To B Without A Hitch/Autumn Lullaby/Curl Your Toes/Like Never Before/The Curious Crystals Of Unusual Purity/Barefeet & Hot Pavements/I Like To Be With You In The Sun/Lizard Long Tongue Boy/Hello Again (Of Course)/Many Happy Returns/Broken Faith/Ask Me No Questions
Ask Me No Questions was the debut album from the London folk singer/songwriter Bridget St John, released on John Peel's Dandelion label. All the songs are backed by her acoustic guitar.
"This is a wonderful album. Autumn Lullaby takes my breath away, and there is plenty of good songs here. Lizard-Long-Tongue Boy is also a standout track. Its all melancholic, dark and tranquil. Just the way I want it. Truly a hidden pearl."
"Before long, a distinct and individual voice emerges, a certain English innocence informed by harsher experience, but still yearning for something lovely and untouched by crass hands. These are deeply personal songs, expressing the wounds and unexpected joys of life itself, without ever getting close to self-pity or navel-gazing. Instead, there's a worldly-wise distance of sorts, a quietly bemused consideration of life."
"The voice, the mood, the instrumental accompaniment have all a strong identity but don't forget it's made up of twelve not-that-great songs. I wish she had more versatility as a songwriter: the melodic lines and song structures are a bit predictable and there is no unexpected switch round the corner."
"On first listen this cult appreciated British folk album flowed by in a state of melancholy and reflection. Not instantly moving but with each additional play I've grown to really like this."
Most of the arrangements are just St. John and her guitar - very quiet, pretty folk songs. The mood isn't dark either, more reflective than that - the songs often sound like the countryside, although she's from a capital city."
The music is lovely acoustic folk which is somewhat depressing sounding but always pretty and melodic. It's definitely got that British folk feeling, especially with the slightly bizarre yet intelligent lyrics."
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