Various Artists - Heart of England: The Legends of English Folk

Title: Heart of England: The Legends of English Folk Artist: Various Artists Release Date: 8/18/1998 Label: Music Club Records Duration: 43:20 Album Type(s): Various artists collection, Greatest Hits UPC: 614475007428 Genre: Folk Styles: Traditional Folk, Psychedelic, Folk-Rock, British Folk, Contemporary Folk, Folk Revival, Sea Shanties, British Folk-Rock Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. A Calling on Song :: Steeleye Span
2. The Blacksmith :: Steeleye Span
3. You Never Wanted Me :: Sandy Denny
4. Famous Flower of Serving Men :: Martin Carthy
5. Horn Fair :: Etchingham Steam Band
6. The White Hare :: Albion Country Band
7. Sorry the Day I Was Married :: Tim Hart, Maddy Prior
8. Four Nights Drunk :: Steeleye Span
9. The False Bride :: Sandy Denny
10. Red and Gold :: Fairport Convention
11. Lish Young Buy-A-Broom :: Tim Hart, Maddy Prior
12. Rave On :: Steeleye Span
13. Claudy Banks :: Shirley Collins
14. Banks of Green Willow :: Martin Carthy
15. Telstar :: Big Beat Combo, Ashley Hutchings
16. Meet Me on the Corner :: Lindisfarne

Year Type Label Catalog # 1998 CD Music Club Records 50074

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The music of the British Isles is especially important for American listeners, not only due to the sheer beauty of the material, but because it is an ancestor of so many of their own folkways. It is found in its purest form in Appalachian and old-timey music, but frequently turns up as well in bluegrass, Christmas carols, nursery rhymes, and Protestant hymns. Of course, British rock bands during the '60s british invasion were heavily influenced by traditional sources, and thus brought them across the pond in newer guises. Heart of England: The Legends of English Folk was assembled by John Crosby of Folk Roots magazine, who obviously not only knows his stuff but has excellent taste. As with his other compilation, Heart of Scotland, he ranges between widely disparate styles, covering everything from love-lorn ballads to spirited dance sets. Within a mere 16 tracks, he manages to capture the lost essence of the English countryside, where life was governed by the changing seasons, agrarian concerns, and the way of a man with a maid. Hardcore folkies and heroes of the '60s folk-rock scene are all heard from. Steeleye Span, Fairport Convention, Martin Carthy, Maddy Prior, and Sandy Denny strut their stuff in solo story songs, modal laments, and nasal close-harmony sings. The women tend toward angelic sopranos or smooth, womanly altos, while the men favor a rougher, overtly masculine approach and thick, bucolic accents. Since many Americans share branches of race memory with the people of the British Isles, the songs on this collection often resonate in startlingly intimate ways. ~ Christina Roden, All Music Guide

Name Credits Albion Country Band Performer Ashley Hutchings Performer Big Beat Combo Performer Cooper Arranger Etchingham Steam Band Arranger, Band, Performer Fairport Convention Performer John Crosby Compilation Producer, Liner Notes Lindisfarne Performer Maddy Prior Performer, Arranger Martin Carthy Vocals, Arranger, Performer Norma Waterson Vocals Sandy Denny Performer Shirley Collins Performer Steeleye Span Arranger, Performer The Watersons Group, Vocals Tim Hart Arranger, Performer