2006 900 Miles      620EE

1 900 Miles   3:23 
2 East Virginia   3:13 
3 Livin' Track   3:31 
4 The Swallow   4:25 
5 St. James Infirmary   3:46 
6 Isn't That So   3:56 
7 If I Had My Way (Samson & Delilah)   3:47 
8 No More Songs   4:48 
9 Forgiveness   3:15 
10 Asturiana   4:24 

Bethany Yarrow and Rufus Cappadocia manage to get quite a bit out of not much at all. Their spare collaboration on 900 Miles references a wide swath of folk and jazz, but the nocturnal smokiness of Yarrow's haunted alto and Cappadocia's cello combine for a sound that's slightly outside of the usual music universe. There's some Cowboy Junkies here, a dash of Tuck & Patti there and an overall otherworldliness more akin to a David Lynch movie. Yarrow doesn't just vamp for the whole record though; her range careens from hushed to strident, and she even does a pretty fair PJ Harvey wail (circa 4-Track Demos) on "Linin' Track," and "Isn't That So?" Meanwhile, Cappadocia often puts down his bow, extracting some funk out of "If I Had My Way," or leading off "East Virginia" with a little Latin guitar flavor. But the heart of the record is in the ballads, as the duo stretches out with long, dark adagio passages filled with dust and desire. Bethany & Rufus successfully transcend their limited instrumentation, coming up with a debut that gets better and better with each listen. –Matthew Cooke

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http://dickthespic.org/2010/10/14/bethany-and-rufus/