Hair Of the Frog

Hair Of the Frog

Track Listings

1. McKenzie's Entrance (Trad)

2. May Queen (Sutton)

3. Ordinary Love (Knighton)

4. To All the Boys I've Loved Before (Hammond/David/Willinger)

5. Falling for Lancelot (Knighton)

6. Pole Star (Sutton)

7. Like Their Feet Have Wings (Knighton)

8. Pointy-haired Boss (Sutton)

9. Mama's Hands (Sutton)

10. Discovery (Knighton)

11. Least of My Kind (Faber)

12. Hymn (Knighton)

13. My Karma Broke Down

14. Draw Down the Moon (Sutton)

15. New Forest (Knighton)

16. What My Granny Taught Me (Sutton)

17. Orbiting Jupiter (Ian/Wheeler)

18. McKenzie's Farewell (Trad)

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Three Weird Sisters... There are three of them (Brenda Sutton, Teresa Gibson Powell, and Gwen Knighton.) They are weird (or at least their collection and presentation of songs is weird, everything from Renaissance ballads to 'country on a harp' to sf with a twist.) And they are sisters of a sort (different parents, same heart.)

Three Weird Sisters play at folk clubs and music festivals near their homeland of Atlanta, Georgia. They're branching out with appearances across the country (see their web page for a location near you!)

Brenda Sutton has been actively involved in music her whole life and has been a singer/songwriter for over twenty years. Rarely on time for any event, Brenda is the guitarist / percussionist who keeps Three Weird Sisters in time with her odd "Gene Krupa" style of bodhran playing. It's hard to describe how Brenda makes the sounds she gets out of a frame drum while using two paint brushes held together with masking tape. Really.

Teresa Gibson Powell sings in crisp, clear tones and plays the 3/4 upright bass - an instrument far taller and wider (and heavier) than herself. She plucks it with gusto and bows it with passion. You'll hear her bluegrass roots in many of TWS's arrangements. Teresa is an avid herbalist, Reiki Master, and possesses a large and beautiful tattoo that spans the entire canvas of her back.

Gwen Knighton took the Scottish Harp Society of America's National title in the Journeyman division for the year 2000 and won a study scholarship to the 2001 Edinburgh Harp Festival, where she hobnobbed with champion harpers from other countries. In 2001, she competed in her first SHSA National competition at the Master level and placed fourth in a field of professional harpers, all of whom had previously won the title. Her musical background runs the gamut from classical vocal training, arranging, harmony, conducting and theory classes to her lifelong fascination for traditional music and special love for murder ballads.

Together these three women make a unique blend of instruments and voices. They love singing together, and that's evident in the delivery of their material. Come listen to them - you too may become a Weirdo for Three Weird Sisters.

Product Description
This second release from the Atlanta-based Three Weird Sisters continues their tradition of tight vocal harmonies woven throughout eclectic topics and a unique acoustic folk style.

Hair Of the Frog,Three Weird Sisters,Bedlam House,The second release from the Atlanta-based Three Weird Sisters, Hair Of the Frog continues their tradition of tight vocal harmonies woven throughout eclectic topics and a unique acoustic folk style.

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I love this CD!

Clever and Funny and Toe-Tapping

Even Better Than Rite!

The Three Weird Sisters did it again! Fantastic!

The best kept secret in modern acoustic music

Hair Of the Frog
Three Weird Sisters
Manufacturer: Bedlam House
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002X05YQ
Release Date: 2004-09-01

Tracks:

McKenzie's Entrance (Trad)
May Queen (Sutton)
Ordinary Love (Knighton)
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (Hammond/David/Willinger)
Falling for Lancelot (Knighton)
Pole Star (Sutton)
Like Their Feet Have Wings (Knighton)
Pointy-haired Boss (Sutton)
Mama's Hands (Sutton)
Discovery (Knighton)
Least of My Kind (Faber)
Hymn (Knighton)
My Karma Broke Down
Draw Down the Moon (Sutton)
New Forest (Knighton)
What My Granny Taught Me (Sutton)
Orbiting Jupiter (Ian/Wheeler)
McKenzie's Farewell (Trad)

Album Description

This second release from the Atlanta-based Three Weird Sisters continues their tradition of tight vocal harmonies woven throughout eclectic topics and a unique acoustic folk style.

Customer Reviews:

I love this CD!.......2006-03-20

This music is full of life. Each tune is personal and sung from the heart-- To top it off, not only are all of the lyrics and tunes good, these women are talented-- they can sing-- funny thing is, they don't seem like "musicians", more like some weird sisters, singing tunes for their own pleasure and we just get to listen in. They can even put slightest grin into a word (you know they gotta be smiling through some of the pointy haired boss lyrics). There are some songs that are pure fun (pointy haired boss), some with a lively tune and humor. "My Karma broke down" is classic, a message, but nothing heavy, just fun. "Like their feet had wings" got my toe tapping and me singing and wanting to join in! "All the boys" is another fun one. Then, the a capella "Hymn", "Drawing down the moon", "May queen" express much of the pagan path. "New Forest" is a true gem. The title of my review says it all, I love this CD.

