Release Date: 30 October 2020
Label: Talking Elephant
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5028479044825
Genres: Folk English Folk
Description
Ashley Hutchings goes on a virtual journey back to meet Cecil Sharp, the pioneer of collecting folk songs and dances in England and America.
A mixture of talking and songs intermixed with original cylinder recordings from Cecil Sharp house. Ashley will be touring this show during 2021 in theatres across the land.
Musicians Martin Carthy, guitar and vocals; Richard Thompson, guitar Dave Whetstone, concertina, one row melodeon, guitar The Cylinders Very little is known about the cylinder recordings used on this recording. The original cylinders, from which they were taken, were found mostly unlabelled and in a dilapidated condition at Cecil Sharp House. They were made by Cecil Sharp and Ralph Vaughan Williams and date from the very early years of the 20th century.
Tracklisting
Simon Care And Gareth Turner
Medicine Head
David Jackson & Rene Van Commenee
Rainbow Chasers
Stray
The Albion Band
Carla Fuchs
Astralasia
Ashley Hutchings, Becky Mills & Blair Dunlop
Various Artists
Ashley Hutchings
Ashley Hutchings
Ashley Hutchings
Ashley Hutchings
Ashley Hutchings
