Reynardine are a Drogheda four-piece that brought out an EP a few years ago; The Hare’s Dream is their second album. Guitarist and harmonica player Garret Brady, fiddler Kevin Branigan, harpist/cellist Aideen Morrissey and guitarist Neil McAvinia share vocal duties, trading places in the spotlight and contributing harmonies to each other’s songs.
The result can be uneven in places, but is knitted together by a delicate touch and a gentle, unassuming sensibility. High points include Brady’s low-key interpretation of ‘All For The Love Of You’, written by The Voice Squad’s Gerry Cullen, and McAvinia’s falsetto blues on ‘Crow Jane’.