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Maverick – March 08
Lorraine Jordan – A light over there
(Hazelville Music HZ011,

"Fourth release of powerful songs on the theme of love and longing from one of the finest exponents of a musical genre best described as Celtic Soul.

This album is one of those releases that came as a complete surprise. I knew of the artiste but was unfamiliar with her work, and that being the case, was expecting a collection of the usual singer-songwriter fare of folk tinged acoustic rock. Lorraine Jordan's silk wrapped vocal delivery came as a real revelation. Comparisons could be made with an artiste such as Enya with Lorraine displaying her Irish roots and love of traditional ballads, yet combining them with contemporary musical influences all making for an intoxicating mix of thought provoking material.

The opening track is simply stunning, the ideal introduction to the rest of the album. No Resistance is a song about waiting for a love to return and of the heart ache that goes with it. Lorraine sings like she feels it, a very personal delivery that really drags the listener in, one of those songs that we could all relate to at some stage.

The following track, the only non-original song out of the featured eleven, is From The Heart. The song was written by Susan Clark and has a more upbeat feel with some great piano from Laka D, and has Jenny Maidman displaying some lovely electric guitar breaks, just enough to give the track a more rocky edge.

You only have to listen to tracks such as Dreamers, Danni and Your Magesty to realise why Lorraine is regarded as one the finest singer-songwriters in Britain today. She just has that knack of writing a wonderous lyric and also has the ability to convey the songs meaning to the listener in such a way as to tease your every emotion.

Mention has to be made of Roy Dodds, one of the UKs best percussionists who holds the beat together on all tracks. Indeed Lorraine has some serious musical talent backing her on this album. Apart from the above mentioned musicians we have Neil Davey on mandolin, Steafan Hannigan on uillean pipes, cellist Kate Baker, Sarah Beattie on fiddle, and one time member of the Climax Bules Band, Richard Jones on accordion.

Stand out track for me is If You Want Me To, another illustration of love and longing, this song is guaranteed to bring a lump to the throat. The same could be said for the majority of the wonderful songs on A Light Over There. This is an album that is a pleasure to listen to and comes highly recommended."

JHS