Her energy is most wonderful and the little anecdotes she tells between the songs just warms my heart. She, as well as her band, is so humble, gracious and talented.
She as gathered together a most talented group of musicians that complement her in every way possible. As I watch them perform I see them go into that place, some call it the zone. It is obvious they love what they are doing and it shows. I can feel their passion and as Kate sings, most of the time with eyes closed, I feel as though she is permitting us, her audience into a very private and sacred place. At other times I feel like she's invited us all to sing in and have a grand time.
For anyone who is a fan of Kate, I highly recommend this DVD. You will not be disappointed, but rather, most wonderfully pleased. For those who haven't heard of Kate, go ahead. You won't be sorry.
DVD Review: dead gorgeous
Summary: 5 Stars
Enchanting singer, sparkling instrumentals, beautiful video - what more could you want? Warning: it's so rich, I find I must take it in measured doses - 2 or 3 tracks at a time.DVD Review: Unqualified Recommendation
Summary: 5 Stars
God knows I've had my complaints about some of her CDs,
but they don't apply here, because if you are like me,
among the ~90% of her fans who will never see her live,
this DVD is your only extant chance to see, as well as hear.
To put it another way, the very first time I tried to
watch this, I had to pace myself out across about 4 nights,
and when the DVD was over, my first thought was "She ought
to make a concert DVD for every studio CD she makes.
Isn't that wild?
If you wish to know what opened my eyes most, it was 2
odd-angled camera shots of Johnny (may I call him that?).
Watch the DVD, see what I saw (twice), and you too will
learn a bit about where the staggering emotional depth
of her best work comes from. Life is too fragile for words,
and faith is too strong for words. Poor, poor words!
Better to sing, those who may.
I bought "Leeds" with "Underneath the Stars", then bought
"The Girl Who Couldn't Fly" a few days later. That last
disc is still in its wrapper, and it will stay there until
I am sure I have my received all I am able to from "Leeds"
and "Stars".
Kate Rusby is like a great secret that you wish you could
tell to the whole world, except the telling is nothing,
and the songs can be dodged and eluded by those who do not
seek; yet those who do seek (I am speaking of meaning and
expression), find, within her songs. This is marvellous to me.
All the more so because she neither wants nor has a monopoly
on the delight of her audience. So, enjoy, but branch out, too.
DVD Review: Good; arrangements and tempos could've been more varied.
Summary: 4 Stars
I appreciate Kate Rusby's traditionalist approach towards folk music, but it's also hard to deny that variety in tempos, rhythms and arrangements are not Rusby's specialty. So if there's one thing about this gorgeously shot, well performed and beautifully packaged (especially for an indie label) DVD, it's that over the course of the 16-song set, it's mostly the same sounds over and over, and as lovely as they are, it could have been more varied.
I'd seen Kate Rusby live in New York at a small space, and my favourite part of that show hadn't even been her lovely voice or John McCusker's glistening cittern work, but how marvelously funny Rusby's in-between banter was. The same holds true for this DVD -- Rusby's extended chats to the audience, and persistent English jokes, are almost the highlight of this DVD. The banter makes the show seem more affectionate, less of a display and more of a joint celebration. The shooting and editing are excellent, with nary a beat missed and judicious, effective use of audience details, and the colours and camera work are great, engrossing you into the show and the performers, making you feel like you're actually there.
Performance-wise, aside from my nagging concern about the relatively unchanging arrangements, Rusby does also tend to speed up her uptempo songs quite a bit -- "Sir Eglamore" and "The Cobbler's Daughter" suffer especially from this, sounding almost panicked, with little space for vocals. But Rusby's ballad singing is good, and the audience's willing participation adds to the genial vibe.
Overall, a very good concert DVD. If you like this music, this is about as good a visual documentation of the show as you can expect.
DVD Review: A pure, perfect concert video
Summary: 5 Stars
A must-have for all Kate Rusby fans. This beautifully-produced concert video is a pure winner, showcasing Rusby and her band at their best, before an adoring, appreciative English audience. Several things are worth pointing out: first, what a delight to see how friendly and down-to-earth she is, and what a fine performer. Authoritative, yet not stuffy or standoffish in any way, she presents these old trad ballads in a way that makes them seem like the most immediate and compelling of contemporary art... And, of course, the music is simply stunning -- the band plays sweet, but keeps things simple; it's warm and modern without muddling down in crossover pretensions, it's just simply lovely, lovely acoustic music. Finally, there's the experience of seeing Rusby sing: is it possible such a perfect sound is coming out of that everyday-looking lass before you? Guess so. Now I'll have to redouble my efforts to see her when she plays live at a venue near me... I know it'll be a night to remember!
Description of Kate Rusby - Live from Leeds
South Yorkshire folk singer-songwriter Kate Rusby celebrates a decade-plus as a recording artist and performer with this live concert, mostly adapted from her popular studio albums and replete with her typically evocative, emotional immediacy singing ancient ballads, sea shanties, and lullabies. Highlights include the infectious waltz, "Polly," the sprightly, hopeful "I Courted a Sailor," and Rusby's crystalline vocal on "The White Cockade." Backed by her outstanding, all-acoustic band, Rusby's celebrated talent for making an old sound feel new again drives the delicate plaint "Who Will Sing Me Lullabies," the pop-like "The Cobbler's Daughter," and the sad "Withered and Died," which sounds very much like the passage of heartbreaking events into memory. Newcomers to Rusby may wonder if those songs in her repertoire having to do with dragons, knights, and fair maidens (such as this set's "Sir Eglamore") are terribly precious, but they actually prove as personally expressive as anything else she does. --Tom KeoghFolk Music CDs
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