British Folk Songs

On this CD:

1. Skye Boat Song
Composed by Scottish Traditional
Performed by Tommy Reilly, Skaila Kanga

2. Early one morning
Composed by English Traditional
Performed by Tommy Reilly, Skaila Kanga

3. Blow the Wind Southerly (Northumbrian Folk Song)
Composed by English Traditional
Performed by Tommy Reilly, Skaila Kanga

4. Scarborough Fair
Composed by English Traditional
Performed by Tommy Reilly, Skaila Kanga

5. Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), folk song
Composed by Irish Traditional
Performed by Tommy Reilly, Skaila Kanga

6. Trottin' to the fair
Composed by Irish Traditional
Performed by Tommy Reilly, Skaila Kanga

7. Drink to me only with thine eyes, folk song
Composed by English Traditional
Performed by Tommy Reilly, Skaila Kanga

8. Kathleen Mavourneen for voice & piano
Composed by Frederick Nicholls Crouch
Performed by Tommy Reilly, Skaila Kanga

9. Morning Has Broken
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Tommy Reilly, Skaila Kanga

10. The lark in the clear air
Composed by English Traditional
Performed by Skaila Kanga

11. Cherry Ripe
Composed by English Traditional
Performed by Tommy Reilly, Skaila Kanga

12. The Ash Grove
Composed by Welsh Traditional
Performed by Tommy Reilly, Skaila Kanga

13. David of the White Rock for voice & ensemble
Composed by Welsh Traditional
Performed by Tommy Reilly, Skaila Kanga

14. The keel row
Composed by Traditional
Performed by Tommy Reilly, Skaila Kanga

15. Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon, folk song
Composed by Scottish Traditional
Performed by Tommy Reilly, Skaila Kanga

16. Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms for voice & piano
Composed by Thomas (ii) Moore
Performed by Tommy Reilly, Skaila Kanga

17. Dashing away with the Smoothing Iron
Composed by English Traditional
Performed by Tommy Reilly, Skaila Kanga

18. My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose
Composed by Scottish Traditional
Performed by Tommy Reilly, Skaila Kanga

19. She Moved through the Fair, folk song
Composed by Irish Traditional
Performed by Tommy Reilly

20. The Rising of the Lark, for voice & ensemble
Composed by Welsh Traditional
Performed by Tommy Reilly, Skaila Kanga

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Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Fun--but not great
  • aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhh!
  • Disappointment would be an understatement
  • Zzz...
  • another set of hopes are smashed
 Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Anti
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ASIN: B000GGSMD0
Release Date: 2006-08-22

Tracks:

  1. Cape Cod Girls - Baby Gramps
  2. Mingulay Boat Song - Richard Thompson
  3. My Son John - John C. Reilly
  4. Fire Down Below - Nick Cave
  5. Turkish Revelry - Loudon Wainwright III
  6. Bully In The Alley - The Old Prunes
  7. The Cruel Ship's Captain - Bryan Ferry
  8. Dead Horse - Robin Holcomb
  9. Spansih Ladies - Bill Frisell
  10. High Barbary - Joseph Arthur
  11. Haul Away Joe - Mark Anthony Thompson
  12. Dan Dan - David Thomas
  13. Blood Red Roses - Sting
  14. Sally Brown - Teddy Thompson
  15. Lowlands Away - Rufus Wainwright & Kate McGarrigle
  16. Baltimore Whores - Gavin Friday
  17. Rolling Sea - Eliza McCarthy
  18. Haul On The Bowline - Bob Neuwirth
  19. Dying Sailor to His Shipmates - Bono
  20. Bonnie Portmore - Lucinda Williams
  21. The Mermaid - Martin Carthy & the UK Group
  22. Shenandoah - Richard Greene & Jack Shit
  23. The Cry Of Man - Mary Margaret O'Hara

Tracks:

  1. Boney - Jack Shit
  2. Good Ship Venus - Loudon Wainwright III
  3. Long Time Ago -White Magic
  4. Pinery Boy - Nick Cave
  5. Lowlands Low - Bryan Ferry w/Antony
  6. One Spring Morning - Akron/Family
  7. Hog Eye Man - Martin Carthy & Family
  8. The Fiddler/A Drop Of Nelson's Blood - Ricky Jay & Richard Greene
  9. Caroline and Her Young Sailor Bold - Andrea Corr
  10. Fathom The Bowl - John C. Reilly
  11. Drunken Sailor - Dave Thomas
  12. Farewell Nancy - Ed Harcourt
  13. Hanging Johnny - Stan Ridgway
  14. Old Man of The Sea - Baby Gramps
  15. Greenland Whale Fisheries - Van Dyke Parks
  16. Shallow Brown - Sting
  17. The Grey Funnel Line - Jolie Holland
  18. A Drop of Nelson's Blood - Jarvis Cocker
  19. Leave Her Johnny - Lou Reed
  20. Little Boy Billy - Ralph Steadman

Amazon.com

Johnny Depp and director Gore Verbinski hatched the idea for Rogue's Gallery while filming "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"--that idea being to cast genteel rock superstars like Bono, Lou Reed, Bryan Ferry, Andre Corr, and Sting to reinterpret gritty seafaring standards for an exhaustive 43-track double-disc set produced by Hal Wilner. Throw in a bunch of credible folk stars (Loudon Wainwright III, Richard Thompson), their offspring (Rufus, Teddy) and a string of other curious characters (Jarvis Cocker, Antony) and what results is one of the strangest compilations in recent memory, if not exactly the most historically authentic or, well, digestible. Nick Cave embraces the role just a little too hard on "Fire Down Below," while Ferry can't help but sound like he's singing for the cast of "The Love Boat," but cut through the chaff and there is some real bootie here: Bono's "Dying Sailor to His Shipmates," Jolie Holland's "The Grey Funnel Line" and "Boney" by a mysterious tramp called Jack Sh**, which must be some kind of anagram for Johnny Depp. --Aidin Vaziri

