This new recording shows the maturity and consideration you'd expect after such a long gap. At first I thought the power and passion wasn't there: slow tunes were very much in evidence, and the pace seemed generally slacker. Then I listened more carefully, and I realised that Liz still had fire and flair in abundance but that it all flowed so effortlessly that it was easy just to let the music wash over you. "Lost in the Loop" is a truly schizoid album: play it low and it'll lull you to sleep, turn it up and it'll knock your socks off!

As well as being a fabulous fiddler, Liz Carroll is one of the finest composers of traditional tunes. Her "Wisahicken Drive" has been covered by almost everyone, and the number of recordings which boast a tune called simply "Liz Carroll's" is enormous. Here she gives us a fiddler's dozen of her own tunes, including her first ever composition, a lovely wee jig with a very long name. If it's fire you're after, try The "Golden Legs" which leads into the traditional "Flogging Reel", or the opening set of reels which likewise combines a Carroll tune with some old favourites. On the slower side we get two gorgeous slow airs by Liz and one by Daithi Sproule, as well as a few slow reels and descriptive pieces.