Shirley Collins - False True Lovers (1959)
MP3 CBR 320Kbps / 116 Mb 19 tracks Covers (600 dpi)
British Folk Fledg'ling Records FLED 3029 RAR 3% Rec. Time: 45:26
As a key figure in the British folk revival, this recording originally produced for Folkways in 1959 presents Shirley Collins at a tender age of 23 recording under the eye of legendary Folkways producer and then partner Alan Lomax assisted by pragmatic engineer Peter Kennedy. Recorded in London in a two-day marathon, the most distinctive voice in British folk song interpretation recorded this album of a cappella renditions of British and Irish tunes. Inflecting the collection with Appalachian gems she and Lomax had discovered in one of their legendary research jaunts the same year, False True Lovers is as vital a collection of this astonishing singer that exhibits the full spectrum of her interest and research into folk music tradition...
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As a key figure in the British folk revival, this recording originally produced for Folkways in 1959 presents Shirley Collins at a tender age of 23 recording under the eye of legendary Folkways producer and then partner Alan Lomax assisted by pragmatic engineer Peter Kennedy. Recorded in London in a two-day marathon, the most distinctive voice in British folk song interpretation recorded this album of a cappella renditions of British and Irish tunes. Inflecting the collection with Appalachian gems she and Lomax had discovered in one of their legendary research jaunts the same year, False True Lovers is as vital a collection of this astonishing singer that exhibits the full spectrum of her interest and research into folk music tradition...
Tracks:
1. I Drew My Ship (2:24)
2. The Irish Boy (1:37)
3. The Spermwhale Fishery (2:41)
4. Dennis O'Reilly (2:06)
5. My Bonny Miller Lad (1:51)
6. Just As The Tide Was Flowing (1:21)
7. Bobby Shaftoe (1:23)
8. Richie Song (4:07)
9. The Unquiet Grave (4:12)
10. The Swapping Song (1:30)
11. Poor Old Horse (1:11)
12. The False True Love (3:51)
13. The Foggy Dew (2:25)
14. Mowing The Barley (0:56)
15. Scarborough Fair (1:40)
16. The Cruel Mother (7:05)
17. The Bonny Cuckoo (1:28)
18. The Queen Of May (1:50)
19. Died For Love (1:50)
Guy Carawan - Guitar
Shirley Collins - Arranger, Banjo, Guitar, Liner Notes, Vocals
Ralph Rinzler - Guitar
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