"The Living Tradition"@en . . . "1999"^^ . . . . "Steve Knightley and Mark Tucker"@en . . . . . . . . "right"@en . . . . . "16157"^^ . "CruelRiver.jpg"@en . . . . . . . . "Studio album"@en . "Cruel River is the second solo studio album by English folk singer-songwriter Steve Knightley. Knightley had spent 2006 with Show of Hands, his duo with Phil Beer, recording, releasing and promoting their twelfth album together, Witness, which saw the duo explore a worldbeat sound that departed from their usual English folk sound. The album was a success with critics and most fans, although some were perplexed by its direction. During a break in promoting that album with touring in early 2007, Knightley decided to record his first solo album since 1999. Hiring regular Show of Hands collaborator Mark Tucker to co-produce the album with himself, Knightley recorded the album in Presshouse Studios, Colyton in February 2007. The album explores a stripped-back, minimal English folk sound, similar to that of early Show of Hands. Lyrically, the album tackles dark subject matter. Released on 4 June 2007 by Show of Hands' own label Hands on Music, the album was a critical success, with one review declaring it \"another reminder of his song-writing skills and his fine, distinctive vocals.\" Knightley would soon return to Show of Hands but ultimately recorded another solo album, Track of Words \u2013 Retraced, in 2009. The Show of Hands website considers Cruel River to be \"understated yet powerful\"."@en . . . . "2007-06-04"^^ . . "Cruel River is the second solo studio album by English folk singer-songwriter Steve Knightley. Knightley had spent 2006 with Show of Hands, his duo with Phil Beer, recording, releasing and promoting their twelfth album together, Witness, which saw the duo explore a worldbeat sound that departed from their usual English folk sound. The album was a success with critics and most fans, although some were perplexed by its direction. During a break in promoting that album with touring in early 2007, Knightley decided to record his first solo album since 1999. Hiring regular Show of Hands collaborator Mark Tucker to co-produce the album with himself, Knightley recorded the album in Presshouse Studios, Colyton in February 2007. The album explores a stripped-back, minimal English folk sound, simila"@en . . . "49031878"^^ . . . . . . "24.0"^^ . . . . "Cruel River"@en . "February 2007"@en . "\u2014Steve Knightley, talking about the title track"@en . . ""@en . . "\"When I was a boy living in the middle of Exeter, our local bobby, Geoff Barnsey, became a close friend of the family. His mother ran the village Post Office in Poundsgate, on Dartmoor and we spent many a hot summer's afternoon swimming in the icy waters of the Dart. Geoff's mum was the first to tell me of the local saying \"River Dart, river of Dart, every year you claim a heart\"\u2014a saying that even today still contains a tragic grain of truth.\""@en . . . . ""@en . . . "Spiral Earth"@en . . . . . . ""@en . "Presshouse Studios, Colyton"@en . . "The Guardian"@en . "2009"^^ . . . . . "1093395109"^^ . . . "Cruel River"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "padding:8px;"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Track of Words \u2212 Retraced"@en .