A Trip To Killburn - Playford Tunes And Their Ballads / The Baltimore Consort

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If you need to transform a negative mood into a joyful frolic, enjoy this jovial anthology of top tunes from the 17th century . These exquisitely executed pieces magically transport you to a 300-year old musical event, with an irresistible and beguiling puckishness. The real sensation is soprano Custer LaRue-- quel nom!--who appeallingly dissolves the borders between classical, folk and pop through her heartfelt phrasing and everywoman tone. With musical aplomb, a well-focused sound and teasing vibrato, she charmingly communicates comprehensibly and directly the stories of another universe. This thoroughly enjoyable musical experience is a must have for all types of music lovers. --Barbara Eisner Bayer

A Trip To Killburn - Playford Tunes And Their Ballads / The Baltimore Consort, Music, Chris Norman, Mary Anne Ballard, John (i) Playford, Mark Cudek, Ronn McFarlane, Baltimore Consort, Larry Lipkis, Custer LaRue, Ronn McFarlane, Chris Norman, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Artists, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, World Music
A Trip To Killburn - Playford Tunes And Their Ballads / The Baltimore Consort
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Fun, frolicsome and utterly delightful!
  • Hurrah for CLR
  • playful
 A Trip To Killburn - Playford Tunes And Their Ballads / The Baltimore Consort
Ronn McFarlane , and Chris Norman
Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000001QBF
Release Date: 1996-06-18

Tracks:

  1. All In A Garden Green
  2. Parsons Farewell
  3. Beggar Boy
  4. John Come Kiss Me Now
  5. Newcastle
  6. The French Report (Tune Of A La Mode De France Or Nonesuch)
  7. The Mulberry Garden
  8. A Scots Rant
  9. A Trip To Killburn
  10. The Broom Of Cowdenknows (Tune Of The Bonny Broom)
  11. The Joviall Broome Man (Tune Of Jamaica)
  12. Lull Me Beyond Thee
  13. An Italian Rant
  14. The Famous Ratcatcher (Tune Of Tom A Bedlam Or The Jovial Tinker)
  15. Jenny Pluck Pears
  16. Bobbing Joe
  17. Merry, Merry Milkmaids
  18. The Beautiful Shepherdess Of Arcadia (Tune Of The Shepherd's Daughter Or Parson Upon Dorothy)

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If you need to transform a negative mood into a joyful frolic, enjoy this jovial anthology of top tunes from the 17th century . These exquisitely executed pieces magically transport you to a 300-year old musical event, with an irresistible and beguiling puckishness. The real sensation is soprano Custer LaRue-- quel nom!--who appeallingly dissolves the borders between classical, folk and pop through her heartfelt phrasing and everywoman tone. With musical aplomb, a well-focused sound and teasing vibrato, she charmingly communicates comprehensibly and directly the stories of another universe. This thoroughly enjoyable musical experience is a must have for all types of music lovers. --Barbara Eisner Bayer

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Fun, frolicsome and utterly delightful!.......2002-11-29

The six member Baltimore Consort combines voice, wooden flute, recorder, bagpipes, rebec, lute, viols, cittern and Baroque guitar into a "broken consort" (a group of instruments that are not all the same kind)(obviously) to whip up spirited improvisations of popular Renaissance ballads and dances from England. A "Playford tune" is one that was published by John Playford in 1651 in his musical anthology, "The English Dancing Master". What is particularly wonderful to those familiar with English Country Dancing is to hear soprano Custer La Rue sing some of the ballads related to favorite dance tunes. Especially fun are "The French Report", "The Joviall Broome Man", "The Famous Ratketcher", and "The Beautiful Shepherdess of Arcadia". If you like these ballads, you may also enjoy the Baltimore Consort's "The Art of the Bawdy Song", with guest singers the Merry Companions, as well as the Toronto Consort's album "Mariners and Milkmaids: Ballads and Dances from 17th-Century England".

5 out of 5 stars Hurrah for CLR.......2002-06-10

a trip to Killburn

I am crazy about Custer LaRue, and the Baltimore Consort. I am not crazy about jazz. If I wanted to hear jazz, I would buy a jazz CD. Reasonable? I have never particularly desired to hear what a cittern or lute sound like in a jam session. In track 9, unfortunately the title song, I can do without the jamming.

But don't let that stop you from enjoying this CD.

4 out of 5 stars playful.......2000-06-14

This collection features some of the most playful songs that the Baltimore Consort have ever recorded. These tunes, published by John Playford in 1651, are like a greatest hits collection from 17th century England. All of these tunes are entertaining. Some of my favorites are: Beggar Boy, A Scots Rant, and The Famous Ratcatcher-featuring typically brilliant singing by Custer LaRue (she is the queen of this kind of music). This is another great album by the Baltimore Consort. Buy it.

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