Burning Bright: The Life And Music Of Ashley Hutch [Box set]

Burning Bright: The Life And Music Of Ashley Hutch [Box set]

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. Working Underground - Ashley Hutchings & Friends

2. Coming in to Land - Ashley Hutchings

3. This Blessed Plot - Judy Dunlop & Barry Coope

4. New St George / La Rotta - Albion Country Band

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Disc: 2

1. Loose Hornpipe/Dancing till Monday Comes Around - Albion Dance Band

2. Gloucester Hornpipe/Mr Trill's Song - The Morris On Show

3. Sharp on Morris (excerpt) - Albion Christmas Band

4. Staines Morris from Morris On

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Disc: 3

1. On seeing Grace Slick - Ashley Hutchings

2. If it feels good You Know it Can't be Wrong - Fairport Convention

3. Dancing to the drummer's beat - AH Dance Ban

4. Crocodile Line - Albion Band

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Disc: 4

1. A Calling On Song - Steeleye Span

2. Appalachian Front Porch Game - Albion Band

3. Pine Mountain (excerpt) - Ashley Hutchings

4. Matty Groves - Cecil Sharp Centenary Collective

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Disc: 5

1. One sure thing - Judy Dyble

2. Reynardine - Sandy Denny

3. Dark-eyed Sailor - Gay Woods

4. Prince Charlie Stuart -Maddy Prior

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Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Though some of his musical associates enjoy a higher popular profile, this expansive anthology makes a strong case that Ashley Hutchings has played as crucial a role in the development of British folk-rock as John Mayall has in British blues. Dubbing him the "Godfather," the exhaustively annotated set (with a fully illustrated, 156-page book of notes) highlights Hutchings' career as the founding bandleader of Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, and various versions of the Albion Band and the Morris On collaborations through recent recordings with Rainbow Chasers. It also suggests an artistic range beyond folk revivalism, from his recitation of his own poetry ("On Seeing Grace Slick") and that of William Blake to a stately rendition of the space-age instrumental "Telstar" (credited to Ashley Hutchins Big Beat Combo). Each disc has a theme (songwriter, arranger, dancemaster, chronological overview), and all feature previously unreleased live and archival tracks. Collaborations with bassist Hutchings's more famous Fairport bandmates such as Richard Thompson and the late Sandy Denny highlight the proceedings, but the focus remains on Hutchings. With the Albion Band's "Wings," he pays tribute to the seminal influence of the Byrds, whose electric approach to American folk music inspired Hutchings to attempt the same with British traditional music. This set attests to the richness of the results. --Don McLeese

Tracks:

Working Underground [#] - Ashley Hutchings
Coming in to Land - Ashley Hutchings
This Blessed Plot - Barry Coope, Judy Dunlop
New St. George/La Rotta [Live] - Albion Country Band
Albion Heart [Live] - Ashley Hutchings
Telstar - Ashley Hutchings
Eternal Circle - Ashley Hutchings
It Takes a Lot to Laugh [Excerpt] - Ashley Hutchings
Mr Lacey [Live] - Fairport Convention
Come All Ye - Fairport Convention
One Night as I Lay on My Bed - Steeleye Span
Albion Sunrise - Albion Country Band
Poor Old Horse [Live] - The Albion Band
Time to Ring Some Changes [#] - The Albion Band
Along the Pilgrims' Way - The Albion Band
Party's Over - The Albion Band
Angelina [Live] - Ashley Hutchings
Abandoned Love [Live] - Ashley Hutchings
Wings [Single Version] - The Albion Band
About Dawn - Rainbow Chasers

Tracks:

Dance 'Til Monday Comes Around [Live] - The Albion Dance Band
Gloucester Hornpipe/Mr. Trill's Song [Live]
Sharp on Morris [Excerpt]
Staines Morris - Ashley Hutchings
Tunes from Terpsichore [Live] - The Albion Band
William Prynne [Edit]
Medley: The Lark in the Morning/Rakish Paddy/Foxhunter's Jig/Toss ... - Ashley Hutchings
Dowd's Favourite/10 Float/Musical Priest [Live] - Steeleye Span
Princess Royal [Live] - Albion Country Band
Shepherds Hey/Orange in Bloom/The Quaker [Live]
Boz [Edit] - Michael Hordern
Spirit of the Dance/Shooting - The Albion Band
Cup O' Tea vs Batter Pudding - Ashley Hutchings
Rapid Polka - Ashley Hutchings Dance Band
Soldier's Joy [Live] - The Albion Dance Band
Twistin' 'Til Monday Comes Around/Twistin' Welsh Girls - Ashley Hutchings
Ring on Her Finger [Live] - Ashley Hutchings
To Ireland I Made My Way [Live] - Ashley Hutchings
Elements Lament [Live] - The Albion Band
We Sing Allelujah [Live] - The Albion Band
Rattlebone [Edit] - Ashley Hutchings
Wooden O - The Albion Band
Maria Marten - Shirley Collins

Tracks:

On Seeing Grace Silk [Live] - Ashley Hutchings
If It Feels Good, You Know It Can't Be Wrong [Live][Outtake] - Fairport Convention
Dancing to the Drummer's Beat
Crocodile Line - The Albion Band
When My Son Has Grown - The Albion Band
Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo-Jump - The Albion Band
Rose and the Rock [Live] - The Albion Band
Press Gang - The Albion Band
Nothing Can Turn the Tide - The Albion Band
Shipwreck [Live] - The Albion Band
Our Stolen Season - Emily Slade
We Lie - The Albion Band
Brief Encounters - Polly Bolton, Ashley Hutchings, Chris While
Ivory Tower - The Albion Band
Kitty Come Down the Lane - The Albion Band
Brambles on a Hill - Rainbow Chasers
Along the Downs
I'm a Poor Dress Maker - Nesreen Shah
Lovely Joan - Martin Carthy
Bargees [Excerpt] - Keith Christmas
Crow on the Cradle - Judy Dunlop