Songs of Trial and Triumph PUGCD 007

Brian’s long-awaited CD devoted entirely to the glories of the ‘Child Ballad’ collection published by Harvard Professor F. J. Child in the late 19th century. Most of the ballads are unique versions drawn from Brian’s own research and reconstruction; Sir Aldingar has never been recorded previously in English. Settings vary from unaccompanied voice to arrangements for solo guitar or squeezebox, English or Appalachian band and, in the case of Three Ravens, what The Living Tradition described as “a squall of sonic terrorism”. Supporting cast includes Nancy Kerr, Gordon Tyrrall, Bonz, Loraine Baker and Margaret Peters.
Click on each title a for sound sample; click on 'lyrics and notes' for a cornucopia of information not included in the CD liner.
The Banks of Green Willow
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The Farmer’s Curst Wife
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Green Broom
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All Alone and Lonely
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The Demon Lover
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The Golden Vanity
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Lucy
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Lord Randall
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Sir Aldingar
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False Foudrage
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Six Nights Drunk
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Sailor’s Song
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Georgie
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Three Ravens
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