5029424000927

Turning Silence Into Song

Leon Rosselson

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Format: CD

Cat No: CFCD009

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Release Date:  21 June 2004

Label:  Fuse

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5029424000927

Genres:  Folk  English Folk  

  • Description

    Leon's first full CD release since the highly praised 1999 "Harry's Gone Fishing". This collection features 14 songs ranging over 40 years of his career as one of Britain's leading songwriters, from 1963 to the present day. In support are a number of fine musicians. Martin Carthy (guitar) Robb Johnson (guitar) Fiz Shapur (keyboards) Camilla Saunders (trombone) Jody Strecher (fiddle, guitar & mandolin), plus the voices of Frankie Armstrong and Elizabeth Mansfield. The Washington Post has remarked "His songs are teeming with colorful characters, wonderfully descriptive passages and witty observations" Track listing; Jumbo the Elephant/Song of the Free Press/The Wall that Stands Between/Remembrance day/General Lockjaw Briefs the Troops/Monsters/Dead Men Never Die/The Enemy's Poised to Attack/I Don't Want Your Red Red Roses/Strange the Things We Don't Remember/Brass Band Music/Song of the Olive Tree/They Said…/My Father's Jewish World.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Jumbo the Elephant
      • 2. Song Of The Free Press
      • 3. The Wall That Stands Between
      • 4. Remembrance Day
      • 5. General Lockjaw Briefs the Troops
      • 6. Monsters
      • 7. Dead Men Never Die
      • 8. The Enemy's Poised To Attack
      • 9. I Don't Want Your Red Red Roses
      • 10. Strange The Things We Don't Remember
      • 11. Brass Band Music
      • 12. Song of the Olive Tree
      • 13. They Said...
      • 14. My Father's Jewish World