Folk Songs of Britain

Vaughan Williams (Artist), Deller (Artist), Dupre (Artist), Deller Consort (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 26, 1997)
• Label: Vanguard Classics
• ASIN: B0000023G9
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #206,418 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. An Acre of Land

2. A Farmer's son so sweet, folk song for male chorus & piano

3. The Lover's Ghost, folk song for voice & piano or chorus (English Folksongs for chorus No. 4; Folksongs from Newfoundland Vol. 2/7)

4. The Turtle Dove

5. John Dory, folk song for chorus

6. Greensleeves, folk song for chorus (from the opera Sir John in Love)

7. The Jolly Ploughboy, folk song for male chorus or unison chorus & piano (Folksongs for Schools No. 1)

8. The Gloucester Wassail Song ('Wassail! wassail all over the town!'), carol

9. Down by the Riverside, folk song for unison chorus & piano (Folksongs for Schools No. 8)

10. Bushes and briars, folk song for male chorus or chorus or voice & piano (Folksongs from the Eastern Counties No. 1)

11. Just as the tide was flowing

12. Ca' the yowes

13. My Boy Billy, folk song for unison chorus & piano (Folksongs for Schools No. 7)

14. The Springtime of the Year, folk song for chorus (English Folksongs for chorus No. 2)

15. Ward the Pirate, folk song for voice & piano or male chorus (Folksongs from the Eastern Counties No. 9)

16. The Painful Plough, folk song for unison chorus & piano (Folksongs for Schools No. 11)

17. The Dark eyed sailor, folk song for chorus (English Folksongs for chorus No. 1)

18. The Cuckoo and the Nightingale, folk song for unison chorus & piano (Folksongs for Schools No. 2)

19. Loch Lomond, folk song for baritone & male chorus

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unmatched musicality!, February 15, 2004

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Robert Nansel "BN Tallgrass Books" (Adelaide, South Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Folk Songs of Britain (Audio CD)

I grew up listening to this album long before the age of the CD, and I'm delighted to see it is now available through that more durable medium. This album from the late fifties was recorded early in the long history of the Deller Consort--an extraordinary ensemble of bass, baritone, tenor, counter tenor (Alfred Deller himself), and two sopranos. Every one of these soloists is an outstanding musician in his/her own right, and together they create music that is virtually unmatched. They are, of course, aided by Ralph Vaughan Williams' gorgeous settings of traditional British folk songs. In addition to the many a cappella choral renditions, this album also includes a number of solos for counter tenor and lute, which are beautifully performed by Deller.