Dark Eyed Sailor

Dark Eyed Sailor

Dark Eyed Sailor

Editorial Reviews
Ed Miller, KUT, Austin
"encompasses the seductive beauty of Kate Rusby, Irish-influenced vocal decorations of Cathie Ryan, appealing vulnerability of Iris Dement."

Product Description
Karen Mal brings fresh insight to the folk tradition with a definitive songbook of new and old Celtic love songs, beautifully produced by multi-instrumentalist (accordion, guitar, mandolin, bass, bouzouki, percussion, piano, virtual harp, vocals) Gabriel Donohue, with Matt Mancuso on fiddle and Joanie Madden on whistles. What makes Mal's interpretations special is her commitment to the reality of her characters, and a respect for the dignity of human passions. Highly disciplined and deeply emotional, Karen's crystalline voice is aptly complemented by the understated accompaniments of Gabriel Donohue, evoking an older, simpler and more beautiful place.

Originally from Plainville, Connecticut, more recently from Wisconsin, Karen worked in regional theatre for several years as an actor and musical director/composer before settling in Austin, Texas to play music full-time. She has become a sought-after performer, both as a solo artist and as a sideman for others on mandolin, guitar, and harmony vocals. She has lived and worked in places from Manhattan to Memphis, from Wisconsin to California, and toured in 40 states. She won the Wildflower festival songwriting award in 2005, and performed several gigs as guest singer with Cherish the Ladies.

Dark Eyed Sailor

Dark Eyed Sailor,Karen Mal,Waterbug Records,Folk,Folk & Traditional,Pop
Dark Eyed Sailor
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Gentle, soft and beautiful
  • Excellent Americana/Celtic Performances By A Gifted Singer/Musician
 Dark Eyed Sailor
Karen Mal
Manufacturer: Waterbug Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
Traditional FolkTraditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Mercury's Wings
  2. Chris Irwin and Karen Mal
  3. Taking The Long Way

ASIN: B000A2UCOC
Release Date: 2005-08-23

Tracks:

  1. Dark-Eyed Sailor
  2. Wildwood Flower
  3. I Live Not Where I Love
  4. I Courted A Sailor
  5. The Unquiet Grave
  6. Matt Hyland
  7. Blow The Candles Out / Bangrolly Reel
  8. Ned Of The Hill
  9. Do You Love An Apple?
  10. The Snows They Melt The Soonest
  11. The Last Rose

Album Description

Karen Mal brings fresh insight to the folk tradition with a definitive songbook of new and old Celtic love songs, beautifully produced by multi-instrumentalist (accordion, guitar, mandolin, bass, bouzouki, percussion, piano, virtual harp, vocals) Gabriel Donohue, with Matt Mancuso on fiddle and Joanie Madden on whistles. What makes Mal's interpretations special is her commitment to the reality of her characters, and a respect for the dignity of human passions. Highly disciplined and deeply emotional, Karen's crystalline voice is aptly complemented by the understated accompaniments of Gabriel Donohue, evoking an older, simpler and more beautiful place.

Originally from Plainville, Connecticut, more recently from Wisconsin, Karen worked in regional theatre for several years as an actor and musical director/composer before settling in Austin, Texas to play music full-time. She has become a sought-after performer, both as a solo artist and as a sideman for others on mandolin, guitar, and harmony vocals. She has lived and worked in places from Manhattan to Memphis, from Wisconsin to California, and toured in 40 states. She won the Wildflower festival songwriting award in 2005, and performed several gigs as guest singer with Cherish the Ladies.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Gentle, soft and beautiful.......2006-03-27

Having spent much of my youth in English folk clubs, drinking flat beer and listening to rough-hewn, bearded characters (and that was just the women) singing traditional fol-de-rol and riddle-me-diggler songs, I have an in-built skepticism of American singers who tackle traditional music from the British Isles. Karen Mal has won me over, and I am in love.

She brings a lyricism, vulnerability and a gentle soulfulness which match the lyrics perfectly. One of the songs, Wildwood Flower, is actually American but fits in nicely and serves to remind us how the transplanted British tradition flourished amid the blue grass of the New World. Gabriel Donohue does a remarkable job of producing, mixing and mastering, in addition to providing most of the instrumental accompaniments which, by the way, are splendid.

