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I first heard of the Kimber's Men via the Sea Shanties program hosted by Gareth Malone. They were singing a self penned tribute to a brave sea rescue called 'The Robert Whitworth'. Luckily, none of the 'liveness' of that performance has been lost while transferring to cd. There is always a danger with traditional music, especially a capella (which 90% of this recording is), that it sounds horribly sterile, but here, the fantastic richness of the men's voices has been preserved. I can imagine them all crowded round one mic and leaning in for their parts.
This is the sort of singing I love to listen to: it is strong and pure, and harmoniously spot on, without sounding like 'trained' voices, or Male voice choir, or Barbershop. I like both those styles too, but they don't work for all types of music. The Kimber's Men have the talent and the grit in good measure
What instrumentation there is is very tasteful, and interesting too, unlike so much accompanying guitar work that is often more of an afterthought than anything else.
It makes you wonder though, when the human voice can sound like this, why anyone thought to invent instruments in the first place! Great CD!
Rating:  [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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