Clever and Funny and Toe-Tapping.......2006-03-13

What a joy to listen to! I liked Rite the First Time enough to try this second album, and am glad I did. It's very upbeat and fun to sing along with - especially the Karma song and the Pointy-Haired Boss (has Scott Adams heard this?). Great Pagan songs, too. Thanks, Three Weird Sisters.

Even Better Than Rite!.......2005-11-23

Three Weird Sisters have gotten even better! "Draw Down the Moon" is a perfect circle song. "Least of My Kind" is chilling and works even better than "In a Gown Too Blue" on the first album. "What My Granny Taught Me" is pagan gardening at it's best. "My Karma Broke Down" is a rollicking spiritual trip. "Like Their Feet Have Wings" is a happy fairy song that doesn't make me want to heave.:-) There are a few songs I don't care for, which costs a star, but on the whole I recommend Hair of the Frog highly. Buy it!

The Three Weird Sisters did it again! Fantastic!.......2004-09-20

I have been anxiously awaiting this second cd for months now. And it was well worth the wait. Hair of the Frog has the same rich vocal harmonies that I fell in love with in Rite the First Time, wrapped around the smart, touching, and witty lyrics that are a Three Weird Sisters hallmark. The Three Weird Sisters are eclectic, Celtic acoustic folk music at its best. What a joy to listen to...over and over and over again.

The best kept secret in modern acoustic music.......2004-09-14

A fine follow-up to their strikingly original debut CD "Rite the First Time", Three Weird Sisters' "Hair of the Frog" expands the boundaries of their eclectic Celtic-acoustic style. As in their first effort, the sound is defined by lush vocal harmonies, witty and thoughtful lyrics, and inventive melodies. Although this CD is not possessed of a jaw-dropping epic like "In A Gown Too Blue" (from the first CD), overall it is a more balanced and mature work. The Sisters have shown they can master the difficult balancing act of remaining true to their core sound while evolving as artists. Standout tracks include the achingly beautiful ballad "Pole Star", a gritty exposition of Cat Faber's werewolf anthem "Least of My Kind", the soaring a capella gospel choir of "Hymn", the layered vocal harmonies of "New Forest", and a luminous cover of the Janis Ian/Cheryl Wheeler classic "Orbiting Jupiter". Also noteworthy is the sparkling production quality of producer/engineer and former "Kansas" keyboardist Greg Robert. If you have the first CD, you know what all the buzz is about. This sophomore outing does not disappoint.

John Langstaff Sings Archival Folk Collection

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John Langstaff Sings Archival Folk Collection

Manufacturer: Revels Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00068CUQS
Release Date: 2004-11-02

Tracks:

O Waly, Waly/The Water Is Wide, I Cannot Get O'er
Carrion Crow
All 'Round My Had I Will Wear a Green Willow
Cruel Mother
Farmer's Curst Wife
Riddle Song/I Will Give My Love an Apple
Lord Rendal
Billy Boy
Croodin' Doo
John Barleycorn
Lover's Tasks
Green Wedding
She's Like the Swallow
John Riley

Tracks:

Bonnie Wee Thing
Pretty Sally
Two Brothers
Teh Deaf Woman's Courtship
At the Foot of Yonders Mountain
Rich Old Lady
There Was a Man in Our Town
Baby Bunting
When I Was a Little Boy
Rosey Boy, Posey Boy
Frog Went Courtin'
Dn Lover
Jockie to the Fair
Pretty Sally

Tracks:

False Knight Upon the Road
Little Turtle Dove
Seventeen Come Sunday
Sir Patrick Spens
Blow Away the Morning Dew
Trees They Do Grow High
Crawfish Man's Street City
She Moved Through the Fair
Golden Vanity
Rich Old Lady
Nottamun Town
John Barleycorn
Jolly Ploughboy
St. James Hospital
Brisk Young Widow
Six Dukes Went A-Fishing

Tracks:

Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair
Bingo
I Wish I Was a Child Again
Hares on the Mountain
Two Magicians
Trees They Do Grow High
Lady Maisry
Edward
As I Walked Through the Meadows
Lark in the Morn
Gypsy Laddie
Go and Tell Aunt Nancy
Soldier, Soldier, Won't You Marry Me?
Cripple Creek Girls
Tottenham Toad
Frog in the Well
Dance to Your Daddy
As I Was Going to Banbury
Swapping Song
Dashing Away With the Smoothing Iron
O My Love, Will You Wear Red?
Frog and the Mouse
Cocky Robin
What'll We Do With the Baby?
Mocking Bird (Hush Up, Baby)
Bye, Bye Baby
Tiny Man
Weekdays and Sundays
Oh Jacky, Stand Still
Turn Round, Turn Round
Basket Full of Nuts
Our Baby Prince
All the Ducks
Polly Perkin
Follow the Leader
Poor Doggie
Baby's Song

Album Description

John Langstaff, now 83 years of age, is the founder and director emeritus of Revels, the non-profit performing arts company that produces Revels Records as well as 'The Christmas Revels' annual winter solstice celebrations in 12 cities across the country. This is the complete collection of Langstaff's disc, featuring all four acclaimed previously re-released CDs originally recorded in England. The recordings have been digitally re-mastered at London's famed Abbey Road Studios. Included are many traditional British and American folk songs and ballads, most with simple, art song settings. Legendary pianists Sir Gerald Moore, Sam Mason and John Powell, as well as guitarist Martin Best, are featured.