Behave the Bravest – The Irish Times

Energy and imagination fuel this exceptionally rich fourth solo collection from the singer and flute player. At its heart is Kennedy’s adventurous spirit and canny ear for a tune and a song.

She’s taken some linchpins of the Scottish andIrish tradition and made them anew, with fresh-faced arrangements delivered in a clean, uncluttered singing style.

Her reading of Fair Annie of the Loch Royanne (a first cousin once removed of Little Musgrave) is an epic, delight, based on a version she got from Will Oldham and recorded while she was touring in the UK, Australia and the US.

Kennedy has married material from two different touring bands and somehow it works seamlessly. Her own flute, whistles and low whistles swoop and soar through the finest percussion, fiddle and guitar lines. Long life guaranteed.

Siobhán Long