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- Date Released: January 1, 2002
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Label: Topic / IODA
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Ashley Hutchings had an intriguing idea: Why not take traditional folk songs and write new, updated lyrics to them? Even better, why not invite a bunch of great artists like Dick Gaughan and Helen Watson to record the pieces? And this is exactly what Street Cries does. Interestingly, when Hutchings transforms "The Blacksmith" into "A Drummer Won My Love," he doesn't change the subject matter, but modernizes the words. Beautifully sung by Kathryn Roberts, the piano and clarinet add other contemporary touches. Two high school girls helped Hutchings convert the press gang of "All Things Are Quite Silent" to the drunken gang, fresh from the pub, of "These Cold Lips." Accompanied by a piano, June Tabor provides an austere reading of this dark tune. Pete Morton's rousing take on "Damn the Day" (originally "Adieu, Adieu") confirms that a fresh version has the power to revive and make relevant a tired, old folk song. It should also be noted that Hutchings, whether he intended to or not, does a good job of balancing male and female vocalists. Of course traditionalists will cry foul, as they always have when revivals and revivalists decide to put a new spin on a worn-out classic. Hutchings convincingly suggests, however, that singers have always updated folk songs to fit their time and circumstance. Street Cries is a lovingly made, vibrant album that will give a number of folk songs a new life.
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Doing Time To Fit Your Crime |
4:06 |
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| 02. | |
Damn The Day
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3:22 |
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| 03. | |
He's Young But He's Growing
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4:56 |
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| 04. | |
Young Henry Martin
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4:16 |
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| 05. | |
Salford Girls
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4:17 |
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| 06. | |
He Ran Out Of Road
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4:20 |
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| 07. | |
Endless Pages
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3:00 |
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| 08. | |
A Drummer Won My Love
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2:41 |
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| 09. | |
Three Jolly Burglars
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4:26 |
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| 10. | |
The Shape Of A Girl
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4:52 |
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| 11. | |
These Cold Lips
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3:23 |
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| 12. | |
I'm A Poor Dress Maker
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4:12 |
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12 Total Tracks, 47:51 Total Length
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Credits
- Dick Gaughan - Guitar // Dick Gaughan - Vocals // June Tabor - Vocals // Ashley Hutchings - Bass (Electric) // Ashley Hutchings - Main Performer // Ashley Hutchings - Bass (Acoustic) // Pete Morton - Guitar // Pete Morton - Vocals // Vin Garbutt - Vocals // Vin Garbutt - Whistle (Human) // Phil Beer - Guitar (Acoustic) // Jim Boyes - Vocals // Dave Burland - Vocals // Mark Emerson - Piano // Ken Nicol - Guitar // Ken Nicol - Guitar (Electric) // John Tams - Vocals // Helen Watson - Harmonium // Helen Watson - Vocals // Pete Zorn - Sax (Alto) // Pete Zorn - Sax (Baritone) // Pete Zorn - Sax (Soprano) // Kathryn Roberts - Clarinet // Kathryn Roberts - Piano // Kathryn Roberts - Vocals // Barry Coope - Keyboards // Barry Coope - Vocals // John Haxby - Art Direction // John Haxby - Photography // John Haxby - Concept // John Haxby - Sleeve Design // Neil Marshall - Drums // John Ball - Tabla // Paul Hopkinson - Engineer // Judy Dunlop - Vocals // Joe Broughton - Fiddle // Joe Broughton - Violin // Seth Lakeman - Guitar // Seth Lakeman - Violin // Sean Lakeman - Guitar (Acoustic) // Sean Lakeman - Guitar (Bass) // Sean Lakeman - Guitar (Electric) // Sean Lakeman - Harmonium // Sean Lakeman - Keyboards // Sean Lakeman - Programming // Cara Dillon - Vocals // Cara Dillon - Whistle (Human) // Lester Simpson - Vocals // Steve Knightley - Mandocello // Nesreen Shah - Vocals
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Other Details
- Instruments:
- Guitar (Acoustic) //
- Guitar //
- Piano //
- Violin //
- Cello //
- Drums //
- Guitar (Electric) //
- Keyboards //
- Sax (Alto) //
- Vocals
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