Migrating Bird - The Songs Of Lal Waterson

Various Artists | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: October 22, 2007
• Label: EMI UK
• Copyright: (C) 2007 Honest Jons Records under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2007 EMI Records Ltd
• Total Length: 1:00:49
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• ASIN: B001VSHY22
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Deep-freak tribute to an English trad-folk legend, February 11, 2009

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This review is from: Migrating Bird: The Songs of Lal Waterson (Audio CD)

When Lal Waterson, a founding member of the Watersons, a hyper-tradtionalist English folk group from Yorkshire, passed away in 2008, many in the folk and folk-rock communities were shaken and sad. Waterson had long been a powerful figure on the British folk scene, both as a folklorist and as a contemporary songwriter. This reverent tribute album focuses on her original material, including songs from the legendary "lost" album, "Bright Phoebus" and the newer songs that followed. A host of freak-folk luminaries are on board -- Vashti Bunyan, King Creosote, Victoria Williams, Alasdair Roberts, Richard James, Mark Olson and others -- each taking on one of Waterson's glum, grey-day compositions. Also noteworthy are tracks by the Willard Grant Conspiracy, Michael Hurley and Nancy Elizabeth... Traditional folk fans and freak-folk modernists alike will find this a rich and rewarding album, a fitting tribute to one of the most original and resolute voices of the '60s folk revival. (Joe Sixpack, Slipcue Guide To World Music)