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Once in a Blue Moon
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Track Listing
- At First She Starts
- Flight Of The Pelican
- Stumbling On
- How Can I Leave
- Altisidora
- Dazed
- Phoebe
- Cornfield
- Midnight Feast
- So Strange Is Man
- Wilson's Arms
- Her Snow White Gown
- Some Old Salty
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #41516 in Music
- Released on: 1996-03-12
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .20 pounds
Editorial Reviews
CD Description
Lal Waterson was a member of the celebrated vocal group theWatersons in the '60s and '70s and has also recorded memorable albums with brother Mike and sister Norma. There was no greater album in 1996 than ONCE IN A BLUE MOON, a collaboration with her son Oliver Knight, who also produced the record. Rather like the song title "Flight of the Pelican", Lal's voice and words are a combination of the curious, the quirky, and the wonderful, often imbued with a melancholy reminiscent of Nick Drake.
The words are closer to poetry than conventional song lyrics. Oliver Knight's guitar playing predominates, but brother-in-law Martin Carthy joins in for "How Can I Leave", which also features a clarinet. Norma Watersonsings on this and the finale, "Some Old Salty", whose sevenvoices also include acclaimed vocal trio Coope, Boyes & Simpson. Elsewhere, saxophone, drums, and whistle are used sparingly. Songs as fine as "Midnight Feast" and "Stumbling On" are surely destined to enter the repertoire of many a discerning singer.
Customer Reviews
Breathtaking!
This is an absolutely stunning album - for me one of the very finest ever!
Firmly rooted within the folk tradition, the tracks are almost all written & arranged by Lal Waterson and Oliver Knight.
Lal sings with Oliver on guitar; some tracks have varying degrees of help from Norma Waterson/Jo Freya/Martin Carthy to mention but a few but the whole revolves round Lal's wonderful vocals with instruments never becoming too obtrusive.
Every track is a corker - personal favorites include Phoebe, Altisadora (arranged by Jo Freya) and Some Old Salty - the fine conlusion to the album with Coope Boyes & Simpson joining in.
