Palimpsest
‘Exquisite, elegant, atmospheric and charmingly quirky….a shifting mosaic of musical textures. 4 stars’ (Robin Denselow, The Guardian)
‘A beguiling album of wordless paeans to rural southern England. Quiet but compellingly emotional music that is richly-textured and containing melodies of real beauty. 5 stars’ (fRoots, Playlist Album Choice)
‘A beautiful, contemplative set, another jewel to add to the musical box of miniature treasures that is Three Cane Whale. 4 stars” (Tim Cumming, Songlines)
‘This charming album is an elegant treat. 4 stars’ (The Telegraph, Best Folk Music Albums Of 2016)
‘Music of space, time and thought. A lovely way to start a new year. 4 stars’ (The Independent On Sunday)
‘These West Country pastoral miniaturists combine minimalist folk with a generous welcome to new instrumentation. 4 stars’ (David Honigmann, The Financial Times)
‘Those looking for new experiences in folk music would do well to direct their ears to Three Cane Whale. Palimpsest is perfectly titled, and production by Portishead’s Adrian Utley only adds to the sense of wonder. 4 stars’ (The Irish Times)
‘Uniformly gorgeous…rustic but sophisticated. 4 stars’ (The Mail On Sunday)
‘A shifting matrix of brass, chimes and diverse strings…its sense of rural enchantment is unwavering’ (Neil Spencer, The Observer)
‘An intoxicating collection of modern folk vignettes’ (The Daily Express)
‘These multi-instrumentalists are the living heart of what folk music should be. As captivating as it is minimal, Palimpsest is a beauty’ (Tyran Grillo, RootsWorld, USA)
‘The soundtrack for a classic serial of Thomas Hardy?’ (Simon Broughton, Evening Standard)
‘Their delicate acoustic constructions combine ancient folk and contemporary classical ideas to weave an entirely original new musical tradition’ (Bristol 24/7)
‘Utterly charmingly pastoral, wonderfully unique and effortlessly timeless…the 21 tracks found here sound like the metabolic functions of a living landscape, its very heartbeat, its breath’ (Dancing About Architecture)
‘Deceptively simple, it has a stark beauty that could easily appeal to a much wider audience’ (Fear And Loathing Fanzine)
‘Palimpsest drapes its cool tunes over the listener like a warm blanket on a cold evening. It’s a thing of beauty, to love and cherish. 9 out of 10″ (reviewgraveyard.com)
‘Delicate, subtle, charming, entrancing, beautiful. There is nothing else like this out there at the moment’ (Americana UK)