Songs Of Christmas From The Alan Lomax Collection

Various Artists - Miscellaneous - Holiday, Alan Lomax | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 15, 1998)
• Original Release Date: September 15, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder Select
• ASIN: B00000AFJ7
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas for those serious about folk music, September 2, 2000

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M. J. Smith (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Songs Of Christmas From The Alan Lomax Collection (Audio CD)

This album is selected from the Alan Lomax collection of field recordings. The performance covers the range of quality normally found in such collections. It includes both music and spoken pieces. They range from the chant of a Catholic priest to instrumentals from the West Indies, from mummer plays to Rumanian carols.

Tracks that particularly catch my attention are: the midwinter horn solo from Holland; the Auinaldo from Spain with voice, guitar, clarinet and baritone horn; the music and story telling of Vera Ward Hall in No Room at the End/Last Month of the Year; I must mention Sherburne as I sing with a shaped-note group; O Day from the Georgia Sea Islands. These tracks appeal to me musically - I would have a separate list for those most informative regarding Christmas traditions in Spain, Italy, British Isles, Southern US ...

An excellent recording for the hard-core folk musician but not necessarily for the generic listener.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Humble and Grand, November 27, 2000

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Robert P. Moseley "Bob" (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Songs Of Christmas From The Alan Lomax Collection (Audio CD)

As a child, my mother sang Christmas songs over me to lull me to sleep. Her voice wasn't trained, but the sound was lovely and heartfelt. Listening to this CD allows me to listen to other ancestors in other lands performing in the same untrained but honest way. Regardless of the musician's skills, the spirit of Christmas lives in these recordings. Primary sources can be fun too!