Album Description

While working on the two "Pirates Of The Carribean" films, Johnny Depp and director Gore Verbinski became fascinated with the lore and fable of the pirates and sailors who ran the high seas. Enter legendary producer Hal Wilner, who brings his knack for matching maverick musicians with extraordinary material. Artists on this double disc set include Bono, Sting, Nick Cave, Bryan Ferry, Lou Reed, Richard Thompson, Lucinda Williams, Jarvis Cocker of Pulp, and many more. "Rogue's Gallery" offers a look at the hardships, the horrors, the lusts and lurid depths, and the crystal beauty that led men to the sea in ships for hundreds of years.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Fun--but not great.......2007-07-03

What a concept--a pirate song co-produced by Verbinski and Depp inspired by the "Pirates of the Carribean" series. It should be great and in places, it is. The big question I came away with is--who is Jack Sh**? That one definitely has me guessing.

I won't belabor the song content or the production value. I think the most notable reviews have got that down pat, although I'm not marking down as far as they have because I'm giving points for originality being a fan of Spike Jones and some other truly demented people.

One thing to note: this is not a CD you'd buy if you were looking for something to amuse your kids. Some of the content is very bawdy and Mom and Dad would have some serious 'splaining to do to the little pirates. There's both some language and some situations that are more twisted than a Hangman's knot.

3 out of 5 stars aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhh!.......2007-06-09

Some of the songs are quite good(mellow)others a little odd. Its what I expected, but not what you would expect.

1 out of 5 stars Disappointment would be an understatement.......2007-06-04

It is not unusual to find sea shanties performed by not the greatest musicians or singers in the world. It is not unusual to find shanties sung by people who have difficulty keeping perfect pitch, or tempo. But at least they understand what the music is about, and sing it with heart and enthusiasm and a love for the genre.

Hal Wilner should stick to whatever genre it is that made him know enough to be approached by labels, because he clearly has no understanding, and less enthusiasm for *this* genre.

If you love lively music from the maritime era, you can only be bitterly disappointed by this collection. Out of 43 tracks, I found 15 that were salvageable. Sort of.

I've already tossed this onto the pile to go to the resale shop. It wasn't worthy the cost of shipping.

2 out of 5 stars Zzz..........2007-04-04

I have to admit that I have no idea what kinds of music the pirates sang aboard their ships. I know it probably wasn't "yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me," but I expected something different than this. I think my expectations have been colored by groups like The Pogues, Flogging Molly, The Tossers, and the Real McKenzies. I have an annual Pirate Party and I was hoping to find some good music here to get people in the mood for a treasure hunt or pirate liar's dice, but instead, the music on this CD is something I'd put on if the party went on too long and I wanted to encourage people to leave. Some of it is actually awful and the rest is too slow and plodding to inject much energy into any situation.

I appreciate what was attempted here (contemporary artists paying homage to sea chanteys in the spirit of our romanticized version of the pirate era) but it just doesn't really work. The effect is similar to what would be achieved if the London Philharmonic Orchestra attempted to play rap "music" with Luciano Pavarotti rhymin' while flashing gang signs.

1 out of 5 stars another set of hopes are smashed.......2007-03-29

the selection of titles attracted me. The quality of the arrangements, the voices, and the music---are all quite bad.

It is VERY sad that these same titles, could not have been produced for quality. They sound like a nightmare.
Sailors' Songs & Sea Shanties
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • it did have potential
  • Salt Water on a CD
  • dig a hole.
 Sailors' Songs & Sea Shanties
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Highpoint UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00026W85M
Release Date: 2004-08-17

Tracks:

  1. Blood Red Roses - A L Lloyd
  2. The Dreadnought - Ewan MacColl
  3. The Cruel Ship's Captain - A L Lloyd
  4. Row Bullies Row - Ewan MacColl
  5. Santy Anna - A L Lloyd
  6. Lowlands Away - Stan Kelly
  7. Boston Harbour - The Watersons
  8. Do Me Ama - A L Lloyd
  9. Handsome Cabin Boy - Ewan MacColl
  10. Poor Old House - Ian Campbell
  11. The Sailboat 'Malarkey' - A L Lloyd
  12. Away Haul Away - Stan Kelly
  13. The Coast Of Peru - A L Lloyd
  14. The Gauger - Ewan MacColl
  15. Andrew Rose - Stan Kelly
  16. A Hundred Years Ago - A L Lloyd
  17. The Gallant Frigate Amphitrite - Peter Bellamy
  18. Reuben Ranzo - A L Lloyd
  19. The Flying Cloud - Ewan MacColl
  20. Lord Franklin - A L Lloyd
  21. Paddy Doyle - Ewan MacColl
  22. Sally Racket - A L Lloyd
  23. The Ship In Distress - Ewan MacColl
  24. Haul On The Bowline - A L Lloyd
  25. Stormalong - Ewan MacColl
  26. Bring Em' Down - Roy Harris

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars it did have potential.......2007-03-29

This album failed to meet my expectations. The titles are why I bought it.

Unfortunately, the arrangements are horrible; the voices are REALLY bad.

It left a sour taste in my soul.

