On this CD, they have three tracks featuring Karen Tweed's accordion accompaniment, which knits in as well as one could ever wish for.

The material is in the best tradition of contemporary folk, and mostly credited jointly to Hickman & Quinn. One track in particular, The Hanging of Jack Brown, is a pastiche trad ballad, but most are interesting observations on humanity. Every song is tuneful, the arrangements engaging, and the vocal harmonies subtle but impressively done. I'm sure I won't be the first to compare them with Simon and Garfunkel, but there are enough differences to set them apart: glossy American slickness is thankfully absent, and the guitar work occasionally sounds dangerously ambitious, but succeeds at all junctures. Shades of everything from Chet Atkins to Mark Knopfler.

In a field where it is difficult to create an impression, they seem destined to flourish.

In short, a melodic and harmonious album, with one major flaw: the artwork (which presents the lyrics) is so artistic, it is unreadable, except with a very strong light, and I needed a magnifying glass.