Note that there are 10 songs on the album. Bangrolly Reel and The Last Rose are brief instrumental pieces.

Dusty Springfield once described the Folk music that she recorded early in her career as music for "people who liked to jump around a lot". This is Folk of a different ilk, romantic ballads for people who like to relax and listen and ponder, and perhaps occasionally dab away a tear.

If you enjoy this album, you will also enjoy the Danish singer Sussie Nielsen (who, shamefully and inexplicably, is not currently listed in Amazon.com).

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Americana/Celtic Performances By A Gifted Singer/Musician.......2005-11-25

OK, I admit it: I bought Karen Mal's "Mercury's Wings" in part because she looks a lot like an ex-girlfriend and because I'd read that she is a very good performer.

It was a good choice. Karen Mal is a diamond-in-the-rough. Her voice is pure and emotive, accompanying herself on guitar and mandolin and supported by other stellar musicians, and her selection of songs is excellent.

"Dark-Eyed Sailor" finds her interpreting 11 traditional songs in beautiful style. The disc has an Americana/Celtic feel remeniscent of Connie Dover.

This CD deserves every one of the 5 stars I've given it. Buy it ... you will not be disappointed!
The Lark in the Clear Air
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Typical of Cambridge Singers--A good thing
  • Beautifully Lyrical Folk Melodies a la Rutter
  • The Lark touches my own heart!
  • Rolicking English folk music
 The Lark in the Clear Air

Manufacturer: Collegium
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Baroque Dance SuitesBaroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music | Allemandes | Courantes | Gigue | Sarabande
Vaughan Williams, RalphVaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
General ContemporaryGeneral Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
A CappellaA Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ChorusesChoruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Folk SongsFolk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
MarchesMarches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
Classic Big BandClassic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0000031HX
Release Date: 1993-09-13

Tracks:

  1. I know where I'm going
  2. She moved through the fair
  3. The lark in the clear air
  4. Down by the sally gardens
  5. Dashing away with the smoothing iron
  6. The spring time of the year
  7. The sprig of thyme
  8. The bold grenadier
  9. The British Grenadiers
  10. The dark eyed sailor
  11. The keel row
  12. The girl I left behind me
  13. Just as the tide was flowing
  14. The cuckoo
  15. O waly, waly
  16. She's like the swallow
  17. The lover's ghost
  18. Willow song
  19. The willow tree
  20. Wassail song
  21. The miller of Dee
  22. O can ye sew cushions
  23. Afton water
  24. Golden slumbers

Amazon.com

A whole disc of choral arrangements of folk tunes could be too much--except in this case, the choir is the excellent Cambridge Singers, and the well-chosen arrangements cover a variety of composers and styles. Among the arrangers are Rutter, Vaughan Williams, and Daryl Runswick; the repertoire includes a hauntingly gorgeous "She moved through the fair" and 23 other selections. --David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Typical of Cambridge Singers--A good thing.......2005-06-14

This is very typical of John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers. Superbly performed, meaning not too forceful or too delicate. Diction and tone excellent. The folk song is not necessairly as entertaining or enjoyable as some of their other repertoire, nor is it as meaningful, but it still a powerful listening experience. The money for this recording will be well spent. The arrangements, well chosen, showcase beautiful, evocative choral singing. Vaughan Williams' arrangements are best, and he is well known for his arrangements of folk songs. Rutter's are good, but his harmonies are too often predictable or saccharine.

Best are: Dashing away with the smoothing iron (5), The Dark Eyed Sailor (10), The Girl I Left Behind Me (12), Just as the tide was flowing (13), O waly, waly (15)

5 out of 5 stars Beautifully Lyrical Folk Melodies a la Rutter.......2000-09-28

This is a collection of Irish, Scottish, and English folk songs beautifully caressed by The Cambridge Singers under the masterful direction of John Rutter. He seems to possess an uncanny ability to create a uniquely lush and lyrical sound with a choir.

In listening to these songs, I find that they have the capacity to simultaneously evoke feelings of melancholy and joy, and, ultimately leave me to conclude that I have been visited by sheer beauty.