5 out of 5 stars Salt Water on a CD.......2006-10-03

This is a collection for the true fan of the sea shanty (or chantey). The compilation is done acapella and feels as if you are on board a sailing ship in the 19th century. Eleven are sung by A. L. Lloyd, one of the foremost collectors of these songs andeight are by the late Ewan MacColl, a British folk icon.
If you want to hear and learn sea songs as they were most likely done by sailors pumping and hauling, this is a fine resource/

1 out of 5 stars dig a hole........2006-09-11

This is bad on nearly every level. Most of the songs are are without accompanyment so the fact that they are off key is quite apparent. I am sure there are good recordings of these songs however this is not one of them.
Watching the White Wheat: Folk Songs of the British Isles; King's Singers
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great CD!!!
  • An old favorite
  • My favourite album of folksongs
  • This is King's Singers at their top
  • This is perfection
 Watching the White Wheat: Folk Songs of the British Isles; King's Singers
King's Singers , and Various
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B000002ROI
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Lamorna
  2. Barbara Allen
  3. Bobby Shaftoe
  4. Early One Morning
  5. Jack the Jolly Tar
  6. The Oak and the Ash
  7. O Waly, Waly
  8. The Raggle Taggle Gypsies
  9. She moved through the Fair (Irish)
  10. Migildi Magildi (Welsh)
  11. Bugeilo'r Gwenith Gwyn (Watching the White Wheat) ( Welsh)
  12. Star of the County Down (Irish)
  13. Londonderry Air - Irish
  14. Dance to thy Daddy (English)
  15. O my love is a red, red rose - Scottish
  16. There's Nae Luck About The House (Scottish)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great CD!!!.......2007-04-04

I love this cd, the king's singers are one of my favorite groups ever and this is one of my favorite cds of theirs.

5 out of 5 stars An old favorite.......2006-11-06

A mix of the traditional and the modern which is itself timeless. I bought the CD to replace my cassette which was lost in a theft. I've owned this album for over 20 years and it remains a must have.

5 out of 5 stars My favourite album of folksongs.......2002-05-26

I loved The Kings Singers since their debut album (now available on CD). This recording is one of many fine albums they have made. The musical arrangements are sensitive, and enhance the character of the simple tunes selected. Daryl Runswick and Gordon Langford, veteran Kings Singers arrangers, wrote several of them, but there is also a lovely arrangement of The Star of the County Down by Howard Goodall (who has written all the music for Rowan Atkinson's TV shows and the themes for Red Dwarf and The Vicar of Dibley).

I love every single track, but here are a few particularly interesting ones:
John Rutter's arrangement of Barbara Allen
Early One Morning, arranged by one of the group (Jeremy Jackman) Daryl Runswick's arrangements of O Waly, Waly and She Moved Through the Fair
Watching the White Wheat (sung in Welsh)

Highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars This is King's Singers at their top.......2001-07-06

This is a performer's CD! I bought this CD in college, and it's still one of my treasured favorites for what it does: it captures the essence of near-flawless performance...diction, intonation, lyrical expression...the overall musically of this group is not enhanced by studio post-production. You get the same live as you get with this recording, and if you've done small ensemble work before, you'll love this recording. They even have 11 of these 16 songs in a songbook entitled "The King's Singers' Folk Songs" (Faber & Faber), with every note on the CD turned into spots on the page.

5 out of 5 stars This is perfection.......2000-10-26

The King's Singers are one of the best vocal ensembles - in every incarnation they've had. The tone changes with new members, but each regrouping presents itself and the music with integrity and intelligence. This compilation is one of their best. My personal bias is that this kind of music is their forte. British folk songs sung with grace and elegance and fun and great love. They have retained the historical tone of each piece while updating the harmonies. They pay respect to the past and cross the line just enough to make these old tunes interesting to 21st century ears. Star of the County Down, The Oak and the Ash, and Lamorna are three of my favorites. Though not as well known as some of the other songs, these are brilliant arrangements perfectly performed. This cd, along with Annie Laurie, is the ultimate in King's Singers recordings. Enjoy.
Where Have All The Flowers Gone: The Songs of Pete Seeger
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Variety and Inspirational Songs
  • What an amazing tribute...
  • Yum... whoa... WOW!
  • EXCELLENT!!!!! I LOVE Pete Seeger!
  • A Pete Seeger Feast To Carry On To The 21st Century
 Where Have All The Flowers Gone: The Songs of Pete Seeger

Manufacturer: Appleseed Records
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ASIN: B000006C89
Release Date: 1998-03-17

Tracks:

  1. Where Have All the Flowers Gone - Tommy Sands & Delores Keane with Vedran Smailovic
  2. Kisses Sweeter than Wine - Jackson Browne & Bonnie Raitt
  3. The Water Is Wide - John Gorka
  4. Of Time And Rivers Flowing - Richie Havens
  5. My Name Is Lisa Kalvelage - Ani DiFranco
  6. Turn, Turn, Turn - Bruce Cockburn
  7. Festival Of Flowers - Tish Hinojosa
  8. Step By Step - Sweet Honey In The Rock
  9. Blessed Be The Nation - Studs Terkel
  10. My Father's Mansion - Billy Bragg & Eliza Carthy
  11. Sailing Down My Golden River - Greg Brown
  12. Goofing Off Suite - Tony Trischka Band
  13. Those Three Are On My Mind - Kim & Reggie Harris and Magpie
  14. How Can I Keep From Singing - Cordelia's Dad
  15. All Mixed Up - Peter
  16. Empty Pocket Blues - Ronnie Gilbert
  17. Get Up And Go - Tom Paxton
  18. Old Riley - John Stewart
  19. If I Had A Hammer - Nanci Griffith & Friends
  20. Wimoweh - The Weavers

Tracks:

  1. We Shall Overcome - Bruce Springsteen
  2. Bells Of Rhymney - Roger McGuinn
  3. Oh Had I A Golden Thread - Judy Collins
  4. False From True - Guy Davis
  5. Letter To Eve - Indigo Girls
  6. Waist Deep In The Big Muddy - Dick Gaughan
  7. All My Children Of The Sun - Tim Robbins
  8. Living In The Country - Martin Simpson
  9. One Grain Of Sand - Odetta
  10. Old Father Hudson-Sailing Down Dirty Stream - Casey Neill
  11. The Torn Flag - John Trudell
  12. Doublin' - Si Kahn With The Freighthoppers
  13. To Everyone in the World - Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
  14. Over The Hills - Tommy Makem
  15. I Come And Stand At Every Door - Anne Hills
  16. Rainbow Race - Donovan
  17. Quiet Early Morning - Holly Near
  18. Oh, Sacred World - Studs Terkel
  19. And Still I Am Searching - Pete Seeger

