ASHLEY HUTCHINGS, JOHN KIRKPATRICK & chums ~ The Compleat Dancing Master FLED 3038

fled-3038webBack in print – a tremendously entertaining and ambitious compendium of English traditional dance music played by some of England’s finest folk-rock musicians.

Following the extraordinarily successful ‘Morris On’, Ashley Hutchings and John Kirkpatrick returned to the studio to record this ambitious collection – presenting a complete history of English traditional dance music played with brio and power, interspersed with leading actors reading from Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy and William Shakespeare. Amongst the featured musicians are Simon Nicol, Phil Pickett, Sue Harris, Peter Knight, Ray Warleigh and Roger Swallow. One of the very finest folk-rock records from the early 1970s’ golden age.

track list:
1     The Beginning of the World
2     Stantipes / Percussion Bridge / Trotto
3     Nonsuch / Cuckold’s All Awry
4     The Dashing White Sergeant / The Devil Among The Tailors
5    Haste To The Wedding  / The Triumph / Off She Goes
6     Long Odds / Mr. Cosgill’s Delight
7     Bonny Breastknot / Double Lead Through
8    Barley Break / Cushion Dance
9     The Hare’s Maggot
10     Sir Roger De Coverley

ASHLEY HUTCHINGS
JOHN KIRKPATRICK and chums

Release date : 18th January 2010
Barcode number : 5020393 303828