Shadows (O'Hooley & Tidow album)
# Shadows (O'Hooley & Tidow album)

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
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| The Guardian | |
| MOJO | |
| The Press (York) | |

Shadows, the fifth album by the Yorkshire-based folk music duo O'Hooley & Tidow, was released on 29 July 2016 on the No Masters label.

## Reception

In a five-starred review for The Guardian, Robin Denselow said that O'Hooley & Tidow "sing together with the ease of a married couple, matching delicate and increasingly brave harmony vocals against O’Hooley’s thoughtful piano work. And they are exceptional songwriters, as they prove with this unusual set". In a four-starred review for Mojo, Colin Irwin said that "the overriding tone of this album is as deep and subtly dramatic as the piano instrumental that gives the long-player its title".

## Track listing

* "Colne Valley Hearts" (O'Hooley/Tidow) (3.40)
* "Made in England" (O'Hooley/Tidow) (3.40)
* "Blanket" (O'Hooley/Tidow) (4.54)
* "The Needle & the Hand" (O'Hooley/Tidow) (4.46)
* "Small, Big Love" (Kathryn Williams/Graham Hardy) (3.30)
* "Shadows" (Belinda O'Hooley) (4.14)
* "Beryl" (O'Hooley/Tidow) (3.45)
* "The Pixie" (O'Hooley/Tidow) (4.53)
* "Reapers" (O'Hooley/Tidow) (4.58)
* "The Dark Rolling Sea" (O'Hooley/Tidow) (2.36)
* "River" (Joni Mitchell) (3.56)

## Songs

The album includes a song, "Small, Big Love", which Kathryn Williams presented to Belinda O'Hooley and Heidi Tidow at their wedding.

## Personnel

### O'Hooley & Tidow

* Belinda O'Hooley – vocals, piano, programming, accordion
* Heidi Tidow – vocals, percussion

### Other musicians

* Jude Abbott – trumpet, flugelhorn
* Hazel Askew – backing vocals
* Pete Flood – drums, percussion
* Hannah James – backing vocals
* Grace Petrie – vocals, backing vocals
* Rowan Rheingans – fiddle, viola, backing vocals
* Andy Seward – double bass
* Michele Stodart – electric bass, electric guitar, EBow
* Ben Stone – tattoo needle

## Production

The album was mixed by Neil Ferguson and mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering.The album cover was designed by Martin Roswell, incorporating photographs by Maisy Carr Photography; the sleeve notes were by Heidi Tidow.

