TalkAwhile - The Folk Corporation Forum

Daily Telegraph Arts & Books section yesterday reviews "CD of the week", Anthems in Eden by Various Artists.

"A box of treasures from the folk revival's first two decades with meaty contributions from, as might be expected, Steeleye, Fairport Convention, Pentangle..."

" Re-acquiantance with Davy Graham's Anji, Fairport's Fotheringay.....etc....inventiveness....etc....vibrancy that is being uncovered again in its current bout of respect".

£22.99

And me! I'm on it too!

A Trader Horne track.

I was sent a copy and it is a pretty comprehensive 4cD set.

Jude :D

Is this CD set in the shops, or is it a website only thingy please?

Would Jude or Malcom post the details of the set please, like who has published (is that the right word, or do I mean produced :-\)
so I know what to ask for, when the staff of the shop look at me as if I just got off a space ship ::)

Sounds like a great addition to a catcher-upper's collection :)

mic

Here you go Mix

A link to amazon

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0009HL0SA/ref=pd_rhf_p_4/202-4931633-8259866

All the track details are there

Jude :D

Thanks Jude :)



(a few minutes later)...  Ooh!!!!   I've got to have this :o

Mic - about to wake S&H up, for use of his lovely plastic... (nuts!!! his phone is off :()  I'll keep trying ;)

What!!!??  No Billy Pigg???!!!?? :o

Shame they couldn't come up with an original title, though, isn't it  >:(

(http://www.theunbrokencircle.co.uk/images/Sleeves/shirley%20collins%20-%20anthems%20in%20eden.jpg)

Why do they list it as 'Various Artists', when it clearly has 'Shirley Collins & Dolly Collins on the front label? ??? ???

No ..... that is the cover of the original "Anthems In Eden" album from the 1960s.  A legendary album for its combination of musicians.  My point is that this new box set shows a total lack of imagination by nicking the title.

The Bees Knees says:

'Anthems In Eden', 1969, featured a suite of songs centred around the changes in rural England brought about by the First World War, had a terrific impact upon recorded folk music. The glorious and unusual ensemble of early music instruments - rebecs, sackbuts, crumhorns and all - proved once and for all that the guitar was not the only appropriate accompaniment for folk song. Several critics have suggested that it is impossible to imagine that electric accompaniment for traditional song, as successfully purveyed by Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span, could have developed quite as it did without the pioneering 'Anthems In Eden'. All these recordings strove to marry a deep love and understanding of the English folk music heritage with a more contemporary attitude to musical settings.

Aaaahhh....thanks for that explanation, Barry. :-[

And a very fine album the original Anthems in Eden is too  ;D

Some real nice tracks. Are any of them rare?  I have many of the tracks already. Nice to see you on it Jude.

Hope all is well

Another little bit of trivia.

The ISB song "God Dog" is on this set. Shirley Collins covered it on the originak "Anthems in Eden" The only song to be on both.

The nice people at Amazon have put one in the post for me.  It sounds interesting, particulary as I have not heard of many of the artists on it.  Just wonder if I can claim it as a educational item against my tax ::)

Been away: doing a catch up and jumped to this topic...  :(   humph. NOT a reissue of one of my all time favourites after all.
~ not time to part with my tempramental turntable yet then...

If you're after a CD version of the original Shirley Collins "Anthems in Eden" it's available ATM. Check Amazon. It's the original plus the alternative B side from "Amaranth" on one CD.

Ooh! Will certainly do that!Can't wait to hear it without all those old familiar clicks!!