Concert Royal's recording of Blow the Wind Southerly is available from Georgian Recordings
Georgian Recordings
Blow the Wind Southerly (GR004)
Margarette Ashton, soprano
accompanied on historic instruments by
Peter Harrison, flute, Rachel Gray, violoncello and John Treherne, pianoforte
Blow the Wind Southerly is a collection of 14 songs in Victorian parlour settings from the north east of England, interspersed with contemporary instrumental pieces. Favourite Tyneside songs The Keel Row, Bobby Shaftoe, Water of Tyne and Blow the Wind Southerly are contrasted with less-known pieces such as The Grace Darling Song, which tells the story of the heroic rescue in 1837.
Newcastle-born soprano Margarette Ashton is accompanied on historic instruments, recapturing the sound world of the Victorian parlour. Violoncello and boxwood flute date from the end of the eighteenth century and the 'square' pianoforte was manufactured by Broadwood in 1830.
Track List: 1 Bobby Shaftoe (traditional) 2 The Cliffs of Old Tynemouth (lyrics: Dr Leitch) 3 Sweet Hesleyside (traditional) 4 Buy Broom Buzzems (traditional) 5 The Keel Row (traditional) 6 The Underhand (James Hill) 7 Rose of the Tyne, Variations on 'The Keel Row' (Brinley Richards) 8 Bonny at Morn (traditional) 9 The Cullercoats Fish Lass (lyrics: Ned Corvan) 10 Water of Tyne (traditional) 11 The Oak and the Ash (traditional) 12 Derwentwater's Farewell (trad.) 13 The Cottager's Lullaby (Charles J. Vincent) 14 The Steamboat (James Hill) 15 The Grace Darling Song (anon.) 16 Dance ti thy Daddy (traditional) 17 The Gallowgate Lad (lyrics: Joe Wilson) 18 'Till the Tide Comes in, Go to the Kye wi' me (arr. Robert Topliff) 19 Blow the Wind Southerly (traditional) 20 My Bonny Lad (traditional)
available from: www.georgianrecordings.com
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