"Featured album of the month" - "Energy Islands is a brave, wildly original almost-concept album from one of the finest folk bands in Scotland. Fara are from the Orkney's, where they developed their distinctive, increasingly versatile and sophisticated style, matching the three fiddles and vocals of Jeana Leslie, Catriona Price and Kristan Harvey against piano ... The line-up now features a new pianist Rory Matheson, who is from the Highlands and plays a key role in this intriguing set ... The music is inspired not just by the beauty of the islands and its wind, waters and weather but by the extraordinary way in which the environment has been used to create green energy. By using water and wind power, in an energy revolution supported by the local people, Orkney now produces more than 100% of its energy needs ... It's a triumph that deserves a celebration, and much of the album sets out to do just that, with tracks titled Excess Energy, White Horse Power or (and they must have enjoyed naming this one) West Tide Story"