Old Fangled Tone

Robin Williamson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 22, 1999)
• Original Release Date: June 22, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Pig's Whisker UK
• ASIN: B00000J7ZK
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #972,742 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore

2. Jordan Is A Hard Road

3. Black Is The Colour

4. Captain Ward

5. Bonny Kells Water

6. South Coast

7. Battleship Of Maine

8. Will Ye Go To Flanders

9. The Wild Colonial Boy

10. 10/9

11. Erin Gu Bragh

12. Down By The Salley Gardens

13. Whisky You're The Devil

14. Ye Banks And Braes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Copper works !, September 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Old Fangled Tone (Audio CD)

Robin had already announced this brass project, and I must admit that I was a bit wary. Well, I shouldn't have been. The combination of the man himself with the usual guitar & harp and the brass band works wonderfully well ! There's no material of Robin himself, but there are some gems that I didn't know of - and that's almost as good as a new Williamson tune.

There's the familiar "Black is the colour" of course, which he dedicates to his wife Bina, and the grim & beautiful "South Coast". The less emotional and "funnier" American tunes in this collection seem to be the least interesting - the emotional tunes are rendered more powerfully, I think.

This live album will be of interest to those who like his explorations into the "trad" world, and I'm sure they'll be pleasantly surprised by the unusual accompaniment.

Hans Wigman

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A True Bard, October 15, 2003

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GuitarDave (Hazleton, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Old Fangled Tone (Audio CD)

If you have ever seen Robin perform you already know what a fine entertainer he is. The combination of Robin's musical ability with the accompaniment of a brass section is wonderful. Robin's musical prowess is enhanced by the added musicians. His voice is aged from years of performing but that is what one should expect from a traveling Minstrel. He brings his emotion and his sense of humor to everything he does. This is a welcome addition to my CD collection.
Robin's autograph is an added bonus to my copy because I go to see him at every opportunity.