If you’ve ever had the good sense to buy a ticket for a Ruth Notman gig, you will notice it comes with a guarantee that you will get two very definite things for your money. Firstly you will encounter a chirpy Nottinghamshire lass with a beaming smile and an infectious sense of fun; you feel that much of what she says has just popped into her head a microsecond before. Secondly, you will hear one of the most distinctive voices on this or any other music scene for that matter. Her debut album ’Threads’ made everyone sit up and listen from the likes of Kate Rusby, Kate Rusby’s number one fan Mike Harding, Bob Harris, Colin Irwin and John Tams, whose recommendations should never be taken lightly.