Catherine MacLellan - The Raven's Sun

After releasing her debut album in 2004, Catherine MacLellan earned immediate critical acclaim, labeled Critics Favourite New Discovery by Penguin Eggs magazine in 2008. Since then, she has toured internationally extensively and her music has been a perennial fixture at the top of Canada's Roots Music charts, winning acclaim from international media including The Austin Chronicle, The Boston Globe, BBC Radio, Maverick Magazine and Q Magazine.Her latest release The Raven's Sun takes the listener further along Catherine's journey in song, delving deeper into the territories of life, death and transformation. Produced by her long-time musical partner Chris Gauthier, The Raven's Sun shines a light on their musical chemistry and catches them both at their best.AMMY Award winning Danny Blume, it features stellar guest performances by Nashville fiddler Andy Leftwich. This album is another reminder that Catherine's songwriting and musicianship are unparalleled among performers of her generation.Catherine MacLellan, the daughter of the late Canadian folk giant Gene MacLellan, has a sweet and powerfully expressive voice, and deserves wider recognition. Telegraph The Raven's Sun feels and sounds like the album that Catherine MacLellan has been working towards, consciously or unconsciously, the one that fully realises her talent and shows it at its best The SunCatherine MacLellan is an exceedingly blessed singer-songwriter - she possess an unforgettable voice that simply breathes depth of feeling into her songs. The moment this album opens you know you're listening to something remarkable. FolkWords.comThere are some albums that you take some time to get into, others you never really like and then just occasionally you find one that you love instantly. The Raven's Sun is definitely one of the latter from the first note to the last FATEACompelling well written songs beautifully sung and played. MaverickThe Raven's Sun feels and sounds like the album that Catherine MacLellan has been working towards, consciously or unconsciously, the one that fully realises her talent and shows it at its best. AmericanaUK.com