An Echo of Hooves
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An Echo of Hooves is a 2003 album by folk singer
June Tabor
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There were many albums consisting entirely of Child ballads
in the 60s and 70s. By the 90s, such albums became rare. This is an outstanding example from the 21st century. The "Allmusic" said of this album "A stunning jewel in a remarkable career, and one of the best things Tabor’s ever released." Three of these songs have been recorded only twice before. June's singing is relatively undemonstrative, especially considering that murder is the main theme. The instrumental accompaniment is a counterpoint to the singing, rather than directly supportive of the tunes.
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June Tabor
June Tabor
June Tabor is an English folk singer.- Early years :June Tabor was inspired to sing by hearing Anne Briggs' EP Hazards of Love in 1965. "I went and locked myself in the bathroom for a fortnight and drove my mother mad. I learned the songs on that EP note for note, twiddle for twiddle. That's how I...
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There were many albums consisting entirely of Child ballads
Child Ballads
The Child Ballads are a collection of 305 ballads from England and Scotland, and their American variants, collected by Francis James Child in the late nineteenth century...
in the 60s and 70s. By the 90s, such albums became rare. This is an outstanding example from the 21st century. The "Allmusic" said of this album "A stunning jewel in a remarkable career, and one of the best things Tabor’s ever released." Three of these songs have been recorded only twice before. June's singing is relatively undemonstrative, especially considering that murder is the main theme. The instrumental accompaniment is a counterpoint to the singing, rather than directly supportive of the tunes.
Track listing
- Bonnie James Campbell (Child 210) (words: trad/ tune: Tabor)
- The Duke of Athole's NurseThe Duke of Athole's Nurse-Synopsis:A man looks to meet his love—sometimes through the intermediary of the Duke of Athole's nurse—and is directed to wait for her at an inn; she will come in the morning. Armed men come instead....
(Child 212) (trad) - The Battle of OtterburnThe Battle of Otterburn (ballad)The Battle of Otterburn is a Scottish ballad.It appears in the border minstrelsy collected by Sir Walter Scott and the Child Ballads.It is an account of the Scottish victory at the Battle of Otterburn in 1388...
(Child 161) (trad) - Lord Maxwell's Last GoodnightLord Maxwell's Last GoodnightLord Maxwell’s Last Goodnight is Child ballad 195. John, 8th Lord Maxwell, did historically kill Sir James Johnstone as the culmination of a family feud and was forced to leave Scotland to escape the death penalty. However, he came back in secret five years later. He was apprehended and...
(Child 195) (words: trad/tune: Tabor) - Hughie Graeme (Child 191) (words:trad/tune: Tabor & Emerson)
- The Border Widow's Lament (trad)
- Fair Margaret and Sweet WilliamFair Margaret and Sweet William"Fair Margaret and Sweet William" or Lady Margaret or Lady Margaret and Sweet William is a folk song, collected by Francis James Child as Child ballad number 74...
(Child 74) (trad) - Rare Willie (Child 215) (trad)
- Young JohnstoneYoung JohnstoneYoung Johnstone is Child ballad 88, a border ballad that exists in several variants.-Synopsis:Several variants open with the heroine's brother and love drinking together. One of them may propose that they each marry the other's sister...
(Child 88) (words:trad/ tune: trad & Tabor & Simpson) - The Cruel MotherThe Cruel Mother"The Cruel Mother" is a murder ballad.-Synopsis:A woman gives birth to one or two illegitimate children in the woods, kills them, and buries them. On her return trip home, she sees a child, or children, playing, and says that if they were hers, she would dress them in various fine garments and...
(Child 20) (trad) - Sir Patrick SpensSir Patrick Spens"Sir Patrick Spens" is one of the most popular of the Child Ballads , and is of Scottish origin.-Historicity:The events of the ballad are similar to, and may chronicle, an actual event: the bringing home of the Scottish queen Margaret, Maid of Norway across the North Sea in 1290...
(Child 58) (words:trad/ tune: trad & Tabor)
Personnel
- June TaborJune TaborJune Tabor is an English folk singer.- Early years :June Tabor was inspired to sing by hearing Anne Briggs' EP Hazards of Love in 1965. "I went and locked myself in the bathroom for a fortnight and drove my mother mad. I learned the songs on that EP note for note, twiddle for twiddle. That's how I...
- vocals - Huw WarrenHuw WarrenHuw Warren is a jazz pianist and composer. A graduate of Goldsmiths College and Guildhall School of Music, he is known for his work with June Tabor, Perfect Houseplants, and various groups. Warren has recorded several albums under his own name on Babel Label, including projects with violinist Mark...
- piano, cello, piano accordion - Mark Emerson - viola, violin, piano
- Tim HarriesTim HarriesTim Harries is a British bass player.Harries studied music at the University of York, graduating in 1981 before going on to study Double Bass with Tom Martin at the Guildhall School of Music...
- double bass - Martin SimpsonMartin SimpsonMartin Simpson is an English folk singer, guitarist and songwriter. His music reflects a wide variety of influences and styles, rooted in the British Isles, America and beyond.-Biography:...
- guitar - Kathryn TickellKathryn TickellKathryn Tickell is an English player of the Northumbrian smallpipes and fiddle. She has recorded over a dozen albums, and toured widely.-Life and career:...
- Northumbrian pipes