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Intimacy is not just a physical attribute, it is of the mind as well, the connection shared between two people, perhaps more if the feeling is so intense it requires extra spirit and perspective, is such that the drama and love created inspires art that frames a period of Time, it captures the meaning of a place, of a particular motion and movement, and the impact of the final presentation is something than if produced with honour, becomes overwhelmingly familiar, it becomes tender, an affection that stands out with pleasure.

Opening yourself up to another soul and taking a gamble on the outcome is one that can both produce concern and shed light upon your own insight, and when that combination is one of initially two different cultures, then the result can be seen to be one that is beautiful, entrancing, fascinating to the point where what was considered a possible risk transforms easily to a savouring of musical intimacy.

Auf Wiedersehen, Me Duck is a superb example of cultures merging to create art that would not be the same had it been tackled by the singular mind; the mix of Anglo-German relations captured on a wonderful Folk high as Paul Walker and Karen Pfeiffer complement each other’s charm and expressive chemistry, and one that hits the listener with a harmony that is irresistible, and delightful.

It is to Ms. Pfeiffer’s theatrical passion as she evokes the carefully weaved observational images supplied by Paul Walker, that the complement is set, and in tracks such as What If My Pockets Were Empty, the superb The Rejected Songwriter’s Club, The Ballad of The Queen of May, the cry for more hours in the day in No Time (The Facebook Blues), Our Golden Age, and the album’s title track, Auf Wiedersehen, Me Duck, Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer, along with intricate additional musicianship by some of the nation’s most endearing modern heroes of the genre, Paul Hutchinson and Ciaran Algar, combine to be an album of generous and gratified nature.

Intimacy of the mind is precious, without it how do we produce work that cannot be delivered by singular viewpoint; an album of class, of enchantment, and belief, Auf Wiedersehen, Me Duck is music to the ears and the heart.

Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer’s Auf Wiedersehen, Me Duck is out now and available via Crazy Moose Records.

Ian D. Hall