Folk Festival (2004)

Product Summary UPC: 00881881001122 Release Date: 3/22/2005 Buy.com Sku: 63971288 Item#: M27TGQ Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Flanders Shore - Nic Jones ~ Various Artists 2. There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth The Salt Of My Tears - Norma Waterson ~ Various Artists 3. Jerusalem Revisited - Coope, Boyes & Simpson ~ Various Artists 4. Scarecrow - John Tams Band ~ Various Artists 5. Macroom Lasses/The Rambler In Cork, The - Jackie Daly/Seamus Creagh ~ Various Artists 6. Saucer'n'Cup - Eric Bibb ~ Various Artists 7. Dark Fields - Show Of Hands ~ Various Artists 8. Parson's Peaches, The - Peter Bellamy ~ Various Artists 9. Even The Desert Bears A Seed - Julie Mathews/Chris While ~ Various Artists 10. Exmoor Hunt Song, The - The Yetties ~ Various Artists 11. Dance To Your Daddy/The Flaming Drones - Nancy Kerr/James Fagan ~ Various Artists 12. Peppers And Tomatoes - Ralph McTell ~ Various Artists 13. Hares On The Mountain/Elizabeth Clare - Andy Cutting/Chris Wood ~ Various Artists 14. Skewbald - Martin Carthy ~ Various Artists 15. She Moves Among Men - June Tabor ~ Various Artists 16. Bonny Light Horesman, The - Nic Jones ~ Various Artists 17. Mary And Soldier - Danu ~ Various Artists 18. Dennis Crowther's No.2/Dennis Crowther's No.1 - John Kirkpatrick ~ Various Artists Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. I Wonder What Is Keeping My True Love This Night? - Kate Rusby ~ Various Artists 2. When First I Came To Caledonia - Martin Carthy/Norma Waterson ~ Various Artists 3. City Of Angels - Vin Garbutt ~ Various Artists 4. Calico Set: The Happy Aunt/The Central Line/The Paper Bird, The - Flook ~ Various Artists 5. All Things Are Quiet Silent - Shirley & Dolly Collins ~ Various Artists 6. Cypress Grove - Kelly Joe Phelps ~ Various Artists 7. Barrack Street - Nic Jones ~ Various Artists 8. Barby Allen - Roy Harris ~ Various Artists 9. Lili Marlene Walks Away - Home Service ~ Various Artists 10. John Barlecorn - Pete Morton ~ Various Artists 11. Streets Of London - Ralph McTell/Steve Knightley/Julie Mathews/Phil Beer/Chris While ~ Various Artists 12. Cousin Jack - Show Of Hands ~ Various Artists 13. Rainbow, The - Martin Carthy ~ Various Artists 14. False Lover John - Kevin Mitchell ~ Various Artists 15. Butcher Boy, The - Ray Fisher ~ Various Artists 16. Dido Bendigo - The Watersons ~ Various Artists 17. Bluebells Of Scotland, The - Jimmy Cooper ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Chris While, Eric Bibb, John Tams, Kate Rusby, Kelly Joe Phelps, Martin Carthy, Nic Jones, Pete Morton, Ralph McTell, Steve Knightley, Vin Garbutt, Ray Fisher, Bill Caddick (vocals, guitar); Phil Beer (vocals, mandolin, fiddle); Chris Wood , Nancy Kerr (vocals, fiddle); Julie Matthews (vocals, piano); Barry Coope (vocals, keyboards); Jim Boyes, June Tabor, Kevin Mitchell, Lal Waterson, Mike Waterson, Norma Waterson, Peter Bellamy, Roy Harris , Shirley Collins, Lester Simpson (vocals); Ed Boyd (guitar); Graeme Taylor (electric guitar); James Fagan, Eamonn Doorley (bouzouki); Jimmy Cooper (hammer dulcimer); Jesse Lee Smith, John McCusker (fiddle); Michael McGoldrick, Brian Finnegan (flute); Sarah Allen (alto flute); Chris Parkinson (accordion, melodeon); Alan Dunn, Jackie Daly, John Kirkpatrick (accordion); Andrew Findon (clarinet); Howard (Jimmy) Evans (trumpet); Roger Williams (trombone); Huw Warren (piano); Dolly Collins (portative organ); Andy Cutting (melodeon); Ralph Salmins (drums); Donnchadha Gough, John Joe Kelly (bodhran); Keith Angel (percussion). Liner Note Author: David Suff. Recording information: Sidmouth International Festival. Photographers: Ronn Hill; Dave Peabody; John Haxby; Brian Shuel; Rick Walton. Arrangers: Jimmy Cooper; Jackie Daly; James Fagan; John Kirkpatrick; Kate Rusby; Kevin Mitchell; Martin Carthy; Nancy Kerr; Nic Jones; Pete Morton; Peter Bellamy; Roy Harris ; Shirley Collins; Ray Fisher; John McCusker; Dolly Collins. This double-CD box from the British-based Gottdiscs label is a cross-generational celebration of English folk music, covering 50 years in the history of the Sidmouth International Festival. The spread of talent and the diversity are enormous -- Nic Jones and Norma Waterson are juxtaposed with a cappella trio Coope Boyes & Simpson, button accordion virtuoso Jackie Daly and fiddler Seamus Connolly, blues singer/guitarist Eric Bibb, modern folk-rockers Home Service, electric folkies John Tams and his band, and living legend Martin Carthy, and that's just on the first disc. Although the festival goes back to 1954, the recordings here all date from the mid-'70s onward, into the early 21st century. Regardless of the vintage of the recordings, however, the audio quality is never less than good and usually far better -- the selection of material embraces the original purpose of the festival, as a fledgling folk-dance showcase in postwar England (sort of the folk "pre-boom"), and the changes that have taken place in the decades since, including '60s folk-rock and '70s electric folk, punk convert Pete Morton, and folk-based singer/songwriter Ralph McTell. The producers obviously had the luxury of a huge archive of material to choose from, because the performances and the audio quality are of uniformly high quality. The price is a bit high, but with the packaging -- which includes a nicely illustrated and annotated booklet -- one is getting not just a bunch of songs by some top performers but a look at a major slice of English musical history. ~ Bruce Eder Producer: David Suff (Compilation)   Technical Info Release Date : 06/21/2005 Original Release Date : 2004 Catalog ID : 011 Label : Gott Discs Number of Discs : 2 Studio/Live : Live Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00881881001122