Music of the British Isles

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Annotation

cds 1 thru' 5 have individual cat #s RDCD5841 thru' RDCD5845 respectively

Annotation last modified on 2017-07-04 03:18 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Traditional Instrumental Favourites
2▼CD: Our Lands of Song
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Scotland the Brave
performer:
Jamie McMenemy (Scottish singer and bouzouki player)
[traditional]2:50
2Danny Boy
performer:
Mary O’Hara (Irish soprano and harpist)
[traditional]3:20
3Carrickfergus
performer:
Noel McLoughlin
[traditional]3:30
4Jerusalem
performer:
Mary Hopkin
recording of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1916)
is based on:
Jerusalem (poem by Blake)
Sir Hubert Parry32:41
5Dance Ti Thy Daddy
performer:
Ranken Bushby (operatic bass)
[traditional]2:37
6Song of the Miller
performer:
Osian Ellis (Welsh harpist and composer)
[traditional]1:05
7Eli Jenkins’ Prayer
choir vocals:
Côr Godre'r Aran Male Voice Choir
recording of:
Eli Jenkins’ Prayer (“Sunset Poem”)
lyricist:
Dylan Thomas (the poet)
composer:
Arthur Henry Dyke Troyte
version of:
Chant No. 1 (Troyte)
Arthur Henry Dyke Troyte2:44
8Cwm Rhondda
choir vocals:
Cwmbach Male Voice Choir
recording of:
Wele'n Sefyll Rhwng y Myrtwydd (Cwm Rhondda) (Emyn â thôn / Hymn with tune)
lyricist:
Ann Griffiths (Welsh hymn writer)
composer:
John Hughes (Welsh composer of hymns (including "Cwm Rhondda"), 1873–1932)
is based on:
Cwm Rhondda (1907 hymn tune, no lyrics)
is based on:
Wele'n Sefyll Rhwng y Myrtwydd (Emyn heb dôn / Hymn without a specified tune)
John Hughes2:59
9Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land of My Fathers)
choir vocals:
Pendyrus Male Voice Choir
recording of:
Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau
anthem of:
Wales, United Kingdom
lyricist:
Evan James (Welsh poet) (in 1856-01)
composer:
James James (in 1856-01)
James James1:25
10We’ll Keep a Welcome
choir vocals:
Cantorion Gwalia (Gwalia Singers)
vocals arranger:
Rhys Jones (Cantorion Gwalia)
recording of:
We’ll Keep a Welcome
lyricist:
James Harper (songwriter) (in 1940) and Lyn Joshua (songwriter) (in 1940)
composer:
Mai Jones (in 1940)
Mai Jones2:38
11The Birds Are Free From Sorrow
performer:
Osian Ellis (Welsh harpist and composer)
[traditional]1:31
12The Keel Row
performer:
Ranken Bushby (operatic bass)
[traditional]0:59
13Elsie Marley
performer:
Ranken Bushby (operatic bass)
[traditional]2:25
14Lass of Fyve
performer:
The Band of the Black Watch
[traditional]3:01
15Take Me Home
choir vocals:
Pontarddulais Male Voice Choir
Rod Edwards & Roger Hand3:39
16Myfanwy
choir vocals:
Côr Meibion y Brythoniaid Male Voice Choir
arranger:
Meirion Jones
recording of:
Myfanwy (Joseph Parry)
lyricist:
Richard Davies (Mynyddog)
composer:
Joseph Parry
Joseph Parry4:31
17Lily of the Valley
choir vocals:
Pontarddulais Male Voice Choir
William Shakespeare Hays3:07
18Song of the Gypsy
performer:
Osian Ellis (Welsh harpist and composer)
[traditional]1:36
19Black Is the Colour
performer:
Judy Collins
[traditional]5:18
20Coming Around
performer:
Waxies Dargle
Ollie Dowlen3:43
21Leezie Lindsay
performer:
The Campbells (Scottish vocals)
[traditional]4:28
22Barbara Allen
performer:
Judy Collins
[traditional]4:34
23Mountains of Mourne
performer:
Mae McKenna (vocalist)
Percy French2:49
3▶CD: Mood Music of the Isles
4▶CD: Great Songs, Golden Voices
5▶CD: The Heart and Soul of the British Isles

Credits

Release

rights society:MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 2007)
ASIN:UK: B009TSOKFK [info]