Shadows (O'Hooley & Tidow album)

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Shadows
Cover of Shadows (O'Hooley & Tidow album).jpg
Studio album by
O'Hooley & Tidow
Released29 July 2016
GenreFolk; singer-songwriter
LabelNo Masters (NMCD47)
O'Hooley & Tidow chronology
Summat's Brewin'
(2015) 		Shadows
(2016) 		WinterFolk Volume 1
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian[1]5/5 stars
MOJO[2]4/5 stars
The Press (York)[3]4/5 stars

Shadows, the fifth album by the Yorkshire-based folk music duo O'Hooley & Tidow, was released on 29 July 2016 on the No Masters label.

Reception[]

In a five-starred review for The Guardian, Robin Denselow said that O'Hooley & Tidow "sing together with the ease of a married couple, matching delicate and increasingly brave harmony vocals against O’Hooley’s thoughtful piano work. And they are exceptional songwriters, as they prove with this unusual set".[1] In a four-starred review for Mojo, Colin Irwin said that "the overriding tone of this album is as deep and subtly dramatic as the piano instrumental that gives the long-player its title".[2]

Track listing[]

  1. "Colne Valley Hearts" (O'Hooley/Tidow) (3.40)
  2. "Made in England" (O'Hooley/Tidow) (3.40)
  3. "Blanket" (O'Hooley/Tidow) (4.54)
  4. "The Needle & the Hand" (O'Hooley/Tidow) (4.46)
  5. "Small, Big Love" (Kathryn Williams/Graham Hardy) (3.30)
  6. "Shadows" (Belinda O'Hooley) (4.14)
  7. "Beryl" (O'Hooley/Tidow) (3.45)
  8. "The Pixie" (O'Hooley/Tidow) (4.53)
  9. "Reapers" (O'Hooley/Tidow) (4.58)
  10. "The Dark Rolling Sea" (O'Hooley/Tidow) (2.36)
  11. "River" (Joni Mitchell) (3.56)

Songs[]

The album includes a song, "Small, Big Love", which Kathryn Williams presented to Belinda O'Hooley and Heidi Tidow at their wedding.[4]

Personnel[]

O'Hooley & Tidow[]

  • Belinda O'Hooley – vocals, piano, programming, accordion
  • Heidi Tidow – vocals, percussion

Other musicians[]

  • Jude Abbott – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Hazel Askew – backing vocals
  • Pete Flood – drums, percussion
  • Hannah James – backing vocals
  • Grace Petrie – vocals, backing vocals
  • Rowan Rheingans – fiddle, viola, backing vocals
  • Andy Seward – double bass
  • Michele Stodart – electric bass, electric guitar, EBow
  • Ben Stone – tattoo needle

Production[]

The album was mixed by Neil Ferguson and mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering.The album cover was designed by Martin Roswell, incorporating photographs by Maisy Carr Photography; the sleeve notes were by Heidi Tidow.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Robin Denselow (28 July 2016). "O'Hooley & Tidow: Shadows review – England's answer to the McGarrigles". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Colin Irwin (September 2016). "MOJO's Folk Album of the Month". Mojo. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. ^ Paul Rhodes (15 August 2016). "CD review: O'Hooley & Tidow, Shadows (No Masters)". The Press (York). Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  4. ^ "How Huddersfield became home to one of folk music's most exciting duos". Yorkshire Post. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2020.

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