From 2003, so drawing on her first two albums (both very nice indeed, but pre the breakthrough that was Birds), albeit with the wonderful "Say After Me" also getting a guernsey, suggesting it had been knocking around for at least a couple of years before it made it on to record.
But actually the main attraction was the covers, making up nearly half of this 11-song set, of which the best are a dramatically stringed take on "One More Cup of Coffee" (a song that's fertile ground for covers, like many of Dylan's - Calexico's version on the I'm Not There soundtrack stood out, and by coincidence the Robert Plant album that I also bought today also includes a version of it) and a faithful one of "And No More Shall We Part" that nicely accentuates its melody and progressions.
But actually the main attraction was the covers, making up nearly half of this 11-song set, of which the best are a dramatically stringed take on "One More Cup of Coffee" (a song that's fertile ground for covers, like many of Dylan's - Calexico's version on the I'm Not There soundtrack stood out, and by coincidence the Robert Plant album that I also bought today also includes a version of it) and a faithful one of "And No More Shall We Part" that nicely accentuates its melody and progressions.
