Comments for Midwinter, The Waters of Sweet Sorrow

A folk album with some progressive elements, "Waters" features ethereal female, and some male, vocals over gentle acoustic guitar, along with electric bass, violin, flute, etc. Overall, the sound is thin and without drums or any sort of rock rhythm but, in places, it is very beautiful. Someone once said that itsounded like it was recorded in 1650, and there`s some truth in that! The opening song, "Sanctuary Stone" is a classic. Fans of folk/prog., Steeleye Span,or the band this turned into, Stone Angel, are most likely to enjoy this. It has recently been released on CD by both Kissing Spell in the U.K. and Si-Wan in Korea (and also on vinyl by the former, I believe, as the original commands silly prices now). (Ian Thomas)