This anthology of folksong contains a representative selection
of the genre from both sides of the Atlantic. Some of the arrangements
are well-known, other have been made especially for this recording.
The collection, spanning many centuries, from the 13th to the
twentieth, celebrates a tradition in which music belongs to everyone.
In the musical settings of these simple and artless songs we bridge
the gap between folksong as a museum-piece and folksong as a
living and vibrant part of our own culture.
Recorded in New College Chapel, Oxford
10 – 13 January, 7 – 10 April & 14 – 17 July 1997
Playing time : 63'30" DDD
Reviews
"
New College enjoyed a great success with its choir’s Agnus
Dei record and is likely, I should think, to have another
with this... The fine tone (with a likeable individuality in that
of the trebles), the intelligent phrasing, clear enunciation and
sensitive shading are all admirable. There are some good soloists
too, outstanding among them being the tenor Philip Cave who sings
so beautifully in Brigg Fair. Recorded sound is fine—not
at all churchy though in fact recorded in the Chapel—and the
booklet is attractively produced."
The Gramophone
