“There’s an elegiac, nearly haunted air coming from the song. It begins with some delicately framed piano, unadorned except by some extraordinarily nuanced production touches, and acoustic guitar makes its presence soon felt, but nearly imperceptibly. She takes a deliberate pace for the unfolding of the song, sub mid-tempo, and unwinds the vocal melody with the same consideration. It all has a rather spectral, crystalline quality. Burns inhabits the lyrics with a wraith-like insistence, disappearing into the narrative, until she becomes an ethereal, beautiful voice seemingly disembodied and singing from somewhere beyond. The song never risks sounding ornate or stifled, however – instead, “Scarborough Fair” radiates warmth and has a white hot glow persisting for the entirety of the song.”
Thank you so much for the beautiful review from Jason Hillenburg at Skope Magazine! Very kind! You can read the entire review HERE. 🙂 Remember you can get “Scarborough Fair” right here in the Music Section. 🙂