Amazon.com essential recording

A pretty stunning group of socially conscious performers (from Bonnie Raitt to Billy Bragg) join in tribute to the inspirational music and life of Pete Seeger on this expansive 2 CD set. The grand selection of songs is well-annotated with notes from the artists and Seeger himself about each piece and its place in the pantheon. Among the many highlights are Bruce Springsteen's heartfelt "We Shall Overcome," John Trudell's tense "Torn Flag," actor Tim Robbins's rap-like "All My Children of the Sun," and Ani DiFranco's quiet, brooding "My Name Is Lisa Kalvelage." Further listening: the Smithsonian/Folkways release of If I Had a Hammer, a remarkable collection of Seeger singing his own songs. --Michael Ruby

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Variety and Inspirational Songs.......2007-02-26

Pete Seeger is the genuine article. A man who has devoted his life to using his gifts and talents to do his part to make the world a more humane place. His music sung by him is a unique contribution. This album combining Seeger's own voice with a fine collection of collaborators honoring him may even be better. If not better, at least more engaging when listening to the whole album thanks to the variety of voices and stylings. If you want pure Pete Seeger, he has plenty for you. If you are interested in a fresh and honest interpretation of his work, this is a good source.

5 out of 5 stars What an amazing tribute..........2000-11-13

In agreeing with all the other top-star reviews in this list, I want to add that part of what makes Pete Seeger such a treasure is the timelessness of his writing. Reggae Pete? Why not! Like Shakespeare, adapting classics for modern tastes only emphasizes their universality. This tribute makes it clear that Pete's music belongs in the global culture, for all generations present and future to discover and make their own.

On a separate note, I want to direct America-centric readers to the work of Tommy Sands, a great friend of Pete's who sings the title song. North-of-Ireland Irish, Tommy follows in Pete's peace-activist footsteps, and deserves the international recognition he has received for his work... Slàinte!

5 out of 5 stars Yum... whoa... WOW!.......2000-09-15

You'll hear your favorites on this album, and you'll hear songs new to you that will blow you away.

Besides being a collection of songs honoring Seeger, these are wonderful on their own. Re-release these as singles, and they will be hits in the folk-music circles, and could hold their own on some more popular stations (like Chicago's WXRT).

For me, I loved Studs Terkel reading "Blessed Be the Nation," Jackson Browne/Bonnie Raitt singing, "Kisses Sweeter than Wine," and the deeply haunting "My Father's Mansion" as sung by Billy Bragg and Eliza Carthy in a celtic flavor.

Hearing Donovan's version of "My Rainbow Race" was refreshing, and Dick Gaughan's dramatic rendering of "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" knocked my socks off. Surprising me was Tim Robbins' "All My Children of the Sun." So he can sing, too? Amazing.

Listen to Greg Brown singing "Sailing Down My Golden River." He has a Johnny Cash thing going on when he sings it, don't you think? Check it out. Very cool.

There are others, some 39 songs in all, and each I honestly liked. No duds, no "why did they put that on the album" songs.

I fully recommend this album.

Anthony Trendl
editor, HungarianBookstore.com

5 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT!!!!! I LOVE Pete Seeger!.......1999-01-05

I just heard this 2cd set and am blown away by it! I didn't realize he had written all those songs! I loved the reggae song, and all the others. I work at two libraries. One library had it, and I am going to buy this for my other library, and a copy for me, since it has all the notes from Pete and the artists who sing his songs. EVERYONE should hear this!

5 out of 5 stars A Pete Seeger Feast To Carry On To The 21st Century.......1998-12-29

On first listen, the divergent arrangements and production of these Pete Seeger classics recorded by others startle. However, after a few listens I can't get enough. The folk melodies wrap around the new voices and interpretations like they should... beautiful and compelling music by the national treasure that is Pete Seeger.
The Border of Heaven
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars Is Not Enough
  • The Borders of Heaven
  • Dances with Wolves
  • Beautiful Renditions of Traditional American Songs
  • Connie's renditions set a standard which is hard to match.
 The Border of Heaven
Connie Dover
Manufacturer: Taylor Park
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ASIN: B00004SUM0
Release Date: 2000-03-28

Tracks:

  1. The Blessing
  2. Sweet Betsy From Pike
  3. I Am Going To The West
  4. The Streets Of Laredo (The Sailor Cut Down In His Prime)
  5. Lord Franklin
  6. An Spailpin Fanach
  7. Last Night By The River
  8. The Water Is Wide
  9. Wondrous Love
  10. Winter's Night
  11. My Dearest Dear
  12. Brother Green

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars 5 Stars Is Not Enough.......2005-11-15

I have exposed a number of people to Connie Dover, young and old, and have yet to find anyone who doesn't immediately fall in love with her. Let's put it in a nutshell: If you listen to Connie and don't become instantly hooked, by all means have your head examined!
However if I have already conviced you and you want to know which of her titles to purchase, sorry, I can't recommend just one. Stick a crowbar in your wallet and get all 4! It will be the best $60+/- you've ever spent. Now stop reading these reviews and place your order!

5 out of 5 stars The Borders of Heaven.......2005-08-12

Connie Dover's latest, "The Borders of Heaven", is an apt this for this CD. Her vocals are crisp and clear as ever.
The accompanying musicians are the cream of the crop. They include Phil Cunningham and John Hartford. It's another production triumph for Phil Cunningham. All in all a beautiful set of tunes.
I have all of Connie's recordings and I believe that this is the best to date.

