JOHN KIRKPATRICK ~ Carolling & Crumpets FLED 3060 compact disc

Description

A remarkable journey through the English Midwinter in music and song. The customs and traditions of England at Midwinter yield a breathtaking array of dazzling riches. Accordion maestro John Kirkpatrick takes the listener through tunes celebrating Midwinter dance, rhymes of hope and luck-bringing, songs in honour of food and seasonal merriment and an original song all about the Nativity from the on-looking creatures viewpoint.

JOHN KIRKPATRICK ~ voice, button accordion, anglo concertinas and two-row melodeon
SALLY KIRKPATRICK ~ vocals

“This CD will be on throughout our Christmas” Living Tradition

track list:
The Wassail Cup Carol
The Jovial Tinker
The Holly & The Ivy
Chuckling Hens
That Great Christmas Pud
The Boar’s Head Carol
The Pig On A Tricycle
Carolling & Crumpets
The Cherry Tree Carol
Hey For Christmas (or The Shropshire Wakes)
The Sherborne Mummers’ Song
Jogging Along With My Reindeer
The Pantomime Schottische
The Miner’s dream Of Home / The Bells
Rolling Downward

Release date : 30th October 2006
Barcode number: 5020393 306027

find out more about the world of John Kirkpatrick at: www.johnkirkpatrick.co.uk