5 out of 5 stars The Lark touches my own heart!.......2000-04-27

In this review I am going to be exceptionally candid! This CD is a wonderfully arranged and performed set of traditional songs that will be treasured by any lover of this delicate yet vigorous music. I was a child of post war England in a poor suburb of South East England and our music teacher used to make us sing these songs which came from The National Song Book and from the folk song collectors, notably Vaughan Williams who put so much of this national flavor into his two collections, 'The English Hymnal' and 'Songs of Praise'. Before our generation the BBC had set up a radio programme called 'Listen with Mother' which we followed the established tradition of listening to them in those years of austerity (its funny you know, but we did not seem to get bored like they do today) on November evenings when the pea souper fogs swirled around the blue mercury lamps as the coal glowed orange in the grate. This music transported us to May mornings, harvesting, landscapes peopled with grenadiers, young love sick swains tip toeing in forbidden rooms at night etc. from these bleak afternoons and gave us the promise of the return of the season when we will be able to walk the Downs under blue skies once more. They also made us think that we were part of a continuum of being young, loving, having children and growing old and dying on this misty offshore island as hundred of generations had done before us. This self-consciousness of these characteristics that made us English and in their understated passion they revealed to us the promises of adulthood together with its victories, disillusionments and inevitable tragedies. Alas, the powers that dictate the conventional wisdom today have consigned these songs to the trash basket of history in the name of multiculturalism and globalism. The songs are not sung today as they appear too ethnocentric in a pluralistic society for our contemporary captains of society. This is a shame for those of us with no real English blood could still participate and enjoy these lovely songs that summon up the freshness of a spring morning or the pangs of a spurned lover in a few lines of beautifully stated verse. These are universal feelings that just happened to be in an English setting, which was where we were! The arrangements here are sublime, particularly 'She moved through the Fair' which always moves me to tears. The subject 'What are the English?' is a current topic for the UK is still settling down after Devolution and finding its own identity. They could do worse than playing 'The Lark in the Clear Air' to answer this question tout court. Please buy, but be warned: this stuff can be dangerously upsetting in its waves of nostalgia. It is like meeting a long lost (and forgotten) friend. That is an (almost lost) part of yourself.

5 out of 5 stars Rolicking English folk music.......1999-06-13

Beautifully sung under Rutter's usual masterful directions. Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron and the Dark Eyed Sailor were my favorites.
Vaughan Williams: 8 Folk Dances; 10 Folk Songs & Carols; etc.
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Vaughan Williams: 8 Folk Dances; 10 Folk Songs & Carols; etc.

    Manufacturer: Pearl
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    Vaughan Williams, RalphVaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    SymphoniesSymphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    General ModernGeneral Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    General ContemporaryGeneral Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
    Modern & 20th CenturyModern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    British FolkBritish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
    A CappellaA Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    ChorusesChoruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    Folk SongsFolk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    NoelsNoels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00001W07D
    Release Date: 1999-10-19

    Tracks:

    1. A Series Of Eight Folk Dances: Oranges and Lemons
    2. A Series Of Eight Folk Dances: Grimstock
    3. A Series Of Eight Folk Dances: Hyde Park
    4. A Series Of Eight Folk Dances: Hunsdon House
    5. A Series Of Eight Folk Dances: Geud Man of Balllangigh
    6. A Series Of Eight Folk Dances: Maid in the Moor
    7. A Series Of Eight Folk Dances: Chesnut
    8. A Series Of Eight Folk Dances: Never love thee more
    9. A Series Of Ten Folk Songs And Carols: The Turtle Dove
    10. A Series Of Ten Folk Songs And Carols: Just as the Tide was Flowing
    11. A Series Of Ten Folk Songs And Carols: Wassail Song
    12. A Series Of Ten Folk Songs And Carols: Down in Yon forest
    13. A Series Of Ten Folk Songs And Carols: We've Been Awhile A Wandering
    14. A Series Of Ten Folk Songs And Carols: An Acre of Land
    15. A Series Of Ten Folk Songs And Carols: A Farmer's Son
    16. A Series Of Ten Folk Songs And Carols: Ca' the Yowes
    17. A Series Of Ten Folk Songs And Carols: The Dark-Eyed Sailor
    18. A Series Of Ten Folk Songs And Carols: It's of a Lawer
    19. On Wenlock Edge
    20. On Wenlock Edge: From Far, From Eve and Morning
    21. On Wenlock Edge: Is My Team Ploughing
    22. On Wenlock Edge: Oh, when I was in Love
    23. On Wenlock Edge: Breedon Hill
    24. On Wenlock Edge: Clun
    25. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

