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HOBOPOP RECORDINGS - HPCD005 - 15.03.10

Singer-songwriter Kirsty McGee recorded her new album No.5 live in one take in front of an invited audience at her native Manchester's Contact Theatre. It’s the first album to feature Kirsty with her full band The Hobopop Collective - and the decision was made to present it with no overdubs or repairs as the best way of capturing their sound.

The one-off show also featured several special guests from the UK music scene, including artists working in bands such as Guillemots (Christopher Cundy - Saxello & Bass Clarinet), The Brute Chorus (James Steel - Electric Guitar), The Guthries (Gabriel Minnikin - Vocals) and with Richard Hawley (Clive Mellor - Harmonica).

Alongside the Collective's new interpretations of songs from McGee's critically acclaimed 4th studio recording The Kansas Sessions (2008), No.5 includes live performances of brand new songs, and a new version of 'Bliss' from her 2002 debut Honeysuckle - the album which earned her the first of two BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards nominations (Best Newcomer, Best Original Song).

A free download of Honeysuckle will be available exclusively via her online shop at www.kirstymcgee.com on the same day as No.5 is released.

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'bewitching, exquisite and skeletal.' - **** Q

'shivering, hollering, edgy, dark, delightful, disturbing, involving, beautifully phrased acoustic music.'

- the living tradition

'perfect understatement - not an extraneous word or note.'

- karine polwart

'absolutely superb, memorable... i love her songs.' - bob harris

'a quiet triumph.' - fRoots

'confident and earthy - one to watch.' - uncut

'a wonderful voice.' - mike harding

'a stunning musical masterpiece that is up there with the best of eilen jewell, devon sproule and amy lavere.' - **** maverick

'the kind of voice that stops you dead in your tracks. she blends styles like a master alchemist and has a way with melody that means the moment you hear her songs it's impossible to get them out of your head.' - ralph mclean, bbc

'one of the strongest and most unusual voices of her generaton.'

- the irish world

'a fine album, and possibly her best so far.' - **** rock n' reel

‘an automatic free pass to the albums of the year list.’

- netrhythms

'mcgee demonstrates talent across a breadth of song-writing styles and a flair for engaging performance.' - folking.com

'a beautiful record by an artist worth keeping an ear on.'

- dirty linen