Martin Carthy, Rigs of the Time

CD Music Collection 1993 - MCCD 145

Siamo in presenza di una raccolta assai ricca (19 composizioni) . Il booklet contiene una precisa ricostruzione della vita artistica di Martin carthy, scritta dal giornalista John Crosby della rivista Roots Magazine. Ma da segnalare c'è anche la ricca discografia dell'autore, compilata da David Suff. Il tutto è arricchito dalle fotografie B/N di Dave Peabody.

Tracks:

1. The Skewbald (trad. arr. Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick) 2:52, from Skin and Bone (1992)

2. The Ant And The Grasshopper (Leon Rosselson) 2:57, from Right of Passage (1988)

3. The Foxhunt (orig. 1986; trad. arr. Martin Carthy, John Kirkpatrick, Evans, Cheetham) 3:57, from The Complete Brass Monkey (1993)

4. The Devil And The Feathery Wife (trad. arr. Martin Carthy) 4:59, from Out of the Cut (1982)

5. The Sheepstealer (trad. arr. Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick) 3:2, from Skin and Bone (1992)

6. The Begging Song (trad. arr. Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick) 4:33, from Life and Limb (1993)

7. Geordie (trad. arr. Martin Carthy) 3:38, from Crown of Horn (1976)

8. Billy Boy (trad. arr. Martin Carthy) 2:51, from Sweet Wivelsfield (1974)

9. Lovely Joan (trad. arr. Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick) 3:12, from Because It's There (1979)

10. Sovay (orig. 1983; trad. arr. Martin Carthy, Brinsford, Evans, Kirkpatrick, Williams) 3:53, from The Complete Brass Monkey (1993)

11. Bill Norrie (trad. arr. Martin Carthy) 5:14, from Right of Passage (1988)

12. A Question Of Sport (Martin Carthy) 3:42, from Life and Limb (1993)

13. Old Horse (trad. arr. Martin Carthy) 3:54, from Out of the Cut (1982)

 14. All Of A Row (trad. arr. Martin Carthy) 2:36, from Sweet Wivelsfield (1974)

15. Work Life Out To Keep Life In (trad. arr. Martin Carthy) 2:45, from Hard Cash (1990)

16. Rigs Of The Time (Martin Carthy) 2:56, from Out of the Cut (1982)

17. Such A War Has Never Been (Les Barker) 3:36, from Skin and Bone (1992)

18. Dominion Of The Sword (trad. arr. Martin Carthy) 3:32, from Right of Passage (1988)

19. Byker Hill (trad. arr. Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick) 7:27, from Life and Limb (1993)