    Tracks:

    1. Symphony No. 3 In F Minor: Allegro
    2. Symphony No. 3 In F Minor: Andante Modrato
    3. Symphony No. 3 In F Minor: Scherzo
    4. Symphony No. 3 In F Minor: Finale con Epilogo Fugato
    5. Symphony No. 5 in D major: Preludio
    6. Symphony No. 5 in D major: Scherzo
    7. Symphony No. 5 in D major: Romanza
    8. Symphony No. 5 in D major: Passacaglia
    James Johnston: Opera & Song
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		James Johnston: Opera & Song

      Manufacturer: Testament
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      All Works by GounodAll Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by LeoncavalloAll Works by Leoncavallo | Leoncavallo, Ruggiero | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by MascagniAll Works by Mascagni | Mascagni, Pietro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by PucciniAll Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      Vaughan Williams, RalphVaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by VerdiAll Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by WagnerAll Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      General ContemporaryGeneral Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      RomancesRomances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      Romantic (c.1820-1910)Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      EnglishEnglish | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      FrenchFrench | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      GermanGerman | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      ItalianItalian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      OperettasOperettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B000003XJ0
      Release Date: 1995-04-16

      Tracks:

      1. Aida: Act 1: Celeste Aida
      2. Il Trovatore: Act 3: Ah, Yes! Thou'rt Mine
      3. Simon Boccanegra: Act 2: Oh Horror!...In Pity Hear Me Now
      4. Faust: Act 3: All Hail Thou Dwelling
      5. Carmen: Act 2: See Here, Thy Flow'ret Treasur'd Well (Flower Song)
      6. Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg: Act 3: Morning Was Glowing (Prize Song)
      7. La Boheme: Act 1: Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen
      8. Madama Butterfly: Act 1: Ah, Love Me A Little (Love Duet) - James Johnston/Joyce Gartside
      9. Pagliacci: On With The Motley
      10. Cavalleria Rusticana: Duet: You Here, Santuzza? - James Johnston/Amy Shuard
      11. Cavalleria Rusticana: Mother, The Red Wine Burns Me Like Fire - James Johnston/Olwen Price
      12. Hugh The Drover: Song Of The Road
      13. Merrie England: Act 2: Dan Cupid Hath A Garden
      14. Ruggiero Leoncavallo: 'Tis The Day
      15. The Dark-Eyed Sailor
      16. Bonny Labouring Boy
      17. Star Of The County Down
      18. Ireland, Mother Ireland
      Folk Songs of the World: Quink Vocal Ensemble
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Excellent
      • Excellent
      		 Folk Songs of the World: Quink Vocal Ensemble
      Quink Vocal Ensemble , Jose Maria Artes , Joseph Marie Canteloube , Yury Alexandrovich Falik , Y. Karni , Marc Lavry , Manuel Mossotti Littel , Bohuslav Martinu , Max Reger , and Arnold Schoenberg
      Manufacturer: Telarc
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      Canteloube, JosephCanteloube, Joseph | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by MartinuAll Works by Martinu | Martinu, Bohuslav | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      Reger, MaxReger, Max | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by SchoenbergAll Works by Schoenberg | Schoenberg, Arnold | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      Vaughan Williams, RalphVaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Reger, Max | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
      A CappellaA Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      ChorusesChoruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      Folk SongsFolk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      MadrigalsMadrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B000003CXO
      Release Date: 1991-03-12

      Tracks:

      1. Hora!
      2. Hitrag'ut
      3. Sheleg Al Yiri
      4. Loch Lomond
      5. The Dark-Eyed Sailor
      6. She's Like The Swallow
      7. At The Foot Of Yonder Mountain
      8. The Riddle Song
      9. Nyeznyakomka
      10. The Unfaithful Lover
      11. Handome Mirko / Eighteen Shining Buttons
      12. Heaven Above
      13. Hussars / Fairy Tale
      14. Am Donaustrom
      15. Ej, Steht Ein Madchen
      16. Auf Der Edre Hat Nichts Weile
      17. Glaubst Du, Dass Ich
      18. Ich Hab' Die Nacht Getraumet
      19. Wie Kommt's Dass Du So Traurig Bist
      20. Schein Uns, Du Liebe Sonne
      21. Herzlieblich Lieb, Durch Scheiden
      22. Virginie, Les Larm' Aux Yeux
      23. Oh! Madelon, Je Dois Partir
      24. Viva La Mancha!
      25. Con El Vito!

