Heydays [Import]

Heydays [Import]

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. Lish Young Buy-A-Broom

2. Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy

3. Maid That's Deep in Love

4. Rambling Sailor

5. Bruton Town

6. Farewell Nancy

7. Dalesman's Litany

8. Brisk Butcher

9. Stately Southerner

10. Who's the Fool Now

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. False Knight on the Road

2. Bring Us in Good Ale

3. Of All the Birds

4. I Live Not Where I Love

5. Ploughboy and the Cockney

6. Westron Wynde

7. Sorry the Day I Was Married

8. Dancing at Whitsun

9. Fly Up My Cock

10. Cannily Cannily

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
2003 anthology of duo material by Steeleye Span founding members includes all three pre-Steeleye albums, 'Folk Songs Of Olde England Vol. 1' (1968), 'Folk Songs Of Olde England Vol. 2' (1968), & 'Summer Solstice' (1971). Castle.

Tracks:

Lish Young Buy-A-Broom
Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy
Maid That's Deep in Love
Rambling Sailor
Bruton Town
Farewell Nancy
Dalesman's Litany
Brisk Butcher
Stately Southerner
Who's the Fool Now
Wager, a Wager
Babes in the Wood
Adam and Eve
My Son John
Earl Richard
Paddy Stole the Rope
Gardener
Bay of Biscay
Queen Eleanor's Confession
Horn of the Hunter
Copshawholme Fair
Oats and Beans
Fiddler's Green
Capt. Wedderburn's Courtship
Turkey Rhubarb
Bold Fisherman

Tracks:

False Knight on the Road
Bring Us in Good Ale
Of All the Birds
I Live Not Where I Love
Ploughboy and the Cockney
Westron Wynde
Sorry the Day I Was Married
Dancing at Whitsun
Fly Up My Cock
Cannily Cannily
Adam Catched Eve
Three Drunken Maidens
Serving Girls Holiday

Album Description

2003 anthology of duo material by Steeleye Span founding members includes all three pre-Steeleye albums, 'Folk Songs Of Olde England Vol. 1' (1968), 'Folk Songs Of Olde England Vol. 2' (1968), & 'Summer Solstice' (1971). Castle.

Album Details

This Anthology Combines all Three Pre-steeleye Span Albums Previously Released on the Teepee Label.

Customer Reviews:

Fabulous!.......2007-06-04

If you like olde English folk songs this cd is for you. It is outstanding.

Three albums in one package.......2005-05-23

Tim Hart and Maddy Prior became founder members of Steeleye Span, one of Britain's leading folk-rock groups. Before that, they established their reputation playing the folk club circuit. During that time, they recorded two albums of traditional folk songs, now combined to form the first CD here.

The music is suitably primitive with very little musical accompaniment, sometimes none at all. These albums were apparently each recorded in one afternoon with no second takes although Tim and Maddy wanted to re-record some songs. There are mistakes but one of the biggest is when Tim incorrectly pronounces Keighley (Key-ley instead of Keith-ley) in Dalesman's lament. Re-recording would not have helped there since Tim didn't realize his mistake until the album was released.

Maddy and Tim each sing solo and there are also some duets. Tim's rustic voice will not appeal to everybody although I quite like it. Nevertheless, Maddy was then (and still is) a class act and the best tracks are those that feature Maddy. My favorites here include Maid that's deep in love, Bruton tow, The brisk butcher, The stately southerner, Copshawholme fair, Horn of the hunter, Queen Eleanor's confession and Captain Wedderburn's courtship. You don't get songs like those anymore. One of Tim's solos (Paddy stole the rope) is an amusing song about two men and a rope.

After forming Steeleye Span, it came as a surprise that they recorded this third album of old English folk songs in 1972. Unlike the previous two albums, this was recorded professionally and includes three non-traditional songs. While the music is still clearly traditional (albeit more polished) with none of the rock influence of Steeleye Span, there are none of the mistakes that you can find on the first two. This album is on the second CD. It's a pity there wasn't a fourth album to fill the spare capacity.

Maddy does nearly all the singing although Tim gets some solos (The ploughboy and the Cockney, Dancing at Whitsun) and joins Maddy on other songs (Of all the birds, Westron wynds, Sorry the day I was married, Adam catched Eve). Tim is mainly preoccupied playing guitars, dulcimer, harmonium, psaltery and tabor. Other musicians (not from Steeleye Span) play mandolin, string bass, percussion, bells and electric bass. This may seem a lot of instruments for a traditional folk album but of course, they aren't all used on the same tracks. Quite rightly, the dominant instrument here is Maddy's superb voice, one of the finest that has ever graced the world of folk music. Among the highlights are The false knights on the road, I live not where I love, Three drunken maidens and Serving girls holiday.

If you enjoy traditional folk music and you didn't buy the albums when they were previously available separately, you will surely enjoy this fine collection.

Great duo Brit Folk.......2004-12-22

Wonderful to have these hard to find albums ('68/'69 & '71) together in one place. The first two contain songs like "Bruton Town" & "Maid That's Deep in Love" also done (quite differently) a bit later by Pentangle, classics like "Farewell Nancy" & one Steeleye Span does too, "Copshawholme Fair." Disc Two is "Summer Solstice" with just a bit more instrumentation, & one of the great Brit folk duet albums I think. Wonderful versions of songs like "I Live Not Where I Love," "False Knight on the Road," & upbeat clever ones like "3 Drunken Maidens." These are very straightforward versions of the songs, but lovely interaction of their voices, which are even more evident here than in Steeleye I think. & many great solo ones too. Sound isn't wonderful (esp. disc one), as original recordings were done quickly with very basic equipment, & shows a bit in remastering. Much better on the more complicated "Summer Solstice." Anyway, IMO it doesn't matter. Pity they didn't do more duos, but these are gems IMO, and show off two of the best singers of this music in the past 25 years. Interesting, brief interviews with them in liner notes too.