Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band – An Evening Of Carols & Capers DVD Recorded Live at Oxford Town Hall, during the 2003 Christmas tour “with no overdubs or studio trickery”. A unique celebratory show of Christmas music played on medieval and modern instruments. Maddy and the Carnival Band put their inimitable stamp on familiar… Read More
Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band – An Evening Of Carols & Capers CD Recorded during the 2003 Christmas tour at Oxford Town Hall, except “Vals Musette”, “Hark Hark” and “While Shepherds Watched” which were recorded at Salisbury. Track Listing CD1 Masters in the Hall Sans Day Carol God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman Endrous Night… Read More
Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band – Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh CD Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh brings together original writing, mediaeval instruments and sounds with a touch of Middle Eastern spice. From traditional seasonal material to the album’s centrepiece – a series of original songs describing the Three Kings’s journey to Bethlehem. A refreshingly original… Read More
Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band – Hang Up Sorrow & Care CD Track Listing 01. Prodigal’s Resolution (Anon 18th century) 02. 5 Playford Tunes (from Playford’s “English Dancing Master”) 03. The World is Turned Upside Down (Anon 17th cent) 04. Jovial Beggar (Anon 17th cent) 05. Leathern Bottle (Anon 17th cent) 06. Iantha (Anon… Read More
Kathryn Tickell – Air Dancing CD Since her professional debut aged 18, Northumbrian piper and fiddler extraordinaire Kathryn Tickell has taken the traditions of her home in the North Tyne Valley to new ground, both geographically and musically. An ambassador for traditional music (she was among the first folk musicians to perform at the last… Read More
Kathryn Tickell – Strange But True CD If one thing has characterised Kathryn Tickell’s career over the years, it has been her constant desire to discover and collaborate with other musicians, from the established to the unsung to those on the first steps of their musical journey. Thus she not only played with the likes… Read More
Kathryn Tickell – Best Of CD A two disc set celebrating Kathryn’s career to date. Compilation co-ordination: John Dagnell with Kathryn Tickell & Bob Prowse. Sleeve Design: Gwen Morgan Front Cover photo: Graham Oliver. Remastered by Andrew Tulloch Track Listing CD1 Our Kate Lads of Alnwick Peter Man Stories from the Debatable Lands The Wedding… Read More
Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian Voices CD For Kathryn Tickell, the music of her native Northumberland has always been about more than the instruments, the tunes, the songs. It is a culture born from the landscape, the history – and most importantly – the people. It is something that has manifested itself in a career that… Read More