‘The Fragile’

**** GUARDIAN **** MOJO **** UNCUT **** SONGLINES **** R2

‘BEST DUO’ Nominees BBC RADIO 2 FOLK AWARDS 2013

Hailed as the best act of the prestigious Cambridge Folk Festival 2012 by The Guardian; the multi award-winning Belinda O’Hooley (Rachel Unthank & The Winterset, Nic Jones Trio, Jackie Oates) and Heidi Tidow are now one of the most popular and unique acts on the contemporary folk scene. Their latest album ‘The Fragile’ garnered 4 star reviews from The Guardian, Mojo, Uncut and Songlines, and was described by The Independent as a ‘must-buy’. The duo’s beautifully unusual songs touch on every human emotion; drawing on love and loss, dark and humorous folk tales and everything from the invisibility of the elderly, through to ecology, rumour-mongering and the global economy. Championed by folk icon Nic Jones, Radio 2’s Mike Harding and 6 Music’s Cerys Matthews; expect an irresistible blend of thought-provoking songs, intricate harmonies and striking arrangements, tempered by cheeky Northern banter.

“Brilliant lyrics and beautiful melodies…The Fragile is a must-buy” INDEPENDENT

“Exquisite” **** THE GUARDIAN

“Idiosyncratic and classic…plaintive, inviting, disquieting, mysterious, harmonic, austere, beautiful, oblique and sing-along.” **** MOJO

“Vulnerable but powerful. A bold, ambitious work.” **** SONGLINES

“Stark, beguiling arrangements and stirring voices.” **** UNCUT

“Sublime...startlingly original” **** R2

“Belinda and Heidi’s eerie vocal harmonies weave magic” fRoots

“Beautiful and poignant modern chamber-folk.” THE WORD

“Marvellous” Cerys Matthews, BBC 6 Music

“Interesting songs; unusual, always very deep, and they’ve always got a little quirk to them.” Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2

“Blessed with sensitivity, coupled with a great sense of humour, Belinda and Heidi write creatively, expressing new ideas both lyrically and musically in a beautiful way.” Nic Jones