Make the Light

Make the Light is the ninth studio album by folk musician Kate Rusby, released on 22 November 2010 on Pure Records. The album is the first to feature songs written solely by Rusby; this idea was suggested by actress Jennifer Saunders, with whom Rusby had previously worked on the show Jam & Jerusalem.^[1]

Make the Light
Studio album by Kate Rusby
Released	22 November 2010
Recorded	Summer 2010
Venue	Pure Record Studio, South Yorkshire
Genre	Folk
Length	48:42
Label	Pure Records
Producer	Kate Rusby, Joe Rusby
Kate Rusby chronology
Sweet Bells (2008) Make the Light (2010) While Mortals Sleep (2011)

Self-produced by Rusby with her brother, Joe Rusby, the album features a variety of different musicians, including Rusby's husband, Damien O'Kane. Prior to the album's release, Rusby remarked, "I feel this album is quite different from my others; some of it is gritty, some of it is pretty and some of it is a bit wacky! But what fun we had making it. I hope people enjoy it!"^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
BBC	(positive)[3]
The Guardian	[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Kate Rusby.

1. "The Wishing Wife" - 3:24
2. "The Mocking Bird" - 4:07
3. "Let Them Fly" - 4:25
4. "Only Hope" - 4:40
5. "Lately" - 4:52
6. "Shout to the Devil" - 4:28
7. "Green Fields" - 5:10
8. "Fair Weather Friend" - 5:13
9. "Walk the Road" - 4:18
10. "Not Me" - 4:20
11. "Four Stars" - 3:45

Personnel

Musicians

• Kate Rusby - vocals, guitar ("Only Hope", "Shout to the Devil", "Not Me", "Four Stars")
• Damien O'Kane - guitar, tenor banjo, tenor guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
• Kevin McGuire - double bass
• Malcolm Stitt - bouzouki
• Julian Sutton - diatonic accordion
• John Joe Kelly - bodhran
• Donald Shaw - harmonium
• Donald Grant - first violin, string arrangements
• Catrin Morgan - second violin
• Rebecca Jones - viola
• Nicholas Trygstad - cello
• James Mackintosh - percussion
• Rob Westacott - cornet
• Andrew Holmes - flugel horn
• Jim Fletcher - tenor horn
• Michael Dodd - euphonium
• Matthew Broadbent - tuba
• Helena Smart - second violin
• Dave Edmonds - cello
• Diane Clark - double bass
• Rex Preston - vibraphone
• Andy Duncan - brass arrangements

Recording personnel

• Kate Rusby - producer
• Joe Rubsy - producer, engineer, mixing
• Damien O'Kane - assistant producer
• Bunt Stafford Clark - mastering

Artwork

• Andy Snaith - photography
• Jammy Design - design, artwork

References

1. Make the Light liner notes.
2. Kate Rusby | Make the Light
3. "Music - Review of Kate Rusby - Make the Light". BBC. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
4. Robin Denselow (23 November 2010). "Kate Rusby: Make the Light – review | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2012.