Seeds of Fools Review(fROOTS Jan/ Feb ‘10)
Attractively paced second CD from Glasgow born singer-songwriter now living in N. Yorkshire. An excellent singer and capable instrumentalist, Wendy has a keen feel for tradition, while her own songs regularly attain comp-winner standard, standouts are her compelling takes on The Blacksmith and Cruel Mother.
Thunbs up.
Live Review from Redditch Folk Club 23/01/10
We had a brilliant night at the memorial hall on Saturday. I’ve booked Wendy Arrowsmith before – she’s a lovely singer and a deft guitar player. She handles trad with subtlety and insight, while her original material is lovely. Her songs cover a range of human experience, both historical and modern, some great stories, poignant moments, and all wrapped up in some very fine tunes.
Wendy was last with us a couple of years ago, and I realised how much she’s grown as a performer in that time. Her singing voice – always lovely, has become a good deal more powerful, enabling her to hold her own in larger venues. She’s a stronger stage presence, and there was a lot more humour in the set, offsetting all the gorgeous traditional gloom. (oh, I love The Cruel Mother and tragic ballads, and she does them very well). We all ended up doing comedy hand gestures…
Brynneth N Colvin
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