Shirley Collins, Anthems in Eden, LP US Harvest 1969 - SKAO370

Album recorded at EMI, Abbey Road, London, 1969, and produced by Austin John Marshall. The musical director is David Munrow while Dolly Collins takes care of the setting of the instruments with the supervision of the Sound Engineer Peter Mew.

Album registrato alla EMI, Abbey Road, Londra, 1969, e prodotto da Austin John Marshall. Il direttore musicale è David Munrow mentre Dolly Collins cura il setting degli strumenti con la supervisione dell'Ingegnere del suono Peter Mew.

Tracks Side 1: A Song Story (Medley) A Beginning (2.00) - A Meeting: Searching for Lambs (Roud 576; Henry H548) (2.47) - A Courtship: The Wedding Song (Roud 381; G/D 5:980) (4.03) - A Denying: The Blacksmith (Roud 816) (3.57) - A Forsaking: Our Captain Cried All Hands (Roud 602) (2.52) - A Dream: Lowlands (Roud 681; Henry H469) (2.35) - A Leavetaking: Pleasant & Delightful (Roud 660; Laws O30; TYG 51) (5.14) - An Awakening: Whitsun Dance (2.48) - A New Beginning: Staines Morris (Roud V18894) (1.54) - Side 2: Rambleaway (Roud 171; G/D 7:1485) (4.23) - Ca’ the Ewes (Roud 857; G/D 5:1014; Henry H175) (3.28) - God Dog (3.25) - Bonny Cuckoo (Roud 24351) (1.56) - Nellie the Milkmaid (Roud 1606) (2.42) - Gathering Rushes in the Month of May (Roud 899; G/D 7:1493) (3.31) - Gower Wassail (Roud 209) (2.52).

Musicians: Shirley Collins: vocals; Adam Skeaping: bass viol, violone; Rod Skeaping: rebec, treble and bass viol; Oliver Brookes: bass viol; Michael Laird: cornet; Richard Lee: descant and treble recorder; Alan Lumsden: sackbut; Christopher Hogwood: harpsichord; Dolly Collins: organ; Gillian Ried: bells; David Munrow: soprano and alto crumhorn, bass rackett, tenor sordun, treble recorder; Chorus “The Home Brew” (Michael Clifton, Ray Worman, John Fordham) plus Royston Wood, Steve Ashley, John Morgan.