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Article: Mad about the Foy.
- Article from:
- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- August 26, 2007
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Byline: Freddie Windsor
Pete Townshend has declared him 'a giant', and Bonnie Raitt says he is'one of the most soulful singers I've heard in a long while'. So what makes FoyVance so special? Debut album Hope (Wurdamouth, [pounds sterling]13.99 inc p&p, 01634 832 789,out tomorrow) *** favours the honest approach - 15 songs recorded with aminimum of fuss and maximum emphasis on capturing the moment.
Shades of Tom Waits are evident on album opener Be With Me, but fellowUlsterman Van Morrison emerges as Hope's biggest influence. The gospel piano oftracks such as I Was Made and First Of July wouldn't sound out of place onMorrison's Moondance, and on the ...
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