This collection features songs drawn from opposite corners of England which during the 20th century experienced catastrophic decline in their traditional local industries: Cornwall now relies heavily on tourism and Tyneside has become a centre for science-based technology. Traditionally, both have maintained a proud tradition of community music-making and we feature sea songs with Cornish baritone Ben Luxon and the Holman-Climax Male Voice Choir, whilst much-loved Geordie bass Owen Brannigan sings airs from Tyneside, and patriotic songs (Heart of Oak, Bay of Biscay)
Songs of the Sea & Folk
Benjamin Luxon (baritone), David Willison (piano)
with the Climax Male Voice Choir conducted by Edgar S. Kessell:
Songs of the Sea, Op.91 (Stanford)
1 Drake’s Drum 2:53
2 Outward Bound 3:17
3 Devon, O Devon 2:06
4 Homeward Bound 6:02
5 The Old Superb 3:16
Salt Water Ballads (Keel)
6 Port of Many Ships 2:06
7 Trade Winds 2:21
8 Mother Carey 1:40
9 Sea Fever (Ireland) 2:57
10 Captain Stratton’s Fancy (Warlock) 1:54
11 The Skippers of St Ives (Roeckel) 3:18
12 The Newquay Fisherman’s Song (Mackenzie) 5:56
13 Over the Rolling Sea (Pepper) 3:22
Owen Brannigan (bass)
with various artists incl. Gerald Moore (piano):
14 Cushie Butterfield (Trad. arr. Brannigan) 2:38
15 Dance to thee Daddy (Trad. arr. Haysom) 1:54
16 The Keel Row (Trad. arr. Haysom) 1:27
17 Blaydon Races (Trad./Ridley arr. Warrington) 3;40
18 Linden Lea (Vaughan Williams/Barnes) 2:28
19 Bay of Biscay (Davey/Cherry arr. Tomlinson) 2:30
20 Heart of Oak (Boyce/Garrick arr. Tomlinson) 2;10
21 On the Road to Mandalay (Speaks/Kipling) 4:52
22 The Miller of Dee (Trad. arr. Mackerras) 1;28
23 The Vicar of Bray (Trad. arr. Mackerras) 3:36
24 Lavender’s Blue (Trad. arr. Russell) 1:29
25 Cullercoats Bay (Trad. arr. Robson) 2:06
Climax Male Voice Choir:
26 Sacramento (Rowley) 3:04
27 Time for us to go (Redman) 2:41