Just wanted to let you know that I just received your new CD "Far From Home" and I've been enjoying it very much. Great job. You've got some very talented friends onboard this time around. I'm looking forward to sharing it with my listeners on the radio show in the coming weeks and will be sure to send you the playlist when I do.

Hugh Morrison may be Far From Home, but he doesn't let that get him down. His latest album carries all the energy and bounce of previous compilations, with a bit more worldly polish, and Morrison's own accordion work finds companions on the journey. The selections on Far From Home do go roaming a bit astray of Morrison's usual regional choices, and even rather far from each other. But it's clear Morrison feels welcome with any folk style and has no qualms about introducing them to each other. There's a playful turn on "Wild Mountain Thyme" that turns the old romance into something of a shanty, even flirting with a bit of polka. "Canadian Barn Dance" takes a bonny, high-stepping attitude that echoes the less formal notes of a "Highland Schottische." Morrison's accordion work finds companions on the journey, like Barbara Downie's fiddle and Sarah Morrison's distinctly refined piano. Don Gabbert gives voice to the tune on "Wild Mountain Thyme" and "Foggy Dew," along with Neil DuFour, Gerard Bride and Lizzy Snelling. Like Morrison's previous work, Far From Home is a joyous experience. Though it roams far and wide, fans of Celtic music and folk tunes alike will feel right at home with Hugh Morrison.

This is bright, happy music and it is impossible to feel badly with it humming away for you. You can see that Morrison is influenced by a variety of Celtic sources, and the ear detects hints of both Scottish and Irish sounds throughout the album. A nice mix of music, Hugh Morrison's CD will make a good addition to any traditional enthusiast's collection. And listening to it will always make you feel good.