5 out of 5 stars Dances with Wolves.......2004-11-30

This is a great CD, I love Connie Dover, and anything she sings is always beautiful. I am writing this particular review for any of those folks who are looking for the name of the song (or the song itself) that Kevin Costner sings in the wonderful movie Dances with Wolves. Connie actually sings this old folk song here, it is track #10, "Winter's Night". Why it is called that is beyond me, but there ya go. Song titles....go figure. Connie sings many wonderful old folk songs on this CD, but she makes them her own, and that is her talent. This is a great CD. Period.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful Renditions of Traditional American Songs.......2004-06-26

It's hard not to fall in love with Connie Dover, who looks and sings like an angel. She has cited Steeleye Span and its lead singer, Maddy Pryor, as an early influence. That makes sense, because she is perhaps the purest soprano folk singer I have heard since Maddy Pryor. Before I acquired this CD, my only exposure to Ms. Dover was several songs here and there on various Celtic music collections, but on each and every one, her voice always stopped me in my tracks. So when I saw this collection of early American folk tunes (and the songs that inspired them), I thought it was a bit of a departure for her. But these arrangements strikingly emphasize the Scots-Irish influence on American folk music. Even old chestnuts like "Sweet Betsy from Pike" and "Streets of Laredo" can be heard in a new light. Ms. Dover gets expert assistance, too, from familiar names like Phil Cunningham (who also produced), Jerry Douglas and John Hartford. This is an impressive effort from one of the most beautiful voices in traditional music.

5 out of 5 stars Connie's renditions set a standard which is hard to match........2002-05-25

'The Border of Heaven' is aptly named, for many of the songs on this - Connie Dover's fourth solo CD - have a dreamy, angelic feel to them. Of course there are more upbeat numbers too, but then that is typical of this singer's records - a bold but effective mix of gentle Celtic ballads, 18th and 19th century American folk songs, a spiritual piece or two, and a smattering of Connie Dover's own compositions, which on this CD include the intriguingly original 'Last Night by the River', complete with the sound of an eagle wing-bone whistle!

As is usual with this artist, all the songs are very very good. Several of the tracks may be familiar to lovers of traditional music, but Connie Dover's versions invariably set a standard which is hard to match. Her rendition of the sad but true story of 'LORD FRANKLIN' and his ill-fated crew of adventurers is simply the best I have heard. 'THE WATER IS WIDE' is also performed beautifully. And as for 'THE SAILOR CUT DOWN IN HIS PRIME', I think Connie's version of this familiar melody is perfection itself, although the style in which guest artist Skip Gorman sings the companion piece 'The Streets of Laredo', is not to my own personal taste. The up-tempo songs include the jolly 'SWEET BETSY FROM PIKE' and 'WINTERS NIGHT', whilst 'I AM GOING TO THE WEST' is another of Connie Dover's own compositions - and yet it sounds just as 'traditional', and every bit as good, as the old, tried and tested standards. The spiritual song on this CD is the hymn 'WONDROUS LOVE' - wondrous indeed! The CD closes with two more lovely tracks, the achingly sentimental 'MY DEAREST DEAR', and finally 'BROTHER GREEN', a melody, not so much from the border, as from the very heart, of Heaven.

The standard of this artist has been well maintained in this, her most recent CD to date - happily Connie Dover is seemingly still singing, and writing, the most charming of songs. Less happily, Connie Dover CDs seem to come out rather sparsely, at three year intervals - so here's hoping we don't have to wait yet another three years for the next one. It pains me to say this as a Brit living in the land where so much of Connie's inspiration comes from, but there's nobody better in the world at singing this kind of material than this American. Certainly nobody I know of in my country. And there's still a huge wealth of beautiful material out there just awaiting her attention; so come on Connie - get recording again! In the meantime, just enjoy this, her latest contribution to the world of tradional folk. She is, as I say, the best in the business.
Scottish Drinking & Pipe Songs
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • reissue of 2 great Tradition Records LPs: "Heather and Glen" & "Classic Scots Ballads"
  • Scottish Drinking And Pipe Songs
  • More to this than Bagpipes
  • Authentic Scottish folk tunes
  • Scottish Piping and Drinking Songs
 Scottish Drinking & Pipe Songs
Ewan MacColl , and Peggy Seeger
Manufacturer: Legacy
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ASIN: B000002NRA
Release Date: 1994-02-04

Tracks:

  1. Bagpipe Pipe Tunes: Hail Ro Ruadh Waternish/Daldownie's Reel/The Spider In The Gaff/Slow Gaelic Air
  2. I'm A Young Bonnie Lassie
  3. Never Wed An Old Man
  4. He Widna Wint His Gruel
  5. My Rovin' Eye
  6. Jock MacGraw
  7. My Son David
  8. Johnny O'Braides-Lee
  9. MacPherson's Lament
  10. Lament For William Chisholm
  11. Blue Bonnets Over The Border
  12. Three Waulking Songs And A Song For Finishing The Cloth
  13. Gentle Lady
  14. Soldier's Song
  15. Mouth Music
  16. The Sister's Lament
  17. Song Of The Thrush
  18. Dandling, Spinnish And Waulking Songs
  19. Pipe Imitations
  20. Johnny Lad
  21. The False Lover Won Back
  22. Aikendrum
  23. The Gairdener Chyld
  24. The Maid Gaed To The Mill
  25. The Elfin Knight

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars reissue of 2 great Tradition Records LPs: "Heather and Glen" & "Classic Scots Ballads".......2006-08-27

This CD is a reissue of 2 great Tradition Records LPs, "Heather and Glen", and just part of "Classic Scots Ballads". These traditional songs were crafted hundreds of years ago in the highly poetic culture of Scotland.

"Heather and Glen" holds field recording made by Alan Lomax, Calum McLean, and Hamish Henderson in 1950-51. The short notes that accompany the CD are a hack job, skimmed from Lomax's LP notes, with addded misleading references pubs and whiskey. The first side of the original LP has Scots Lowlands songs, including the magnificent Aberdeen singer Jeanie Robertson (v. The Queen Among the Heather: The Alan Lomax Portait Series ). The second side of the LP has Gaelic songs from the Hebrides: waulking songs (to thicken newly-woven wool), a wonderful milking song, and passionate lyrical songs. I feel that these early recording by Flora MacNeil (Lament for William Chisholm & Sister's Lament) are perhaps more direcly impassioned than her later CDs such "Craobh Nan Ubhal". I see that the waulking songs are part of the recently-issued "Gaelic Songs of Scotland: Women at Work in the Western Isles". I can only hope that the group working on the Alan Lomax collection will continue by issuing CDs for Flora MacNeil and Alan MacDonald.

