Katy Carr - Coquette (2009)

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Katy Carr - Coquette (2009)
Folk | 1CD | M4Aa AAC 266 Kbps | 94.2 Mb
Label: Deluce Recordings | Language: English

“ Suffused with echoes of voices from wartime England in the 1930s & '40s, 'Coquette' recounts a time when the wrenching loss of battle collided with the sparking of feverish romantic encounters. Here, a cheeky naiveté mingles with eroticism as spectral voices call out to one another, crossing planes of existence with gilded letters of passionate sorrow. Often misrepresented in literature, the role of the coquette was an important one in the war years, performing for the troops, and for inspiration Katy needed look no further than the grande dames of frontline entertainment and Hollywood legends of the time.
Born to a Polish mother and English father, early dalliances with her Catholic ancestry were replaced by an obsession with the wonders of flight. An RAF scholarship followed and Katy was soon soaring through the skies and gaining a whole new outlook on the immensity (and, conversely, the triviality) of things. References to flying and celestial matters are rife throughout her compositions and the songs on Coquette explore these themes in the context of war. It is said that the only cure for coquetry is the finding of true love, and Coquette has been a labour of devotion.
Katy's most accomplished and complete work to date, it's an anachronistic gem with a distinct, edgy and thoroughly modern sensibility.” – Album Information on Amazon.co.uk