Catriona Bourne (harp, flute, vocals); Francis Tulip (guitar); James Owston (bass); Joe Bainbridge (drums)
I must hold my hand up and confess that I was more than a little apprehensive before I cranked up the Victrola to listen to this enigmatic album. Tulip I knew as one of the north east's finest young guitarists but, I mused, what sort of company has he got himself mixed up with since he moved to the academic fleshpots of London?
However, from the opening bars of Triquetra I realised my misgivings were well and truly misplaced. Catriona Bourne is as much a jazz musician as any contemporary horn player. The fluency of her technique is on a par with that of Tulip's which, believe you me is no faint praise.