Tracks 20-25 are from "Classic Scots Ballads", an early collaboration by Ewan McColl & Peggy Seeger, who did much to build the British folk song revival. The full LP was reissued in 1997, with extensive liner notes.

The reason that I mention the CD's pitiful liner notes, is because the notes should help us understand the depth and cultural background of the songs. For example, we should know that "Lament for William Chisholm" was composed (probably by his widow) after the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1746. The Gaelic words weave together love, and pride and a great sense of personal loss for her fair young husband:

"O young Charles Stuart, it is your cause that left me desolate.
You took from me everything I had, in the war for your sake.
I do not mourn for my sheep or cattle, but for my husband.
Since that day, I was left a widow with nothing in the world but my shirt.
O my fair young love."
...

5 out of 5 stars Scottish Drinking And Pipe Songs.......2004-07-26

Who would ever think that Scottish Drinking And Pipe Songs would be something you would listen to? I didn't think it would be really good - but I was most certainly wrong. There are some songs on this album that or boring, annoying, or just not interesting, but the majority are wonderful. The best ones are:
The Elfin Knight, which is like a Scarborough Fair song; in this version, the man tells the woman to sew him a sack with no needlework, wash it in the well with no water - etcetera - but then she asks him to plow an acre of land between the salt sea and the sea strand, sow it with one sickle of leather and so on, and then he can have his shirt. I thought it was funny.
The Maid Gaed To The Mill is a fast, fun song, very light
The Gairdener Chyld [a version is also sung by June Tabor and] is about a gardener courting a lady, but she is very rude to him (at least that is what I have gathered).
Aikendrum is a fast, fun song, though in a 'sad' melody.
The False Lover Won Back is just what it sounds like - he leaves her, and she follows and is very persistant that he love her and stay with her. In the end she gets him back.
Johnny Lad is a good song, with good music (though I really haven't listened to the lyrics).
Jack MacGraw is a very funny song with a good melody as well.
The majority of the songs are sung by Ewan MacColl

4 out of 5 stars More to this than Bagpipes.......2002-07-02

I have the LP. When I first listened to it, I was surprised by the ancient sound of the waulking songs; music quite different than the traditional things one hears from Scotland. Quite interesting to listen to. Too bad one cannot sample them before purchasing CD.

5 out of 5 stars Authentic Scottish folk tunes.......2001-11-17

Alan Lomax collected these tunes right from the source. He took his tape recorder to the pubs, to the islands and highlands, to the farmhouses and to the ceilidh halls. The result is some of the finest, most authentic piping, fiddling and singing that you will ever hear.

The recordings are not hi-tech, but they are of outstanding quality. The majority of the songs are single instrument. The singers are unaccompanied. There is a nice blend of men's songs and women's songs, as well as a blend of English and Gaelic tunes. The singers are not musicians by profession, but each voice is clear and powerful.

As a nod to the authenticity of the recordings, there is a woman who believes that her cow will produce more milk if she sings to it. The recording of her song, "Gentle Lady" is made while she milks the cow and you can hear the milk hitting the bucket to keep time. A fine collection of waulking songs is made while the women waulk the tweed.

5 out of 5 stars Scottish Piping and Drinking Songs.......2000-03-09

If you like real folks songs sung by real folks and real music you will love this album. The singers may not have the most beautiful voices but if you close your eyes you can easily imagine yourself in a quaint Scottish pub filled with good drink and great friends! A definite favorite of mine!
Guide Cats for the Blind: Songs and Poems of Les Barker
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Funniest album ever ... even if you are not a cat lover
 Guide Cats for the Blind: Songs and Poems of Les Barker
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Osmosys Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000C668N
Release Date: 2003-11-25

Tracks:

  1. Guide Cats for the Blind - Les Barker
  2. Across the Plains of Africa - Ken Bruce
  3. Curse of the Baskervilles - Mike Harding
  4. Stamped Addressed Antelope - Ned Sherrin
  5. Sprouts - Sarah Kennedy
  6. Reg the Vegetable Gardener - Sir Jimmy Young
  7. Custard Creams - Bill Caddick
  8. Waste Not, Want Not - Gerard McDermott
  9. Shipping Forecast - Brian Perkins
  10. Crawl of the Light Brigade - Sally Boazman
  11. Man Next Door's a Burglar - Johnnie Walker
  12. Git a Long Little Dogie - June Tabor
  13. Administerium & The Science of Unclear Physics - Heinz Wolff
  14. Nobody Hugs a Hedgehog - Nonny James
  15. Jehovah's Witness at the Door - Allan Beswick
  16. Blessed Are the Meek - Ryan Kelly
  17. Sammy's Bar Revisited - Cyril Tawney
  18. Amnesia - Nicholas Parsons
  19. Last But One of the Mohicans - Paul Gambaccini
  20. Detritus/Tu Haiku - Dave Cash, Five Guide Cats of Arijaba

Tracks:

  1. Sidney - Sic Transit
  2. Have You Got Any News of the Iceberg? - Terry Wogan
  3. Spot of the Antarctic - Nonny James
  4. Infinite Number of Occasional Tables - Roy Hudd
  5. Man Who Was Eaten by His Own Bum - Bernard Wrigley
  6. Voicemail - Charlotte Green
  7. It Was the Surprise More Than Anything - Billy Butler
  8. Hard Cheese of Old England - Martin Carthy
  9. I Can't Find My Camouflage Net - Peter White
  10. Detritus - Dave Cash
  11. Dog Formerly Known as Prince - Brian Matthew
  12. Unigate Milkman - Galliard
  13. Captain Indecisive - Trevor Peacock
  14. One Legged Horse - Roger Lloyd Pack
  15. Lassie Free and Easy - Cyril Tawney
  16. Ancient Mariner.com - Ian MacMillan
  17. Phoenix - Nicky Campbell
  18. Everything Glows - Genevieve Tudor
  19. Jason and the Arguments - Lard, Mark & Lard
  20. D Vu - Les Barker

