rare debut LP BATTLEFIELD BAND scottish folk 76 ARFOLK

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	$		28

Vinyl LP: 

BATTLEFIELD BAND "Scottish Folk" (Arfolk SB 349) original FRENCH 1976 STEREO pressing (black/silver label)

RARE SCOTTISH FOLK! Debut album from legendary folk group, released on BRETON label before coming out in the UK as "Volume 1 - Farewell To Nova Scotia" on Escalibur Records.

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farewell_to_Nova_Scotia_(album)

Track listing

1. "Richemond / Le Réel du Pendu" (instr. medley #1) – 2:38 - American & Canadian fiddlers have their own style, depending on the amount of energy they use in playing. The first tune has an American origin, while the second one is borrowed from Jean Carignan, the great fiddler from Quebec. The tune is about a fiddler who plays one last tune before being hung up. It's a very common tale in Europe.
2. "Farewell to Nova Scotia" – 4:23 - A song about the feelings of a man enlisted in the army and leaving his country, with no illusion about the sort of glory the war may bring... he knows he won't be coming home after the war so this is his way of saying goodbye to his homeland
3. "Denis Murphy's Slide (instr.)" – 2:39 - Denis Murphy was a famous fiddler from County Kerry and this jig is one of the many tunes he wrote.
4. "The Bonny Whaling Laddie" – 5:20 - The song theme is lads and lassies talking to each other : it is a very common theme in traditional music. Here, the boy bids farewell before going hunting the whale. The tune is taken from a march usually played with the bagpipe.
5. "The Bonny Wee Lassie Who Never Said No" – 3:19 - A great song with the great Alan Reid on vocals
6. "The Highland Brigade at Waterloo / The 74th Highlanders / The 93rds Farewell to Gibraltar" (instr. medley #2) – 6:12
7. "The Rybuck Shearer / Drops of Brandy (instr.)" – 4:49 - The Rybuck Shearer is an Australian work song full of pride but can also be regarded as a drunk song. This version is a little bit crude but it's a very interesting one. The instrumental Drops of Brandy follows.
8. "The Fourposter Bed / Staten Island / Colonel Rodney" (instr. medley #3) – 3:14 - A bunch of very popular tunes when played live before an audience. The first one originates from Shetland Islands. The second one is well known in Scotland and Ireland (Staten Island is an isle in New York Estate where all the immigrants from Europe were quarantined). The third tune is Irish.
9. "The Back O'Benachie" – 5:14 - A love story from the region of Aberdeen. When all the arrangements are made, the young boy realises that he finally prefers to stay with his mother ! The Gaddie is a brook running down the Benachie hill.
10. "Revie's Reel / Mary Mahon" (instr. medley #4) – 2:55 - Two reels from Ireland : the first one is from Raymond Roland & Liam Farrell's repertoire, and the second is very popular and very much played in Scotland.
11. "The Forfar Sodger" – 2:46 - A song written by Daniel Shaw, a weaver who lived North-West of Scotland in the early 19th century. It was rediscovered by Gavin Greig. According to him, "it was sung to many different tunes, such as Johnny Lad, Merrily Danced the Quaker's Wife or Robin Tamson's Smiddy"
12. "Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore" – 5:45

A must for any folk collection!

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CONDITION : EX/EX (Sleeve/Record)

DESCRIPTION : Disc has some very light surface scuffs, but still retains full sheen. Plays superb. Labels pristine. Sleeve shows only light wear.

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