The English squeezebox maestro John Kirkpatrick delivers another splendid new album for Fledg’ling Records (his eleventh for the label, if anyone is counting).
John Kirkpatrick is one of the finest entertainer’s on the folk scene, described by Shirley Collins as “English music’s mighty heart of oak”. His recent albums have all had some kind of theme – songs from the World Wars, songs about farming, songs from Shropshire, songs about Christmas, original tunes he has composed, tunes for morris dancing, a record of duets. This time around he has recorded his current live favourites (and a couple of untried ideas) – Coat-Tails Flying truly is a sensational and occasionally poignant musical feast.
“The breadth of his repertoire is quite astounding, pervaded by a great sense of humanity, a true and very fine representation of the common people that most of the songs and music came from.”
JOHN KIRKPATRICK ~ voice, button accordion, anglo concertinas and two-row melodeon plus spoons, triangle, cabassa, accordion buttons (rattled like a washboard), guiro, tambourine, vibraslap and bells
track list:
1 Come All You Jolly Ploughboys
2 On The Quarter Deck
3 The Hi Ho Hare
4 The Middle Of The World
5 The Captain With The Whiskers
6 Bum She Addity
7 My Soul Is Drowned In Sorrow
8 Harry Tuffin’s Musical Ride / Golden Greenery
9 The Green Mossy Banks Of The Lee
10 The House That Jack Built
11 Sing A Full Song
12 Ranging The Woods
13 See Me Dance The Pola
14 Blue Moon
Release date: 22nd September 2017
Barcode number: 5020393 310420
JOHN KIRKPATRICK ~ Coat-Tails Flying FLED 3104 compact disc
£13.00
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The English squeezebox maestro John Kirkpatrick delivers another splendid new album for Fledg’ling Records (his eleventh for the label, if anyone is counting).
John Kirkpatrick is one of the finest entertainer’s on the folk scene, described by Shirley Collins as “English music’s mighty heart of oak”. His recent albums have all had some kind of theme – songs from the World Wars, songs about farming, songs from Shropshire, songs about Christmas, original tunes he has composed, tunes for morris dancing, a record of duets. This time around he has recorded his current live favourites (and a couple of untried ideas) – Coat-Tails Flying truly is a sensational and occasionally poignant musical feast.
“The breadth of his repertoire is quite astounding, pervaded by a great sense of humanity, a true and very fine representation of the common people that most of the songs and music came from.”
JOHN KIRKPATRICK ~ voice, button accordion, anglo concertinas and two-row melodeon
plus spoons, triangle, cabassa, accordion buttons (rattled like a washboard), guiro, tambourine, vibraslap and bells
track list:
1 Come All You Jolly Ploughboys
2 On The Quarter Deck
3 The Hi Ho Hare
4 The Middle Of The World
5 The Captain With The Whiskers
6 Bum She Addity
7 My Soul Is Drowned In Sorrow
8 Harry Tuffin’s Musical Ride / Golden Greenery
9 The Green Mossy Banks Of The Lee
10 The House That Jack Built
11 Sing A Full Song
12 Ranging The Woods
13 See Me Dance The Pola
14 Blue Moon
Release date: 22nd September 2017
Barcode number: 5020393 310420
find out more about the world of John Kirkpatrick at: www.johnkirkpatrick.co.uk
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