John Langstaff Sings: Archival Folk Collection, 1949-1961 [Box set]

John Langstaff (Performer), English Traditional (Composer), Traditional (Composer), Ralph Vaughan Williams (Composer), American Traditional (Composer), Cecil Sharp (Composer), English Anonymous (Composer), Canadian Traditional (Composer), John [Piano] Powell (Composer), British Isles Traditional (Composer), American Anonymous (Composer), Irish Traditional (Composer), Anonymous (Composer), Scottish Traditional (Composer), Benjamin Britten (Composer), Imogen Holst (Composer), Katherine K. Davis (Composer), Sam Mason (Composer), Dutch Traditional (Composer), Nancy Woodbridge (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: John Langstaff, Nancy Woodbridge
• Composer: English Traditional, Traditional, Ralph Vaughan Williams, American Traditional, Cecil Sharp, et al.
• Audio CD (November 2, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Revels Records
• ASIN: B00068CUQS
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #257,885 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. O Waly, Waly, folk song

2. The Carrion Crow, folk song

3. All 'Round My Hat I Will Wear a Green Willow, folk song

4. The Cruel Mother, folk song for voice & piano (Folksongs from Newfoundland,

5. The Farmer's Curst Wife, folk song

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Bonnie Wee Thing (Dedication to L.B.P.)

2. Pretty Sally

3. The Two Brothers

4. The Deaf Woman's Courtship

5. At The Foot Of Yonders Mountain

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. The False Knight Upon the Road

2. The Little Turtle Dove

3. Seventeen Come Sunday

4. Sir Patrick Opens

5. Blow Away the Morning Dew, folk song

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair

2. Bingo

3. I Wish I Was a Child Again

4. Hares on the Mountain

5. The Two Magicians

See all 37 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars A Priceless Collection of Folk Songs, December 13, 2011

By 

Oliver Owen (Texarkana, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: John Langstaff Sings: Archival Folk Collection, 1949-1961 (Audio CD)

These CD's are among the most treasured in my collection. They contain a wide variety of folks songs and ballads from Great Britain and America, some of them very old, dating back even to Elizabethan times. Some are funny, some are tragic, some are deeply nostalgic and tender. They capture the wide a range of emotions that are common to human beings across the ages, and deal with timeless themes, such as love, loss, separation, reunion, betrayal,fidelity, life and death. Many are filled with a sense of yearning. When I listen to these songs, I feel "connected" to the past-- to the many generations of people who have lived before and have experienced life in all of its joy and beauty and sadness and pain and poignancy. There is something deeply enriching to one's humanity about listening to these songs. Moreover, John Langstaff sings them with a passion and conviction and depth of feeling that is truly praiseworthy. What a beautiful baritone voice he has. Buy this collection and enjoy-- you won't regret it!