Shadows (O'Hooley & Tidow album)

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.

Shadows
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]
MOJO[2]
The Press (York)[3]

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

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. Robin Denselow (28 July 2016). "O'Hooley & Tidow: Shadows review – England's answer to the McGarrigles". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. 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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