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- Date Released: October 18, 2005
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Label: Topic / IODA
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You always know a June Tabor album means quality, thoughtful performances, interesting material, and wonderful arrangements -- along with that spellbinding, velvet autumn voice. For this disc she's assembled her dream team of musicians -- her usual accompanists plus Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting, and a couple of others -- to play on a fascinating collection of songs. The emphasis is on the traditional, but she hardly confines herself to pieces like "The Banks of the Sweet Primeroses," but also pieces by contemporary writers, and the jazz standard "Do Nothing 'til You Hear from Me," which is the only piece that doesn't quite work. By itself it's fine, but set alongside the relative sobriety of the folk material, its tone seems to jar a little (at the same time, her version of "Heart Like a Wheel" flows with an elegant grace). She seems most at home on the folk songs -- modern or old -- bringing a sly sense of humor to "The Broomfield Wager," for example, and a real ache to "Oh! Alas I Am in Love." As her recent box set showed, she's one of Britain's great singers, developing over the years, and this really does show her at the height of her powers, with a majestic control, and flawless backing. This stands as one of her very best albums -- which is high praise indeed.
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The Banks of the Sweet Primroses |
5:31 |
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The Broomfield Wager |
4:21 |
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| 03. | |
Ah! The Sighs |
4:46 |
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| 04. | |
Now Welcome Summer |
2:47 |
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Heart Like a Wheel |
5:03 |
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Johnny Johnny |
7:20 |
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Oh! Alas, I Am in Love |
4:05 |
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Do Nothing 'Til You Hear from Me |
5:25 |
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| 09. | |
Les Choses les Plus Simples |
5:29 |
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She's Like the Swallow |
5:08 |
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| 11. | |
The Cloud Factory |
6:21 |
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| 12. | |
Lie Near Me |
7:17 |
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12 Total Tracks, 63:33 Total Length
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Credits
- June Tabor - Arranger // June Tabor - Vocals // Iain Ballamy - Arranger // Iain Ballamy - Sax (Tenor) // Martin Simpson - Guitar // Martin Simpson - Arranger // Andy Cutting - Arranger // Andy Cutting - Accordion (Diatonic) // Mark Emerson - Violin // Mark Emerson - Arranger // Mark Emerson - Viola // Mark Emerson - Mixing // Tim Harries - Arranger // Tim Harries - Double Bass // Mark Lockheart - Arranger // Mark Lockheart - Sax (Soprano) // Mark Lockheart - Sax (Tenor) // Huw Warren - Piano // Huw Warren - Piano // Huw Warren - Piano // Huw Warren - Arranger // Huw Warren - Arranger // Huw Warren - Arranger // Ben Turner - Mastering // John Haxby - Design // John Haxby - Photography // Jan Winter - Make-Up
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