Comments for McKenna, Mae, Nightfallers

This album is of the folky/celtic type, but with rock rhythms on many songs. Mae McKenna sounds a bit like Loreena McKennitt, with touches of Enya thrown in (only better IMO). Her voice is strong and so are the songs, mostly written or co-written by MM herself (her acoustic guitar-work on one track is nice too). The instrumentation ranges from none (an acapella track), to minimalist (just harp and voice) to full band with drums, piano and double bass (a few tracks with great, full production). She uses just her voice, harmonising without lyrics over slide guitar on "Blue." Overall, there`s a nice, dark edge to the material. It`s a short album at 39 mins. but an impressive piece of work from someone who briefly cameos on Camel`s "Dust & Dreams" and "Harbour of Tears." Ian C. Thomas