Don't Stop Singing - Music: Thea Gilmore; Words: Sandy Denny (2011)

"Of all the contemporary projects with her name attached, this is perhaps the most intriguing, with respected singer/songwriter Thea Gilmore writing music to accompany lyrics Sandy never lived to record. Refreshingly it works. Thea is not in awe of Sandy; she doesnt attempt to sing like her, and has no hesitation in conjuring choruses out of fragments from the Denny notebooks. Of the 20 or so discovered songs, 10 are tackled here. Lushly orchestrated, crisply produced and beautifully sung, they comprise a stellar addition to a glittering catalogue. But what comes across from the words is a deep sense of melancholy: Sandy was battling a career meltdown, a drink problem and her only daughter had been taken from her. From the lyrics alone, you sense isolation, pain, distress; but also apparent is vulnerability, and that of course, was one of the reasons Sandy was such a great songwriter. The highest praise you can apply is that "Dont Stop Singing" earns itself a place alongside Denny's solo albums." (BBC)