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Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man

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Released
  
2006 (2006)

Release date
  
2006

Label
  
Topic Records

Artist
  
Waterson:Carthy

Genre
  
Folk

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Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man (2006)

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Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man is an album by Waterson–Carthy. There is more instrumental accompaniment on this collection than on any previous Waterson–Carthy album. Tracks 13 and 16 could even be mistaken for the work of "Brass Monkey". Despite the title, almost all the songs have a Christian flavour. "Diadem" has phrases which suggest that the figure being adored is some kind of "Green Man" rather than Christ. They have mostly avoided familiar carols, and even where the words as well-known, they have selected unfamiliar tunes. Running time 59 minutes 47 seconds. Recorded and released in 2006.

Contents

Line-up

  • Norma Waterson (vocals, triangle)
  • Eliza Carthy (vocals, fiddle, mandolin)
  • Martin Carthy (vocals, guitar)
  • Tim van Eyken (vocals, melodeons)

    • Also "The Devil's Interval"

  • Jim Causley (vocals)
  • Emily Portman (vocals)
  • Lauren McCormick (vocals)

    • Also:

  • Martin Brinsford (percussion) (on 4,8,13 and 16)
  • Alice Kinloch (trombone, tuba) (on 4,8,11,13 and 16)
  • James Killingsworth (bass, cello) (on 4, and 13)
  • Tom Allan (trumpets) (on 4,8,11,13 and 16)
  • Oliver Knight (cello) (on 4,8,11,13 and 16)

    • Track listing

    1. "New Year Carol - Residue" (Traditional) (2:57)
    2. "Sugar Wassail" (Trad) (2:12)
    3. "St George" (John Kirkpatrick) (2:50)
    4. "May Song" (Trad) (2:44)
    5. "Christ Made a Trance" (Trad) (2:32)
    6. "When Jesus Wept The Falling Tear" (W Billings) (2:24)
    7. "Cherry Tree Carol" (Trad) (4:20)
    8. "Reaphook and Sickle" (Trad) (2:48)
    9. "Jack Frost" (Mike Waterson) (4:33)
    10. "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" (Trad) (5:17)
    11. "On Christmas Day It Happened So" (Trad) (2:43)
    12. "Time to Remembered the Poor" (M Lolley (?)) (4:40)
    13. "Jacobstowe Wassail" (Trad) (2:50)
    14. "Awake Awake" (Trad) (4:06)
    15. "Diadem" (Traditional) (3:28)
    16. "Jolly Old Hawk" (Traditional) (2:51)
    17. "Gloryland (Baptist hymn)" (Sankey) (3:40)

    Songs

    1New Year Carol - Residue3:01
    2Sugar Wassail2:15
    3St George2:52

    References

    Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man Wikipedia
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