A promising debut album! Fara is a Scottish folk quartet with three violins and a piano. All four young women are from the Orkney Islands. Jennifer Austin, Kristan Harvey, Jeana Leslie and Catriona Price have played music from an early age and received classical music training. In addition to excellent playing, they also sing perfectly and harmoniously together. On the album Cross The Line fiery,
… lively instrumental music is interspersed with beautiful folk ballads. Sung in multiple voices or with beautiful solo vocals by Jeana Leslie. The non-popular folk piano gives an extra modern touch to folk music. (SvdP)more