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- Date Released: November 21, 2006
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Label: Topic / IODA
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Think of Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man as a theme album, a celebration of rituals of several kinds, from Mayday to wassail and beyond. It's a slightly different exploration of the tradition (with a few modern pieces that slot in perfectly), and one for which Waterson Carthy have added to the basic quartet, with vocal trio the Devil's Interval, percussion, brass and cello. Some of the songs are hymns, really, and others, like "Sugar Wassail" borrow carol tunes. Certainly there's an anthemic, grand quality to it all, even when Martin Carthy performs "Christ Made a Trance" solo. Some of the pieces are familiar, although definitely not standard, such as "Cherry Tree Carol" and "Diadem" (which is given the grand treatment here), while others are fresh, like the closer "Gloryland." Essentially, this is an epic venture, intelligently and thoughtfully put together. It expands the horizons of Waterson Carthy in a fascinating way, although it's really just an extension of what they do normally. But you sense the deep pleasure they take in the material, shaping and bringing it back to life. It's impossible to find any fault with this record; the arrangements swell with an elegant formality, the voices flow with passion and the songs are nothing less than gorgeous.
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| 01. |  |
New Year Carol - Residue
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3:01 |
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| 02. | |
Sugar Wassail
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2:15 |
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| 03. | |
St George
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2:52 |
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| 04. | |
May Song
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2:46 |
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| 05. | |
Christ Made A Trance
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2:35 |
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| 06. | |
The Falling Tear
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2:27 |
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| 07. | |
Cherry Tree Carol
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4:20 |
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| 08. | |
Reaphook And Sickle
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2:53 |
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| 09. | |
Jack Frost
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4:34 |
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| 10. | |
While Shepherds Watched
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5:20 |
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| 11. | |
On Christmas Day It Happened So
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4:48 |
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| 12. | |
Time To Remember The Poor
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4:42 |
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| 13. | |
Jacobstowe Wassail
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2:52 |
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Awake Awake
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4:07 |
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| 15. | |
Diadem
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3:33 |
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| 16. | |
Jolly Old Hawk
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2:51 |
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| 17. | |
Gloryland
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3:42 |
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17 Total Tracks, 59:38 Total Length
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Credits
- Martin Carthy - Guitar // Martin Carthy - Guitar // Martin Carthy - Arranger // Martin Carthy - Arranger // Martin Carthy - Vocals // Martin Carthy - Vocals // Martin Carthy - Liner Notes // Martin Carthy - Liner Notes // Martin Carthy - Group Member // Martin Carthy - Group Member // Martin Brinsford - Percussion // Tony Engle - Executive Producer // Tom Howard - Photography // Eliza Carthy - Fiddle // Eliza Carthy - Mandolin // Eliza Carthy - Arranger // Eliza Carthy - Vocals // Eliza Carthy - Group Member // Norma Waterson - Arranger // Norma Waterson - Triangle // Norma Waterson - Vocals // Norma Waterson - Group Member // John Haxby - Design // John Haxby - Photography // Alice Kinloch - Trombone // Alice Kinloch - Tuba // Alice Kinloch - Brass Arrangement // Tommy Allan - Trumpet // Tommy Allan - Brass Arrangement // Tony Howard - Photography // David Angel - Photography // Oliver Knight - Cello // Oliver Knight - Producer // Oliver Knight - Engineer // Tim van Eyken - Arranger // Tim van Eyken - Vocals // Tim van Eyken - Brass Arrangement // Tim van Eyken - Melodeon // Tim van Eyken - Group Member // Jim Causley - Vocals // Lauren McCormick - Vocals // Emily Portman - Vocals
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Performers
Eliza Carthy // Tim Van Eyken played Accordion // Devils Interval played Vocals -
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