Hourglass (Kate Rusby album)

Hourglass is the debut studio album by English contemporary folk musician Kate Rusby, released on 1 March 1997 on Pure Records. It was updated and remastered in 2022, to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

Track listing

 * 1) "Sir Eglamore" (Traditional; Rusby) - 4:14
 * 2) "As I Roved Out" (Traditional) - 3:45
 * 3) "Jolly Ploughboys" (Traditional) - 4:05
 * 4) "Annan Waters" (Traditional) - 5:23
 * 5) "Stananivy" (McCusker, Rusby) - "Jack and Jill" (Rusby; Traditional) - 3:06
 * 6) "A Rose in April" (Rusby) - 5:38
 * 7) "Radio Sweethearts" (Miller, McCusker) - 3:32
 * 8) "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" (Frank O'Connor, Rusby) - 2:58
 * 9) "Old Man Time" (Rusby) - 3:48
 * 10) "Drowned Lovers" (Traditional) - 5:14
 * 11) "Bold Riley" (Traditional) - 4:37

Personnel
Produced by John McCusker

Engineered by Moray Munro

Recorded at Temple Record Studio, Midlothian, Scotland

Mastered by Andy Seward


 * Kate Rusby - vocals, piano, guitar (3, 6, 9)
 * Ian Carr - guitar (1, 5, 7, 10)
 * Andy Cutting - diatonic accordion
 * Donald Hay - percussion
 * Conrad Ivitsky - double bass
 * Alison Kinnaird - cello
 * John McCusker - fiddles
 * Michael McGoldrick - flute, whistles
 * Tony McManus - guitar (2, 8)
 * Alan Reid - harmony vocals (4)
 * Eric Rigler - uilleann pipes
 * Davy Steele - harmony vocals (3, 11)

All tracks arranged by Kate Rusby and John McCusker

(Additional arrangement by Ian Carr on tracks 1, 4, 7, 10)