#3577: Ballads From the UK - Female Voices
Listen to beautiful and haunting English & Scottish ballads sung by women on this New Sounds program. Hear the Furrow Collective, which is the Emily Portman trio together with Alasdair Roberts, performing “Demon Lover” to the accompaniment of musical saw. Also, listen to the great English vocalist June Tabor featured on a record by Andrew Cronshaw from the early 1980’s. Then, listen to the Philadelphia sextet Espers take on the traditional “Rosemary Lane,” along with music from Steeleye Span, the Unthanks, and Eliza Carthy. And more.
PROGRAM #3577 Ballads From the UK - Female Voices (First aired on 3/13/2014)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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The Furrow Collective (Rachel Newton, Lucy Farrell, Emily Portman and Alasdair Roberts) |
At Our Next Meeting |
Demon Lover [4:59] |
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Andrew Cronshaw (ft. June Tabor) |
The Great Dark Water |
The Ship in Distress [7:52] |
LP, Waterfront WF 009 (1982), |
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The Unthanks |
Here's The Tender Coming |
Annachie Gordon [8:15] |
Rough Trade RTRADCD548 |
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Emily Portman |
Rough Guide to English Folk |
Tongue-Tied [4:22] |
World Music Network RGNET1261 |
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Espers |
The Weed Tree |
Rosemary Lane [4:40] |
LOCUST 73CD |
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Steeleye Span (Maddy Prior) |
Ten Man Mop or Mr. Reservoir Butler Rides Again |
When I Was On Horseback [6:07] |
Shanachie #79049. |
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Silly Sisters (Tabor + Prior) |
No More To the Dance |
the Old Miner [5:55] |
Topic Records TSCD450 |
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Eliza Carthy |
Imagined Village |
Acres of Ground [4:48] |
Real World Records 884108-0142 |
