Maid in Bedlam [Import]

Maid in Bedlam [Import]

Track Listings

1. Blackwaterside

2. Nacht Tanz/ Shaeffertanz

3. Maid In Bedlam

4. Gypsy Dance/ Jews Dance

5. John Barleycom

6. Reynardine

7. My Johnny Was A Shoemaker

8. Detah & The Lady

9. Battle Of Augrham/ 5 In A Line

10. Talk About Suffering

11. Portait Of A Village (Bonus Track)

12. Summer Song (Bonus Track)

13. Glastonbury (Bonus Track)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Remastered reissue of the folk singer/songwriter's 1977 collection of renaissance dances & traditional songs feat. Jacqui McShee (Pentangle) includes three bonus tracks, 'Portrait Of A Village', 'Summer Song', & 'Glastonbury'. Castle Music. 2004.

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A Maid in Bedlam
Average customer rating:

Exceptional - The John Renbourn Group's Best Recording . .

Classic folk/world music fusion

Great rythyms, fine singing

A quiet masterpiece

Exceptional Collection of British Folk Music

A Maid in Bedlam
John Renbourn
Manufacturer: Shanachie
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
General | Folk | Styles | Music
Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
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Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music
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Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Black Waterside
Nacht Tanz/Shaeffertanz
A Maid In Bedlam
Gypsy Dance/Jews Dance
John Barleycorn
Reynardine
My Johnny Was A Shoemaker
Death And The Lady
The Battle Of Augrham/5 In A Line
Talk About Suffering

Customer Reviews:

Exceptional - The John Renbourn Group's Best Recording . ........2002-09-08

. . . And, by the title of this review, I want to note that I am saying something really special. John Renbourn, acoustic fingerstyle guitarist extraordinnaire, rarely makes a misstep, particularly when it comes to the medieval English Folk Music he has created over the years. Renbourn recorded five masterpieces of this genre with his John Renbourn Group, including three pure studio releases, a live CD, and a best-of collection. "A Maid In Bedlam" is probably the strongest of these releases.

This disc features the bell-clear vocals of Jacqui McShee, Renbourn's former colleague in the Folk-Jazz outfit, Pentangle, along with musicians who play flute, fiddle, mandolin, and tabla (Yes! Indian tabla!), all of whom are extraordinary in their own right. The band's playing is crisp and clear throughout.

Highlights include the following: "Black Waterside" (which Led Zeppelin once recorded instrumentally under the title "Black Mountainside"). This song is intriguing in that it explores the jilted lover concept from the woman's point of view, which was very unusual in medieval times; "A Maid in Bedlam", which features a simultaneously melodic and rhythmic melody accompanying lyrics about a woman in an insane asylum. This song is the most likely to catch your ear. It may even be considered the first medieval English rap song; "Talk About Suffering", a four-part acappella church song with heartfelt lyrics, encouraging Christians to put their beliefs into action.

There are other, equally excellent songs, on this CD, which may actually interest not only English Folk Music purists, but also (believe it or not) people who enjoy Heavy Metal and Classic Rock. The reason is that the scales used in this music are very similar to those employed in some Heavy Metal music (witness Yngwie Malmsteen and Ritchie Blackmore), and Classic Rock groups like Jethro Tull have tread this ground over and over for years. Other people will just appreciate this disc's gorgeous melodies and classy musicianship. "A Maid in Bedlam" is simply terrific.

Classic folk/world music fusion.......2002-06-03

John Renbourn fused folk and world music beats decades before Afro-Celt Sound System made it trendy. The tablas, wailing flutes and violin, his virtuoso guitar, and Jaqui McShee's traditionalist voice combine into a graceful, unique whole.

Great rythyms, fine singing.......2001-11-19

I am happy to see this vinyl classic available on CD.

The musical style is consistent throughout the album and I like it very much--acoustic, earthy sound, moving rythyms, great singing. The female voices are high and sweet, the male voices are earthy and enjoyable. Listen to some of the samples--if you like one, you'll like the others.

When this first came out on vinyl, I listened to the LP over and over again and spent many hours working on the rythyms in the guitar parts. They're unusual and very rich.

Of course, I'll buy the CD now.

