Tracklisting
1. Reaping The Rye/Cliffs of Moher 2. I Loved A Lass 3. Lady Margaret 4. Maid on the Shore 5. La Rotta 6. Polly On The Shore 7. Morrison's 8. I Roved Out/Sleepy Maggie 9. Wayfaring Stranger 10. Night Visiting Song 11. Cooley's/Gravel Walk 12. She Moved Thro' The Fair 13. Blackwaterside
Reviews
       Mary Jane : Tacit (Live Sessions)****
Mary Jane always was and still is for me one of the most interesting folk rock bands around. Their first album was very much Trees inspired. Jo Quinn's voice was somewhat shrieky there; I liked it very much, some reviewers were puzzled by it. Their latest album, a 70 minutes quiet (Fairport like vibe) folkrock album was nice without much highlights. Jo's voice seem to have matured on this album. Very beautiful it is. "I loved a Lass", "Lady Margeret" and "Maid on the shore", all are sung with a more subtle voice, rarely heard since the 70's. The second site contains two folkrock reels, a more happy song (flute/guitar/bass, like everywhere sparse percussion),an a capella song, and a very alive folkrock song with drumming. The album is recommended to collectors of magic UK folkrock of the seventies. Be quick before it's sold out! Although the album says "live recordings" it sounds like a studio album, except for the energy on the last track.  
Gerald Van Waes

Tacit
Mary Jane is a UK folk ensemble I've heard mentioned on numerous occaisions but this is actually the first time I get to hear their music. "Tacit" is their third album and it includes thirteen traditionals in varied settings. Side one captures the band in the studio environment but I am immediately transported to a meadow in full bloom around midsummer. There is something pure and innocent about the flute-driven opener "Reaping the Rye/Cliffs of Moher" that makes me think of those summers as a kid without worries or concerns. "La Rotta" flavors the English/Celtic folk music that discreetly nods towards something more Eastern while "Maid on the Shore" delivers very pleasant classic folk rock. Side two showcases the band in the live setting * where they supposedly are a bit more electric than on record. And if this Sussex show is any indicator I'd definitely like to hear more in this vein. The intense, fiddle-driven instrumental "Morrison's" is just amazing and the more rocking (in the 70's British folk rock sense of the word) "I Roved Out/Sleepy Maggie" is equally seducing with flute floating alongside the light, characteristic fem vocals from Jo Quinn. If this won't make your head spin you're probably not a folk rock fan in the first place. Mary Jane proves to be well worth the positive words I've heard about them but I would probably dig this even more if they'd emphasize more on the psychedelic side of the folk rock spectrum, like some of the members do in Zaney Janey.
MG in The Broken Face #13

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