![]() Songs like ‘Hal-an-Tow’, ‘Pace-Egging Song’ and ‘Wassail Song’ enchanted, and continue to enchant, music lovers with an interest in what came before. A clutch of traditional songs taken from all corners of the calendar year, it took traditional music out of the folk clubs and made them must–listens for the hip young things of the 60s. The man in question was producer Bill Leader, and the record they put together was ‘Frost And Fire’, a debut collection that quickly became Melody Maker’s Album of the Year. We got a good reception and in the interval this man came up to us and said, ‘Do you want to make a record?’” Bean, 2014), “Martin Carthy was running the night and he asked us if we wanted to do two or three, so we did. As Norma Waterson recalled in ‘Singing from the Floor’ (J.P. They signed with Topic Records after a brief appearance at the Troubadour in Earl’s Court, London. For the most part, they were known for their head-turning four-part vocal performance, often unaccompanied, of traditional songs from around the United Kingdom. ![]() Home grown, international, and pure magic.”Ī family folk ensemble from Hull, Yorkshire, Norma, Mike and Lal Waterson formed the crux of the group, joined by their cousin, John Harrison, who occasionally performed guitar accompaniment. Their musical instincts were perfect and they redefined the possibilities of the British folk scene, they had somehow opened a door wide and it’s still open. Raw, passionate and brilliant, and so were they. Their voices and their musicality were unique. In 2018, Anne Briggs explains, “First hearing the Watersons live was a shock, a revelation. It’s hard to overstate the importance of The Watersons, and this album, to the world of folk music. The vinyl edition has been re-cut at 45 rpm for optimal sound quality, and the sleeve is a replica of the original (with minor adaptations for 2022), including the original sleevenotes by legendary folklorist, A.L. On October 28th, a new generation gets the chance to fall under its spell as a fresh edition appears on Topic Records. The Watersons‘ ‘ Frost And Fire: A Calendar of Ritual and Magical Songs’ first found its way into record collections in 1965, and it has been an essential purchase for the folk-curious ever since.
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