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The Classic Collection
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Track Listing
- Sweet Primeroses
- Bonnie Boy
- Adieu To Old England
- Moon Shines Bright
- March The Morning Sun
- Blacksmith Courted Me
- Just As The Tide Was Flowing
- Down By The Seaside
- Never Again
- I Drew My Ship
- Foggy Dew
- False True Love
- All Things Are Quite Silent
- One Night As I Lay On My Bed
- Polly Vaughan
- Cherry Tree Carol
- Come All You Little Streamers
- Greenwood Laddie
- Guilderoy
- False Bride
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #23874 in Music
- Released on: 2004-05-24
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .20 pounds
Customer Reviews
British traditional folk singer of the sixties and seventies
While Joan Baez emerged in America at the start of the sixties singing traditional folk music Shirley Collins did much the same in Britain. Shirley never achieved the level of success that Joan achieved but is widely respected within the folk music community. Shirley accompanied Alan Lomax on a tour of the southern states of the USA before embarking on a recording career of her own in 1959. Shirley recorded several albums of folk music during the sixties and seventies, sometimes with her sister Dolly.
This compilation is assembled from The sweet prime-roses (five tracks), The power of the true love knot (four tracks), Adieu to old England (three tracks), For as many as will (three tracks), The holly bears the crown (two tracks - this album was recorded with the Young Tradition, a British folk trio), False true lovers (two tracks) and one live track with the Etchingham steam band. All but two of the tracks are traditional in origin, the exceptions being March the morning sun (written by a member of the Young Tradition) and Never again (written by Richard Thompson). Of the other tracks, The cherry tree carol (an old Christmas carol) and Just as the tide was flowing (recorded by many folk singers, most notably Eliza Carthy on her album, Anglicana) are possibly the best-known.
This collection provides a wonderful introduction to the music of Shirley Collins, one of Britain's finest traditional folk singers.
Pastoral as Anything
Shirley Collins is the Pin Up of English Folk Music and one who went her own way gathering a Cult following along the way.
This is the way in to English Folk Music as its easy on the ear in the same way as the lady is easy on the eye.
This is where you start
