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Lark Rise Revisited

Lark Rise Revisited
The Lark Rise Band

Talking Elephant TECD124 (CD, UK, May 5, 2008)

Recorded at Rooksmere Studios, Overstone, Northamptonshire, England, January-March 2008,
Executive producer: Ashley Hutchings;
Engineer and producer: Mark Hutchinson

Musicians

Ruth Angell, vocals, violin, viola, zither;
Simon Care, vocals, melodeon, concertina, morris dancing;
Judy Dunlop, vocals, speech;
Guy Fletcher, vocals, violin, drums, percussion, mandolin, acoustic guitar;
Ashley Hutchings, vocals, bass guitar, speech;
Mark Hutchinson, vocals acoustic guitar, electric guitar

with guests
Jo Hamilton, vocals, viola lead vocals [8];
Issy Emeney, melodeon;
Eadie Simons, Chloe and Jade Wildish, Laureen Bower, Leila and Sinéa Care, May songsters;
Poppy, Fig, strings [2, 11]

notes

The twelve part BBC Series on prime time Sunday nights has attracted nearly 12 million viewers each week. The album includes several pieces of music from the programme, including the theme music. The main man behind the project, Ashley Hutchings, also led The Albion Band during 1981 when Lark Rise to Candleford was put on at The National theatre. The subsequent album, simply called Lark Rise to Candleford, became both a commercial and artistic legend. Ashley became closely associated with the public with Lark Rise after this and is the perfect band leader to sell this album.In England the phrase "The Guv'nor" refers to the man in charge which certainly is an apt description of Ashley Hutchings when it comes to the English folk rock scene. He has founded Fairport Convention (the greatest folk-rock band in the world), Steeleye Span, The Albion Band and was responsible for the famous ‘Morris On’ series.
 
 
 

Tracks

1.Brighton Camp (3.32)

2. Bonny Labouring Boy (5.17)

3. Lark Rise (Alf's tune) incorporating “All around from every quarter...” from the book (6.07)

4. “Most of the men sang or whistled...” from the book (0.41)

5. Poor Old Soldier (2.07)

6. Queenie's Bees (4.36)

7. Two Morris Dance Tunes (4.01)

8. Bad News Is All the Wind Can Carry (2.39)

9. “The day came when the doctor called in the relieving officer...” from the book (1.46)

10. John Barleycorn (2.28)

11. 'Til the Time We Meet Again (5.10)

12. “The procession stepped out briskly...” from the book (1.09)

13. May Song (2.20)

14. “Before his arrival there had been no musical instrument of any kind...” from the book (0.56)

15. I Have a Bonnet Trimmed With Blue / In and Out the Windows (3.13)

16. The Lark Rise to Candleford theme tune from the BBC series (3.05)

17. “The white tails of rabbits bobbed...” from the book (0.43)

18. Laura's Song (3.07)

Track 3 Issy Emeney;
Track 6 Ruth Angell, Ashley Hutchings;
Track 8 Richard Thompson;
Track 11 Ashley Hutchings;
Track 16 Julian Nott;
Track 18 Ashley Hutchings, Cathy Lesurf