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- Date Released: March 26, 2002
- Genre: International
- Label: Nettwerk America
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The Mediæval Bæbes' fourth album, The Rose, stays close to the band's magical stories of Old and Middle English, but with a romance that's sweetly aged and mysterious. Katharine Blake and her eight singing sisters are enchanting on this album, a fantastic cut above 1999's Worldes Blysse due to their pleasurable soundscapes of medieval Welsh and Russian languages. They still stay close to harmonies in German, Italian, Latin, and medieval French, but an expansive change allows The Rose to be more than just a piece of work surrounded by threads of worldbeat. The Mediæval Bæbes find themselves in a different world. It's dark and haunting in spots, and the howling blackness of "The Circle of the Lustful" and eerie earthiness of "Spiriti" are miserably beautiful. Other songs are more playful with their fiddle, pipe, and string arrangements, most notably the classic Irish sounds of "Lick the Maypole." "Snake" boasts radiant harmonies, while the Mediæval Bæbes' booming worldbeat percussion reflects the album's varying tones of love. It's dramatic, theatrical, fleshy, and inspired. The women of this band possess all of those traits, making The Rose their most delicately maddening album yet. The Mediæval Bæbes aren't wistful, but a melancholy desire is there.
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| 01. |  |
I Am Eve |
3:40 |  |
| 02. | |
Glass Window |
2:39 | |
| 03. | |
Slay Me Suddenly |
3:14 | |
| 04. | |
The Snake |
3:15 | |
| 05. | |
The Circle Of The Lustful |
4:00 | |
| 06. | |
Laude Novella |
1:42 | |
| 07. | |
There Is No Rose Of Swych Vertu |
2:42 | |
| 08. | |
Lick The Maypole |
1:28 | |
| 09. | |
Razreesh |
3:34 | |
| 10. | |
Byrd One Brere |
3:09 | |
| 11. | |
Dringo Bell |
3:35 | |
| 12. | |
The Rose |
1:04 | |
| 13. | |
L'Amour De Moi |
4:05 | |
| 14. | |
The Woods And The Rivers Are Silent |
2:07 | |
| 15. | |
Spiriti |
1:28 | |
| 16. | |
The Sour Grove |
3:01 | |
| 17. | |
Blow Northern Wind |
6:05 | |
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Credits
- Daniel Johnston - Translation // Daniel Johnston - Translation // Dorothy Carter - Dulcimer // Dorothy Carter - Arranger // Dorothy Carter - Autoharp // Dorothy Carter - Recorder // Dorothy Carter - Vocals // Dorothy Carter - Zither // Dorothy Carter - Hurdygurdy // Nick Marsh - Guitar (Acoustic) // Nick Marsh - Choir, Chorus // Gavyn Wright - Violin // Katharine Blake - Violin // Katharine Blake - Arranger // Katharine Blake - Autoharp // Katharine Blake - Director // Katharine Blake - Glockenspiel // Katharine Blake - Harmonium // Katharine Blake - Keyboards // Katharine Blake - Recorder // Katharine Blake - Vocals // Katharine Blake - Zither // Katharine Blake - String Arrangements // Katharine Blake - Musical Direction // Boguslaw Kostecki - Violin // Bruce White - Viola // Nick Harris & The Soundbarriers - String Arrangements // David Daniels - Violin // David Daniels - Cello // Trevor Sharpe - Percussion // Trevor Sharpe - Percussion Arrangement // Toby Wood - Producer // Toby Wood - Engineer // Matt Fisher - Choir, Chorus // The Mediæval Bæbes - Main Performer // Martin Giles - Mastering // Teresa Casella - Guitar (Acoustic) // Teresa Casella - Mandolin // Teresa Casella - Arranger // Teresa Casella - Guitar (Bass) // Teresa Casella - Vocals // Carmen Schneider - Vocals // Carmen Schneider - Band // Rachel Van Asch - Arranger // Rachel Van Asch - Vocals // Ruth Galloway - Guitar (Acoustic) // Ruth Galloway - Arranger // Ruth Galloway - Autoharp // Ruth Galloway - Recorder // Ruth Galloway - Zither // Ruth Galloway - Chant // Christian Hayes - Guitar (Electric) // Christian Hayes - Choir, Chorus // Lucy Atkinson - Make-Up // Audrey Evans - Percussion // Audrey Evans - Arranger // Audrey Evans - Keyboards // Audrey Evans - Vocals // Audrey Evans - Group Member // Marie Findley - Band // Marie Findley - Group Member // Claire Ravel - Band // Claire Ravel - Group Member // Cylindra Sapphire - Keyboards // Cylindra Sapphire - ? // Cylindra Sapphire - Group Member // Piers Atkinson - Photography // Pike Galloway - Choir, Chorus // Mike Servant - Piano // Mike Servant - Harmonium // Mike Servant - Keyboards
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