The Carnival Band - Carols & Capers
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Artist: The Carnival BandEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1996-07-28
Music Label: Park Records
Soundtracks:
- The Boar's Head - Maddy Prior, Traditional
- Away in a Manger - Maddy Prior, Traditional
- My Dancing Day - Maddy Prior,
- Monsieur Charpentier's Christmas Stomp - Maddy Prior,
- See Amid the Winter's Snow - Maddy Prior, Caswall, E
- A Boy Was Born - Maddy Prior,
- Poor Little Jesus - Maddy Prior,
- Turkey in the Straw/Whiskey Before Breakfast - Maddy Prior, Traditional
- Wassail! - Maddy Prior, Traditional
- Joy to the World - Maddy Prior, Watts, Isaac
- Cradle Song - Maddy Prior, Watts, Isaac
- Shepherd's Rejoice - Maddy Prior, Watts, Isaac
- Old Joe Clark - Maddy Prior,
- Ane Sang of the Birth of Christ (Balulalow) - Maddy Prior,
- Monsieur Charpentier's Christmas Swing - Maddy Prior, Traditional
- Quem Pastores - Maddy Prior,
- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - Maddy Prior, Tate, Nahum
- I Saw Three Ships - Maddy Prior, Sandys, William
Free Music Notes for Carols & Capers
Free Music Review: An excellent CD
Hit: 5 Stars
If you're a fan of the English folk-rock band Steeleye Span, then you're already familiar with Maddy Prior's compelling voice and exquisite musical taste. No one can rival her for the quality and range of her extensive repertoire.In her work with Steeleye Span, her solo projects, her two incredible CDs of duets with June Tabor, and her collaboration with the Carnival Band, Ms. Prior has seldom put a foot wrong. She sings with power, grace, and passion--and without a trace of pretension or artifice.
Her respect for traditional music is tempered by a thoroughly modern sensibility. She is never afraid to experiment, to place worthy old songs in fresh new contexts. Songs are living things--they must change or die. Maddy Prior has enjoyed a long and vigorous career giving new life to the old songs she loves, making them accessible to new audiences. She can make a medieval ballad sound like it was written yesterday. Conversely, she can infuse a contemporary work with an ageless and timeless gravitas.
She is more than simply a great singer--she is a great craftswoman and artist.
Any song that is treasured and handed down from generation to generation is by definition a folk song. Christmas is thus the time of year when folk songs come into their own. Ms. Prior is uniquely qualified to engage, transform, and celebrate traditional Christmas music.
In this album, she is accompanied by the Carnival Band, whse eclecticism can best be described by the instruments they play. The band consists of Andy Watts (shawm, curtal, clarinets, recorders, Brueghel bagpipes); Giles Lewin (shawm, fiddle, recorders, medieval bagpipes, tin whistle); Bill Badley (acoustic and electric guitars, lute, mandolin, banjo); Jub (bass); and Raf Mizraki (drums, percussion, bells, 'cello). All except Jub sing. Andrew Watts arranged most of the pieces.
This is a spectacular band, tight enough to play freely and good enough to make their artistry seems effortless. Their approach to the music blends perfectly with Ms. Prior's.
They're all having a lot of fun, making a joyful noise, and it sounds from the audience response like they're putting on a fine show.
They mix the old and new provocatively and winsomely. The choice of songs includes familiar favorites and a goodly number of little known pieces that will soon become your favorites.
An excellent CD.
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