After interpreting the songs of Robert Burns on her last album, the ex -Fairground Attraction singer continues to explore the traditional material of her Scottish homeland, this time alongside folk-leaning songs by contemporary writers. With ubiquitous folk producer John McCusker, and assorted top-notch folk musicians, Reader breathes new life into these widely sung Scottish standards, for which she shows a real affinity, and which here outshine the more recently-penned material.