A quiet masterpiece.......2001-06-06

This is one of my favourite Sunday morning records. Despite the table gently clicking away in the background, this is one of the most English records you'll ever hear. Renbourn is a total master of his instrument, the material is choice (if it's slightly lacking in really strong, individual compositions -- this is the man who wrote 'So Clear', after all), and the presence of old Pentangle cohort Jacquie McShee on vocals is icing on the cake. From start to finish, A Maid In Bedlam conjures up an atmosphere all its own. English folk at its best, and one of a handful of Renbourn classics.

Exceptional Collection of British Folk Music.......2000-12-03

Originally released (on LP) in 1977, this is the first and finest album album by the John Renbourn group. In addition to Renbourn as one of the best fingerstyle guitarists around, the band is rounded out with former Pentangle vocalist Jacqui McShee, Sue Draheim (fiddle), Tony Roberts (flute, recorders, oboe, piccolo) and Keshave Sathe (tabla and finger cymbals).

While the tabla adds an Eastern sound to the music, this is traditional British folk music at its finest. The opening cut is the traditional "Black Waterside" arranged by Renbourn with a heavenly vocal provided by McShee. [Along with Sandy Denny, McShee is my favorite British female vocalist.] Other standouts include the title track (another McShee vocal), "John Barleycorn," "Reynardine" and a stunning a cappella rendition of "Talk About Suffering." [If you are not deeply moved by that song, you might want to check your pulse...there's a good chance you're dead!]

The John Renbourn Group went on to record two more albums (with John Molineux replacing Sue Draheim), but if you can only afford one, this is it. There is not a weak track on the album. ESSENTIAL

My Thing Is My Own: Bawdy Songs of Thomas D'Urfey
Average customer rating:

Good songs but the vocals?

music to smirk and smile by

My Thing Is My Own: Bawdy Songs of Thomas D'Urfey

Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2001-05-22

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Customer Reviews:

Good songs but the vocals?.......2001-12-17

I found the musicians on the recording to be quite good and the lyrics to the songs are extremely funny. However, the singer seems someone more accustomed to opera or madrigals then to bawdy songs. She is a wonderful singer, but seems ill-suited to this type of music. I find the combination of her voice with these lyrics to be un unpleasant one. I am unable to listen to more the 2 or 3 songs at a time unless I am putting it on as purely background music and ignore the lyrics completely, and since the purpose of a CD of "bawdy" songs is usually the humorous lyrics, I found this recording to be a bit of a waste.

music to smirk and smile by.......2001-06-05

This disc of bawdy songs of Thomas D'Urfey is truly charming and thought provoking. Soprano Rosa Lamoreaux creates unique characters for each piece, one a frightened inexperienced young girl, another a dejected lady upset her man would rather go to war than bed her. In the title track she portrays a woman proud to have maintained her virginity, while other women have sacrificed theirs. The instrumental tracks display the virtuosity of the rest of the ensemble - Tina Chancey, Scott Reiss and Grant Herried - in fun, expansive and sometimes explosive dances and suites. Highly recommended to lovers of all sorts of music, not just classical.

Average customer rating:

NOT SURE ABOUT THE BONUS TRACKS MENTIONED ABOVE

Maid in Bedlam
John Renbourn
Manufacturer: Castle Music UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2004-10-04

Tracks:

Black Waterside
Nacht Tanz / Shaeffertanz
Maid In Bedlam
Neusider Medley: Gypsy Dance / Jews Dance
John Barleycorn
Reynardine
My Johnny Was A Shoemaker
Death & The Lady
Medley: Battle Of Augrham / In A Line / Talk About Suffering

Album Description

Remastered reissue of the folk singer/songwriter's 1977 collection of renaissance dances & traditional songs feat. Jacqui McShee (Pentangle) includes three bonus tracks, 'Portrait Of A Village', 'Summer Song', & 'Glastonbury'. Castle Music. 2004.

Album Details

Never Before on CD, this is the First Album by the Group. Adds Rare Tracks from the Little Known Album, "The Guitar of Johnny Renbourn". Bonus Tracks Are "Portrait of a Village", "Summer Song" and "Glastonbury".

Customer Reviews:

NOT SURE ABOUT THE BONUS TRACKS MENTIONED ABOVE.......2006-11-16

The track list provided above appears to be the same as the 1987 US release on Shanachie (the original issue of which was an import pressing from Austria)... So if there are bonus tracks they're not listed here.

This is in his usual medieval vein with members of Pentangle as a five member group with Jacqui McShee's vocals.