Covers 2 (Show Of Hands Album)
''Covers 2'' is the fourteenth studio album by British folk duo Show of Hands. An official collaboration with double bassist and vocalist Show of Hands, Miranda Sykes, who had been the duo's unofficial third member for six years, it is the duo's second album of cover versions, following ''Covers (Show of Hands album), Covers'' (2000). The album was intended for "friends and fans" of the duo, and an attempt to record songs that the duo had played live for some time. The album was produced by Mark Tucker and recorded as a mostly "straightforward" recording with little overdubs or extra production work. The album was released in mid-November 2010 as a limited-edition album to be sold from the duo's Autumn tour that promoted the album, and was also released for a short time on the duo's website. As such, the album was not released in the shops or as a download. The album was a critical success, with ''Spiral Earth'' commending it as "the sound of one of the finest duos in English roo ...
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