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If ever an artist called on the elements in her songwriting, it's Megan Henwood. The distinguished English singer-songwriter is far too self-deprecating to describe herself as a force of nature, but her third album River reaffirms her unique ability to create roots music of beguiling purity from what's around her.

The most mature work yet of an artist renowned for her intoxicating blend of acoustic and electronic ingredients, River depicts Henwood's lifelong relationship with the rivers and seas that flow into her creativity. Its alt-folk essence is illuminated with shades of sophisticated jazz and low-key electronica, on a record of dark hues and discreet optimism.

A genuine troubadour, her travels had her recording in Kathmandu, driving across Europe and Asia and becoming a ?full-blown gypsy? for a while, in her own 1972 vintage Airstream caravan. ?I spent an amazing summer in it, I went to about 15-20 festivals and then settled in a field just outside Reading,? she recalls. ?I had the river on one side and the canal on the other, and it was really lovely. But it was lonely.

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Thames Street,

Abingdon,

Oxfordshire,

England,

OX14 3HZ.