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......2002-06-17

      Quink is an exceptionally talented ensemble. With voices clear and defined, they breathe new life into the traditional songs of various cultures. In particular, the arrangements are wonderful--truly lovely music, and every piece is perfectly executed. I would not hesitate to recommend this CD to anyone, however I must make mention of the fact that the title of the CD is misleading--all of the songs, with the exception of one from Israel--are from Europe, and therefore the word "world" in the title is somewhat of a fallacy. If you like European folk songs, the sound of a small chamber group, and perfect singing, I have a feeling you'll quite love this CD

      5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......1999-07-31

      Quink is an exceptionally talented ensemble. With voices clear and defined, they breathe new life into the traditional songs of various cultures. In particular, the arrangements are wonderful--truly lovely music, and every piece is perfectly executed. I would not hesitate to recommend this CD to anyone, however I must make mention of the fact that the title of the CD is misleading--all of the songs, with the exception of one from Israel--are from Europe, and therefore the word "world" in the title is somewhat of a fallacy. If you like European folk songs, the sound of a small chamber group, and perfect singing, I have a feeling you'll quite love this CD.
      Ralph Vaughan Williams: Folk Songs Of Britain
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Unmatched musicality!
      		 Ralph Vaughan Williams: Folk Songs Of Britain

      Manufacturer: Vanguard Classics
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      Vaughan Williams, RalphVaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
      A CappellaA Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      ChorusesChoruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      Folk SongsFolk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B0000023G9
      Release Date: 1997-08-26

      Tracks:

      1. An Acre Of Land
      2. A Farmer's Son So Sweet
      3. The Lover's Ghost
      4. The Turtle Dove
      5. John Dory
      6. Greensleeves
      7. The Jolly Plough Boy
      8. Wassail Song
      9. Down By The Riverside
      10. Bushes And Briars
      11. Just As The Tide Was Flowing
      12. Ca' The Yowes
      13. My Boy Billy
      14. The Spring Time Of The Year
      15. Ward The Pirate
      16. The Painful Plough
      17. The Dark - Eyed Sailor
      18. The Cuckoo And The Nightingale
      19. Loch Lomond

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Unmatched musicality!.......2004-02-16

      I grew up listening to this album long before the age of the CD, and I'm delighted to see it is now available through that more durable medium. This album from the late fifties was recorded early in the long history of the Deller Consort--an extraordinary ensemble of bass, baritone, tenor, counter tenor (Alfred Deller himself), and two sopranos. Every one of these soloists is an outstanding musician in his/her own right, and together they create music that is virtually unmatched. They are, of course, aided by Ralph Vaughan Williams' gorgeous settings of traditional British folk songs. In addition to the many a cappella choral renditions, this album also includes a number of solos for counter tenor and lute, which are beautifully performed by Deller.

      Music Review:

      1. Daughter Of Lir
      2. Deirdre of the Sorrows
      3. Demons & Lovers
      4. Dovetail
      5. Embracing The Light
      6. English Drinking Songs
      7. Every Sound Below
      8. Everywhere & Nowhere
      9. Ferguslie Park [Original recording remastered]
      10. Girl Like Me

      Music Review

      music review

      Recommended Music:

      1975

      Hildegard of Bingen: The Lauds of Saint Ursula

      Guit with It

      Birdlanders, Vol. 1

      Kum Kleen [Import]

      Lifetime of Pain [CD-single]

      In Concert Easter Sunday, 1967 [Live] [Original recording remastered]

      Finnissy: String quartet; Nobody's Jig

      Golden Road

      El Secreto

      Far Away From Home...The E.P.

      Hori Hai (Songs of Holi): A Festival of Colours

      Earth Orbit: Live [Import] [Live]

      Christmas with Thomas Hampson

      Hejira