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Funniest album ever ... even if you are not a cat lover.......2005-11-04

The first time I heard Les Barker, I was in the car and the radio was playing his poem "Guide Cats for the Blind." I almost had to pull over I was laughing so hard. Clearly Barker knows cats! An incredibly prolific writer, this CD includes 40 of his poems and songs. Not one is a dud. Some are pure fun. Some are social and/or human commentary. Many take very familiar subjects and twist them in the most curious and satisfying ways. I promise you will not forget "Deja Vu."
Beat the Retreat: Songs by Richard Thompson
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    ASIN: B000G73Y5U
    Release Date: 2006-08-21

    Tracks:

    1. Shoot out the Lights - X
    2. Wall of Death - R.E.M.
    3. When the Spell Is Broken - Bonnie Raitt
    4. Turning of the Tide - Bob Mould
    5. For Shame of Doing Wrong - Evan Dando, Syd Straw
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    7. Beat the Retreat - June Tabor
    8. Genesis Hall - June Tabor
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    15. Farewell, Farewell - Martin Carthy, Maddy Prior
    16. Great Valerio - Martin Carthy, Maddy Prior

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    Import reissue of this 1994 tribute to Folk/Rock singer/songwriter Richard Thompson. Features faithful covers and reinterpretations by X, R.E.M., Dinosaur Jr., Graham Parker, June Tabor, Los Lobos, David Byrne, Maddy Prior & Martin Carthy, Bonnie Raitt and more. EMI.

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    UK Reissue of Mid Nineties Tribute.
    British Wind Band Classics
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • British Wind Band Music
    • Reliving past glory...
    • Great Collection!
    • English Folk Song Suite
    • A Great Recording and Must For Your Collection!
    		 British Wind Band Classics

    Manufacturer: Chandos
    ProductGroup: Music
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    ASIN: B00000I0TH
    Release Date: 1999-02-09

    Tracks:

    1. First Suite For Military Band, Op. 28 No. 1, In E Flat Major: I Chaconne: Allegro moderato
    2. First Suite For Military Band, Op. 28 No. 1, In E Flat Major: II Intermezzo: Vivace
    3. First Suite For Military Band, Op. 28 No. 1, In E Flat Major: III March: Tempo di marcia
    4. Second Suite For Military Band, Op. 28 No. 2, In F Major: I March (Morris Dance): Allegro
    5. Second Suite For Military Band, Op. 28 No. 2, In F Major: II Song Without Words 'I'll Love My Love' - Andante
    6. Second Suite For Military Band, Op. 28 No. 2, In F Major: III Song Of The Blacksmith: Moderato e maestoso
    7. Second Suite For Military Band, Op. 28 No. 2, In F Major: IV Fantasia On The 'Dargason' - Allegro moderato
    8. Fugue a gigue: Un poco vivace
    9. From 'Two Songs Without Words,' Op. 22:: Marching Song: Allegro moderato alla marcia
    10. Hammersmith, Op. 52: Prelude: Poco adagio - Scherzo: Poco vivace
    11. Toccata marziale: Allegro maestoso
    12. Flourish For Wind Band: Maestoso
    13. English Folk Song Suite: I March 'Seventeen Come Sunday' - Allegro
    14. English Folk Song Suite: II Sea Songs: Allegro
    15. English Folk Song Suite: III Intermezzo 'My Bonny Boy' - Andantino
    16. English Folk Song Suite: IV March 'Folk Songs From Somerset' - Allegro

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars British Wind Band Music.......2006-01-04

    This aptly titled CD, British Wind Band Classics, presents well-known compositions by Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughan Williams. In many cases, the conductor has tried to reconstruct the composers' original score and intent with instrument choices and the number of instrumentalists (Holst generally preferred many less performers than is typically recorded today).

    Holst's First Suite for Military Band, as opposed to the second, is filled with inventive and original melodies; the Second Military Suite sets many pre-existing folk tunes. In three movements, the opening Chaconne, a sort of theme and variations, has a noble theme of fifths and seconds put into various settings. The second, Intermezzo, is a minor-mode scherzo with a jumpy sounding minor theme. The final march, begins sad with brass alone, a dreamy theme is picked up by the wind section, and a glorious conclusion puts the two together, a common technique by Holst. A snappy little suite. The Second Suite for Military Band is unashamedly folk-based. The opening March with lyrical Euphonium solo middle section and a compound Scottish reel, make the opening a great concert opener. The gorgeously lyrical second movement, based on I Love My Love, is followed by the highly rhythmical Song of the Blacksmith, complete with anvil. The final movement is a fantasia on Dargason, a familiar Scottish song. Again Holst overlaps two melodies for a rousing conclusion. Many will buy this CD for the suites alone, so a few notes. Some will consider this recording of the Holst Suites merely academic or plain British stuffiness when compared to the classic Fennell recordings. While Reynish opts for slightly more spacious tempos and creates an ensemble of smaller, more intimate proportions, they work for this ensemble, and in many ways breathe new life into these works, which are usually played at too fast tempos. Many points of musicality are won on this recording, where it is lost on others.

    Holst's arrangement of J.S. Bach's Fugue ala Gigue works rather well for wind band, with a lilting fugal feel. Holst's Two Songs Without Words is also included on this recording: The Marching Song and the important Hammersmith. The Marching Song is infested with a sad mournful tune in march garb, followed by a lyrical, almost academic melody, but eventually gives way to the gloomy opening march, but ends with triumph. In three sections, the opening of Hammersmith has a frightening bass line that unrelentingly press on. The only piece on the disk that has extensive use of dissonance, the fearful opening gives way to a scherzo, with mocking winds and a quartal melody that skips all over. The ending portion uses the opening bass line with snatches from the rest of the work. Brooding and dissonant, a great piece.

