Ainsley Hamill - Not Just Ship Land review | Jude Rogers's folk album of the month

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(Self-released)
Possessed of a big and intriguing voice with a touch of wildness, Hamill has real crossover potential

Traditional folk can spring artists into unusual places. Ainsley Hamill began her career in Glasgow folk group Barluath, wrapping her plush, muscular vocals around Gaelic, Scots and English language traditionals, but she begins Not Just Ship Land sounding like last year’s avant-garde newcomer Keeley Forsyth. “Saltwater and city fill my head,” she sings, her voice thick with velvet and murk.