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Two years ago, Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage stirred the folk and acoustic world with a stand-out debut CD and there's been little slumbering since. Now they are set to release an arresting second studio album, Awake.
The combination of Hannah's outstandingly pure, clear voice, their perfect fit harmonies and Ben's exquisite dobro are the rock solid foundations of this rising duo, first witnessed in the 2016 album Before the Sun.
This quality pairing unarguably has hypnotic effect, painting aural dreamscapes around them in resonant songs that are given room to breathe.
When Hannah's folk family travels across Europe and sojourn in America ended and she returned to her native East Anglia, a chance meeting at a Cambridge folk club with The Willows band member Ben was the start of something special. Ben went on to produce Hannah's solo album Charms Against Sorrow before they ventured into duo territory uncorking a beguiling, intricately woven, ethereal sound all their own.
Before the Sun saw them named in many Albums of the Year lists including the 2016 fRoots Critics Poll and hinted at a largely untapped song writing talent amongst the expertly executed traditional arrangements and covers.
That song writing skill moves more centre stage in Awake, an album that shows them fulfilling all the promise heaped on them.
A duo who delve into the mysterious and often like to release music in line with the lunar calendar, their live show sees them huddled around a single microphone, drawing the audience in. And so it is with this magnetic album.
Alongside Hannah's trademark mountain dulcimer and Ben's delicious dobro, they both play guitars on the album. Adding their magic are guest musicians from both sides of the Atlantic – from the UK Jon Thorne on double bass, Evan Carson on percussion and Norwich singer songwriter Jess Morgan, Katriona Gilmore and Jamie Roberts on additional vocals and from Canada Chris Coole on banjo, David Travers-Smith on horns and organ, Burke Carroll on pedal steel and on vocals, Vancouver-born American-Canadian alt country singer songwriter Suzanne Ungerleider who performs under the name Oh Susanna.
Awake is an album that stirs the soul and further endorses the empathetic class act that is Sanders and Savage.
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