Label: Signum Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0635212044728
Catalog number: SIGCD 447
Releasedate: 10-06-16
Format: CD
Barcode: 0635212044728
Releasedate: 10-06-16
- a collection of new arrangements of the very best in folk music from the length and breadth of the British Isles, with eight world-premiere recordings
- it includes a cappella arrangements of Lisa Laan, Loch Lomond and of course perhaps the most famous British melody ever written – Greensleeves
booklet: http://www.signumrecords.com/products/booklets/SIGCD447booklet.pdf
- it includes a cappella arrangements of Lisa Laan, Loch Lomond and of course perhaps the most famous British melody ever written – Greensleeves
booklet: http://www.signumrecords.com/products/booklets/SIGCD447booklet.pdf
This new release is a celebration of the music of the British Isles. Spanning the breadth and width of the Isles, this is some of the most beautiful folk music ever written. The arrangements by Geoffrey Webber and Toby Young are mesmerizing. Performing these songs is the Armonico Consort, directed by Christopher Monks.
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1Lisa Lân02:49
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2The Blue Bird03:59
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3The Banks of my own Lovely Lee05:50
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4She Moved Through the Fair03:23
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5Lay a Garland04:38
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6Sweet Kitty03:20
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7Suo Gân03:11
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8I Love my Love04:29
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9Dadl Dau01:20
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10Now is the Month of Maying02:07
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11An Rosen Wyn05:10
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12Greensleeves03:28
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13Loch Lomond03:24
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14O Love, ‘tis a Calm Starry Night02:59
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15Wraggle Taggle Gipsies, O!02:03