A fusion of medieval, celtic and 70's folk conspires in a whimsically nostalgic trip through the woods and meadows of a bygone era .... with some contemporary differences. Classical cello, baroque recorder, finger-picked guitar and african drums are overlaid with ethereal melodies, poetic lyrics and haunting vocals. Released in 2008 ...... PREVIOUS CD BABY REVIEWS : author: Charles Schneider Kim Thompsett's Songs from the Uglee Meadow is a moss-covered gemstone found in an ancient Faerie vault. Timeless songs, a voice like a glass bell reflecting an untouched mountain river, magic music captured from the luminous woods. Ultimate soundtrack for olde-world courtships, invocations of forest deities, dancing, putting a child to sleep - or just feeling in touch with the universe. I feel so lucky to have found Kim Thompsett's work. The first album's great musicianship transcends and defies all genre & pagan-folk presumptions; becoming an exciting and fresh body of music that will last forever. author: Jose Javier Delmas I got to know this wonderful work through a common friend, Priscilla Hernandez (whose great CD is also available here). Songs from the Uglee Meadow is an absolutely charming work, with a vintage sound that combined with Kim's voice, puts the listener in a trip down memory lane. You would be forgiven for thinking that this is a lost Sandy Denny or Jacqui McShee album from around 1970, it is really that good! "an album of contrasts ...... as natural as the passing of the seasons" " I really love this ......" Genevieve Tudor, BBC Radio Shropshire "the vibe is lovely" Marianne Segal " honest, most magical and real, a treasure indeed " Root Deity Poems LOCAL PRESS REVIEW "Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon holed up in a snow-bound cabin in the wilds of Wisconsin to produce last year’s introspective masterpiece For Emily Forever-ago – Kim Thompsett took herself off to a secluded wood outside Battle for her inspiration. The result is the Rye singer-songwriter’s debut CD Songs From the Uglee Meadow. As well as singing, multi-instrumentalist Kim plays guitar, flute, zither, recorder and percussion. The result is an intimate and intensely personal recording, rich in pastoral imagery and rooted in the English landscape. It draws on Celtic, medieval and English folk, but the album is not overwhelmed by its influences, retaining its own shape and identity. The tone is ruminative, reflective and at times celebratory, whether a poignant love song crafted from an epitaph or taking in the beauty of leaf and stream. For more reference points, think Sandy Denny’s Who Knows Where the Time Goes? Philip G Martin guests on hurdy-gurdy and bagpipes, while Sarah Tadros weaves cobweb patterns on violin. Production values on the recording are high and it comes with a beautifully illustrated fold-out lyric sheet. A very mellow recording, not so much shoe-gaze as tree-gaze, and a finely crafted piece of English whimsy. " [ ANDY HEMSLEY, RYE AND BATTLE OBSERVER "Songs From The Uglee Meadow" is an album of contrasts, deliciously arranged string sections impart a fullness of sounds in one songs to be countered by a percussion lead piece with haunting flute and recorder the next. There's not enough flute and recorder used these days. Kim Thompsett pulls it all together in a way that seems as natural as the passing of the seasons, summer into autumn into winter into spring. Her own songs capturing a sense of the spokes of life’s great wheel, the joys and the shattered spokes that make things harder and people stronger. " FATEA Magazine