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Aqaba (album)

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Released
  
1988

The Peel Sessions (1986)
  
Aqaba (1988)

Artist
  
June Tabor

Genre
  
Folk

Producer
  
Andrew Cronshaw

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Release date
  
1988

Label
  
Topic Records

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Aqaba is a folk album by June Tabor released in 1988 on Topic Records, catalogue number TSCD 449.

Contents

The album was produced and engineered by Andrew Cronshaw at Ideal Sound Recorders, London.

Notable for its spare, almost minimalist arrangements, the album includes a mixture of traditional and non-traditional songs, in particular two from Tabor favourite Bill Caddick.

The accompanying book to the Topic Records 70 year anniversary boxed set Three Score and Ten lists this album as one of its classic albums.

Track listing

  1. "The Old Man's Song (Don Quixote)" (Bill Caddick, John Tams)
  2. "Searching for Lambs" (Traditional; arranged Tabor)
  3. "The Banks of Red Roses" (Traditional; arranged Tabor, Ric Sanders)
  4. "Where Are You Tonight, I Wonder?" (Andy M. Stewart)
  5. "Aqaba" (Bill Caddick)
  6. "Bogie's Bonnie Belle" (Traditional; arranged Tabor)
  7. "The Reaper" (Traditional; arranged Tabor)
  8. "Verdi Cries" (Natalie Merchant)
  9. "The Grazier's Daughter" (Traditional; arranged Tabor)
  10. "Seven Summers" (Dave Goulder)
  11. "Mayn Rue Plats" (Traditional; arranged Tabor, Ric Sanders)
  12. "The King Of Rome" (Dave Sudbury)

Personnel

  • June Tabor - vocals
  • Huw Warren - piano
  • Ric Sanders - violin
  • Martin Simpson - guitar
  • Dave Bristow - synthesizer
  • Ian Blake - bass clarinet

    • Songs

    1The Old Man's Song3:53
    2Searching for Lambs2:49
    3The Banks of Red Roses3:55

    References

    Aqaba (album) Wikipedia
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