Imagined Village (2007)
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Format: CD
Manufacturer: Real World Records/ra
Sku: 208287006
UPC: 884108014226
UPC 14: 00884108014226
Release Date: 7/15/2008
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. John Barleycorn ~ The Imagined Village
2. Tam Lyn Retold ~ The Imagined Village
3. Death and the Maiden Retold ~ The Imagined Village
4. Cold Haily Rainy Night ~ The Imagined Village
5. Welcome Sailor, The ~ The Imagined Village
6. Acres of Ground ~ The Imagined Village
7. Pilsdon Pen ~ The Imagined Village
8. Hard Times of Old England Retold/Worms Meet Moths [English Ceilidh Melo ~ The Imagined Village
9. Kit Whites, Pts. 1 & 2 ~ The Imagined Village
10. Sloe on the Uptake ~ The Imagined Village
11. 'Ouses, 'Ouses, 'Ouses ~ The Imagined Village
Album Notes and Credits
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Personnel: Martin Carthy (vocals, guitar); Chris Wood (vocals, fiddle, viola); Eliza Carthy (vocals, fiddle); Kate Garrett (vocals, harmonium); Billy Bragg and the Young Coppers, John Copper, Sheila Chandra, Benjamin Zephaniah (vocals); Simon Emmerson (guitar, bouzouki, cittern, spoons); Ben Mandelson (guitar); Ben Ivitsky (acoustic guitar, viola); Paul Weller (electric guitar); Ian Anderson (slide guitar); Colin Cotter (banjo); Nigel Eaton (hurdy-gurdy); Sheema Mukherjee (sitar); Phil Beer (violin); Laurel Swift (fiddle); Barney M. Brown (cello); Martin Russell (strings, keyboards, programming); Chris Turner (harmonica); Jon Brenner (accordion); Andy Poore (anglo concertina); Timothy Whelan (organ, programming); Rod Stradling (melodeon); Mass (synthesizer, programming, keyboard programming, drum programming, percussion programming); Jim Barr, Ali Friend (double bass); Jim Chase (drums); Johnny Kalsi (shaker, tabla); Hamid Mantu (programming). |
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Audio Mixers: Martin Russell; Mass ; Richard Evans . |
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Recording information: Bamboo Studios; English Acoustic Collective, Faversham, Kent, England; Ideal Sound, London, England; J And J Studios, Bristol, England; Mill Studios; MP Studios; Riverside Studio, Exeter, England; Sonic Innovation; The Labour Exchange. |
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Photographers: York Tillyer; Marc Bessant. |
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Arrangers: Chris Wood ; Eliza Carthy; Rod Stradling; The Gloworms; Ian Anderson ; Martin Carthy; Mass ; Sheila Chandra; Ben Mandelson; Simon Emmerson. |
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The Imagined Village is being hyped as "the most ambitious re-invention of the English folk tradition since Fairport Convention's Liege & Lief." Those are bold words indeed, and it would take a lot to live up to them, especially since Fairport didn't deliberately set out to re-invent the tradition -- they simply adapted folk songs to their style. This album draws on a number of talents -- Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy, Paul Weller, Afro Celt Sound System leader Simon Emmerson and Sheila Chandra, and a number of others. But the point about traditions is that they evolve. Sometimes there are sudden leaps, but you can't sit down and say "I'm going to reinvent this type of music." It's all well and good to try and define the new, multicultural England, but adding sitars and dhol drums to "Cold Hailey Rainy Night" isn't the way to do it, nor beats to "John Barleycorn" (and having Weller perform a verse isn't radical -- after all, Traffic did a sublime version in 1970). "Tam Lyn" retold as dub poetry by Benjamin Zephaniah might sound interesting, but it's really not a reinvention -- the bridge between worlds so important in the original has no magic here. The closest it comes to success are with the ceilidh tracks at the end, Billy Bragg's modernization of "Hard Times of Old England," and the duet between Sheila Chandra and Chris Wood on "Welcome Sailor," which is effective because of its simplicity. And that's' the key -- throwing in beats isn't really necessary. Often a less is more approach would be more effective (certainly on "Cold Hailey Rainy Night" where the voice alone carry ample power with any instruments and programming). Perhaps the tradition doesn't need to be remodeled into a one size fits all shape, and that being English can be celebrated by diversity, rather than trying to cram a multinational kitchen sink into an old English song. It's ambitious, but sadly, a bit of a failure. ~ Chris Nickson |
Producer: Jon Moore; Ben Mandelson; Simon Emmerson; Sam Genders; Mike Lindsay; Simon Emmerson |
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Engineer: David Kenny; Jim Barr; Martin Russell; Mass; Allyn Lee; Ben Ivitsky; Simon Emmerson; Richard Evans; Phil Beer |
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Compilation Appearances
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Rough Guide To English Folk |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 07/15/2008 |
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Original Release Date : 2007 |
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Catalog ID : 80142 |
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Label : Real World Records |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00884108014226 |
Professional Reviews
Dirty Linen (p.49)
- "[A] bold experiment in re-imagining traditional English folk music....This album could turn on a whole new generation to the joys of traditional music."
- "[A] bold experiment in re-imagining traditional English folk music....This album could turn on a whole new generation to the joys of traditional music."
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