With its arresting cover of a felled marionette, 'Battlefield Dance Floor' is the 18th studio album one of the most prized acts on the folk roots circuit, Show Of Hands. The 13-track album, their first key release in more than three years, brings eight keenly awaited new songs (and a co-write) from the pen of Steve Knightley, widely acknowledged as one of the UK's most inspired and original songwriters. Phil Beer is the 'master decorator' of the songs - a brilliant, consummate multi-instrumentalist while long term third member Miranda Sykes is back on board with her eloquent double bass and vocals after her sabbatical - and Cormac Byrne and his feted percussion skills bring a vibrant fresh dimension to the party.