    The Vaughan Williams portion of the CD includes the Toccata Marziale, here performed from the original manuscript, not the incorrect printed version. An exciting, if not perfunctory, march, Vaughan Williams' musical language for wind band is a bit more fantastical, evenly orchestrated, compared to Holst. The opening fanfare of the 2-minute Flourish for Wind Band is glorious, with a short little lyrical middle section, and ends as it begins. Vaughan Williams' famous English Folk Song Suite is more along the lines of Holst's Second Military Band Suite, with unabashed folk songs. Here presented as in the original performance, with the addition of the Sea Songs as the second movement. The first movement, Seventeen Come Sunday has a jumpy minor theme, while the second movement, Sea Songs, is more forwardly jolly, along with a charming dance-like middle section. A plaintive solo oboe opens the melancholy Intermezzo third movement, subtitled My Bonny Boy, but a sprite piccolo melody in ¾ time picks up the movement, before descending into sullenness again. The Suite ends in pure friendliness and jubilation, concluding the work and the CD in fine form.

    Highly musical interpretations of English wind band classics, makes this CD a good addition to any library. The classic Fennell is definitely hard to beat, but this is a different sound, more spacious tempos (the slower moderatos make the faster sections more exciting), and a pared-down ensemble, more musical qualities shine through in these works that I hadn't heard in other recordings. Compare with other recordings; it holds its own.

    5 out of 5 stars Reliving past glory..........2005-08-02

    What a great collection! I've played most of this music in the past and was delighted to find it together in this compilation.

    5 out of 5 stars Great Collection!.......2005-01-07

    I have played all three movements of Holst's First Suite in E Flat for Military Band in concert and this cd really captures all the magic the song has when played live! On of my favorite band recordings thus far!

    4 out of 5 stars English Folk Song Suite.......2004-08-21

    This recording contains an extended "English Folk Song Suite" (15 Min., 9 Sec. long), a version I'm unfamiliar with. I haven't actually heard the rest of the album--but I plan to. I can tell you the EFFS is very fine, with color and feeling.

    5 out of 5 stars A Great Recording and Must For Your Collection!.......2001-12-01

    If you enjoy good British Band music, you simply should own this CD.
    English Rebel Songs 1381-1984
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • English Rebel Songs (1381-1984) and its songs
    • Historical acapella protest songs
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    		 English Rebel Songs 1381-1984
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    5. Singsong and a Scrap

    ASIN: B00009QI2H
    Release Date: 2003-06-23

    Tracks:

    1. Cutty Wren
    2. Diggers Song
    3. Colliers March
    4. Triumph of General Ludd
    5. Chartist Anthem
    6. Bad Squire
    7. Song on the Times
    8. Smashing of the Van
    9. World Turned Upside Down
    10. Poverty Knock
    11. Idris Strike Song
    12. Hanging on the Old Barbed Wire
    13. Coal Not Dole

    Album Details

    13 Tracks Originally Recorded in 1988 as a Homage to the Tragedies and Triumphs of the People who Shaped England.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars English Rebel Songs (1381-1984) and its songs.......2007-05-07

    the English Rebel Songs (1381-1984) sessions contains 13 songs sung in a manner of just over a half an hour. each acapella song is short but unforgotten. the voices that come out of Chumbawamba are remarkable and really slams chumbawamba as one of the few and rare bands that can actually sing without lyp-synching, and they're put to the test with English Rebel Songs (1381-1984). this albums is highly recommended for those who love music and its history.

    5 out of 5 stars Historical acapella protest songs.......2006-01-24

    I bought this when it came out on vinyl in about 1987 & recently bought it again as I like in so much. I contains acapella songs from different points in English history; the songs are all protest songs by oppressed people such as the diggers, the chartists, Irish nationalists, World War 1 soldiers, coal miners and so on. The music is melodic & well sung. The CD has some re-recorded versions which in some ways work better that the original recordings (e.g. Danbert Nobacon's nasal /adanoidal singing is less evident than before). This is melodic singing & one finds yourself singing along too. However, the best thing about it are the lyrics, which are the original words used in the 19th century (or whenever the song was recorded). The recording was made to show that protest, and protest songs, was not a new fad, but a historical tradition with a long past. It is a valid historical document & a beautiful listen. It bears no audiable relation to the group's other recordings.

    5 out of 5 stars punks origins are in 77...........2004-03-18

    1377 that is.
    Ive only got the first version of this but its a wonderful album. It shows the roots of "protest music" through what we would consider old folk songs, it shows that people have always been struggling and gives a bit to chew on. Its great for fans of punk open-minded enough to accept that punk isnt just 1 2 3 4 and some screaming (which is good in its own right) as well as being great for folks who realize that Chumbawamba were much more open minded and intelligent than the punks who've cried sell-out have given them credit for.

    5 out of 5 stars Re-do of old favorite.......2003-07-30

    This is a re-recorded (not simply remastered) version of the old favorite. The tracks are all tastefully re-done, many better than the original. It doesn't have the same strange mystique as the original release, but it's still a solid piece of work.

    Cutty Wren isn't cut into two parts.
    Bad Squire and Coal Not Dole are new tracks...

    Music Track:

    1. Cantos De Las Sierras
    2. Cello Dreaming
    3. Charles-Marie Widor: Works for Violin and Piano / Packer, Grossman
    4. Ciaikovsky & Brahms: Concerti per Violino
    5. Clarinet Carrousel
    6. Classical Wizards!
    7. Close of Day
    8. Domenico Scarlatti: Stabat Mater; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere
    9. Easter Hymns, Carols & Anthems
    10. Edward Staempfli: String Quintet; Duo I; Les Poèmes d'Amour; Klangstudien

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